MARYLAND JUDICIAL CONFERENCE
Chair: Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals
Maryland Judicial Center, 187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-1400; fax: (410) 974-5577
web: www.mdcourts.gov/judicialcouncil/index.html
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Maryland Judicial Center, 187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, Maryland, February 2020. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
MARYLAND JUDICIAL CONFERENCE
Chair: Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals (240) 777-9320
- EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator (410) 260-1290; e-mail: pamela.harris@mdcourts.gov
JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Staff: Faye D. Gaskin (410) 260-1257; e-mail: faye.gaskin@mdcourts.gov
Chair: Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals to 2-year terms: Pamila J. Brown; Markisha A. Gross; Karen H. Mason; Patricia L. Mitchell; Brett W. Wilson. Terms expire 2020.
Angela M. Eaves; Bonnie G. Schneider; Mary K. Smith; Dorothy J. Wilson. Terms expire 2021.
Ex officio: Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals; Matthew J. Fader, Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals; Laura S. Ripken, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Keith A. Baynes, Vice-Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; James A. Kenney III, Chair, Senior Judges Committee; Alan M. Wilner, Chair, Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator; Melissa M. Batie, Chair, & Marina R. Fevola, Vice-Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Administrators; Charlene M. Notarcola, Chair, & Katherine Beane-Hager, Vice-Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Clerks; Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chair: Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals (240) 777-9320
Ex officio: Matthew J. Fader, Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals; Laura S. Ripken, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator.
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JOINT WORK GROUP ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Staff: Abigail L. Hill, Esq. (410) 260-3696
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Barbara B. Waxman, Chair
Tiffany H. Anderson; Mark S. Chandlee; Broughton M. Earnest; Louis G. Gieszl; Pamela Q. Harris; Susan H. Hazlett; Fred S. Hecker; Robert B. Kershaw; Patricia L. Mitchell; Richard J. Sandy, Esq.; Michael J. Stamm.
State Seal, former Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, January 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
- JUDICIAL ETHICS COMMITTEE
Secretary: Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator (410) 260-1295
Staff: JaCina N. Stanton, Esq. (410) 260-1408
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms:
Christopher B. Kehoe, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals) , 2018
Julie R. Stevenson Solt, Vice-Chair
Kendra Y. Ausby; William J. Buckley, Ph.D.; Wendy A. Cartwright; H. Richard Duden III; J. Michael Earp; James R. Eyler; Joan B. Gordon; James A. Kenny III; Kathy P. Smith; Anita J. Tarzian, Ph.D.; John H. Tisdale.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE
Staff: Jonathan S. Rosenthal, Esq. (410) 260-3548
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Mimi R. Cooper, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
Paul M. Bowman; Nathan Braverman; David W. Densford; Melvin J. Jews; William R. Nicklas, Jr.; Dennis M. Sweeney; Zuberi B. Williams; Alexander Wright, Jr. Terms expire 2020.
Theresa Ann Furnari, Esq.; Melanie M. Shaw Geter; John S. Nugent; Timothy H. Sheridan. Terms expire 2021.
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DISTRICT COURT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SUBCOMMITTEE
Zuberi B. Williams, Chair, 2019
RESEARCH & GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE
Thomas G. Ross, Chair, 2019
COURT ACCESS & COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Staff: Pamela C. Ortiz, Esq. (410) 260-1258
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Pamela J. White, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
Joan M. Bellistri; Toni E. Clarke; Marla Y. Johnson; Judy W. Lohman; Karen A. Murphy Jensen; Mark F. Scurti; Brett R. Wilson. Terms expire 2020.
Mary J. Abrams; Philip T. Caroom; Amy J. Craig; Christopher C. Fogleman; Larnzell Martin, Jr. Terms expire 2021.
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CALL CENTER SOFTWARE WORK GROUP
JOURNALISTS' GUIDE WORK GROUP
MARYLAND COURT SERVICES CENTER ADVISORY WORK GROUP
John P. Morrissey, Co-Chair
Pamela Q. Harris, Co-Chair
VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETING (VRI) WORK GROUP
Larnzell Martin, Jr., Chair
ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMODATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Pamela J. White, Chair, 2021
COMMUNICATION & ACCESS TO JUDICIAL INFORMATION JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE
Thurman H. Rhodes, Chair, 2021
COMMUNITY RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Pamila J. Brown, Chair, 2020
LANGUAGE ACCESS SUBCOMMITTEE
Toni E. Clarke, Chair, 2020
SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANT SUBCOMMITTEE
Mark F. Scurti, Chair, 2020
COURT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Staff: Jamie L. Walter, Ph.D. (410) 260-1725
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Brett W. Wilson, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
Anne K. Albright; Matthew J. Fader; Marina R. Fevola; Gregory Hilton; Sandra G. Smith. Terms expire 2020.
Mary J. Abrams; James A. Bonifant; Susan R. Braniecki; Joy M. Keller; Glenn L. Klavans; Kathy P. Smith; Alan M. Wilner. Terms expire 2021.
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COURT REPORTING WORK GROUP
Marjorie L. Clagett, Chair
EXPUNGEMENT WORK GROUP
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW WORK GROUP
TRIAL COURT CLERKS WORKLOAD STUDY ADVISORY WORK GROUP
JOINT RECORDS RETENTION WORK GROUP
Staff: Melinda K. Jensen (410) 260-1240; e-mail: melinda.jensen@mdcourts.gov
James R. Eyler, Chair
Amy D. Bosley; Brittanie A. Collier; Nicole Di Fonzi; Maria R. Fields; Melinda K. Jensen; Debra L. Kaminski; Sarah R. Kaplan; Jennifer R. Keiser; Dawne D. Lindsay; Scott MacGlashan; Lisa I. Ritter; Norman R. Stone III; Dennis J. Weaver.
PREPARATION OF CLERK OF COURT ACCOUNTING MANUAL WORK GROUP
PREPARATION OF JURY FINANCE MANUAL WORK GROUP
CASE MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Amy J. Bragunier, Chair, 2020
FORMS SUBCOMMITTEE
Norman R. Stone III, Chair, 2020
JURY USE & MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill, Chair
COURT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Staff: Robert J. Bruchalski (410) 260-1001
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Fred S. Hecker, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
Margaret M. Schweitzer, Vice-Chair, 2021
L. Robert Cooper; Katherine Beane Hager; Joy M. Keller. Terms expire 2020.
Rose M. Day; James R. Eyler; one vacancy. Terms expire 2021.
Ex officio: John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator; Faye D. Gaskin, Deputy State Court Administrator; vacancy, IT Auditor, Administrative Office of the Courts.
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EMAIL RETENTION WORK GROUP
Matthew T. Barrett, Esq., Chair
CASESEARCH & DATA REQUEST SUBCOMMITTEE
Margaret M. Schweitzer, Chair, 2021
NONCASE RECORD AUTOMATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Susan R. Braniecki, Chair, 2020
POLICY FOR USE OF TECHNOLOGY BY COUNSEL & PARTIES SUBCOMMITTEE
David E. Carey, Chair
DISTRICT COURT CHIEF JUDGE'S COMMITTEE
Staff: Jenny E. Henderson (410) 260-1522
John P. Morrissey, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals)
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms: Amy D. Bosley; James H. Green; John C. Moffett; Paula A. Price; Nancy B. Shuger; Katina S. Steuart; Philip N. Tirabassi. Terms expire 2020.
Administrative Judges: Pamila J. Brown; K. Christy Holt Chesser; Dino E. Flores, Jr.; Susan H. Hazlett; Lisa A. Hall Johnson; John P. McKenna, Jr.; Patricia L. Mitchell; H. Jack Price; Gerald V. Purnell; Bonnie G. Schneider; Barbara B. Waxman; Dorothy J. Wilson.
Ex officio: Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland; L. Robert Cooper, Chair, Civil and Domestic Work Group; Robert W. Heffron, Jr., Chair, Criminal and Traffic Work Group; Maureen A. Denihan, Esq., Executive Director, Alternative Dispute Resolution Office, District Court of Maryland; Timothy D. Haven, Executive Director, Commmissioners, District Court of Maryland.
CHIEF CLERK'S SUBCOMMITTEE
Roberta L. Warnken, Chair
NONCASE RECORD TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE
James J. Reilly, Chair
POLICY FOR USE OF TECHNOLOGY BY COUNSEL & PARTIES SUBCOMMITTEE
David E. Carey, Chair
PROJECT EVALUATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Thurman H. Rhodes, Chair
DOMESTIC LAW COMMITTEE
Staff: Richard P. Abbott, Esq. & Nisa C. Subasinghe, Esq. (410) 260-1580
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Cynthia Callahan, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2020
Phyllis W. Brown; DaNeeka V. Cotton; Michael E. Howard; Mary M. Kramer; Connie G. Marvel, Esq.; Richard J. Sandy; Donna McCabe Schaeffer; Cathy Hollenberg Serrette; Judy L. Woodall. Terms expire 2020.
Michael A. DiPietro; Douglas R. M. Nazarian; James T. Speis, Jr. Terms expire 2021.
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BENCHBOOK WORK GROUP
COURT PROCESS WORK GROUP
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BEST PRACTICES WORK GROUP
GUARDIANSHIP & VULNERABLE ADULTS WORK GROUP
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW WORK GROUP
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & PEACE ORDER SUBCOMMITTEE
James H. Green, Chair, 2020
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Staff: Stacey A. Saunders (410) 260-3549; e-mail: stacey.saunders@mdcourts.gov
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Susan H. Hazlett, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
Bibi M. Berry, Esq.; James A. Bonifant; Dawne D. Lindsay; Roberta L. Warnken; Dorothy J. Wilson. Terms expire 2020.
Nathan Braverman; Melanie M. Shaw Geter; Joan B. Gordon; Laura S. Ripken; Wendy Zerwitz Schenker, Esq.; Marcus Z. Shar. Terms expire 2021.
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COURTROOM CLERKS PROFICIENCY-BASED EDUCATION TRAINING SYSTEM (PBETS) WORK GROUP
DISTRICT COURT CLERKS RULES WORK GROUP
JUDICIAL EDUCATION 2018 COURSE CATALOG WORK GROUP
JUDICIARY CLERKS PROFICIENCY-BASED EDUCATION TRAINING SYSTEM (PBETS) WORK GROUP
COMMISSIONER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Patricia L. Mitchell, Chair, 2019
JUDICIAL EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Marcus Z. Shar, Chair, 2021
MAGISTRATE EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Wendy Zerwitz Schenker, Chair, 2021
MENTOR SUBCOMMITTEE
William V. Tucker, Chair, 2020
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Judy K. Rupp, Chair, 2019
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Douglas M. Hofstedt, Chair, 2018
EQUAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
Staff: Faye D. Gaskin; Warren E. Hedges; Nadine Maeser; Pamela C. Ortiz, Esq.; Roberta L. Warnken.
E. Gregory Wells, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals)
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals: Clayton A. Aarons; Carlos F. Acosta; Sheila R. Tillerson Adams; Vicki Ballou-Watts; Marilyn F. Bentley; Sharon V. Burrell; Donine M. Carrington-Martin; Audrey J. S. Carrion; Mark S. Chandlee; Yolanda L. Curtin; William W. Davis, Jr.; Angela M. Eaves; Robert A. Greenberg; LaTina B. Greene; Markisha A. Gross; Susan H. Hazlett; Douglas M. Hofstedt; Jeannie J. Hong; Melvin J. Jews; Linda M. Lewis; Stephanye R. Maxwell, Esq.; Stephan M. Moylan; Dilip B. Paliath; Gerald V. Purnell; Laura S. Ripken; Michelle R. Saunders; Cathy H. Serrette; Michael W. Siri; Shaem C. P. Spencer; Michael J. Stamm; Kenneth A. Talley; William V. Tucker; Pamela J. White; Barry G. Williams; Zuberi B. Williams; Dorothy J. Wilson; Dana Moylan Wright.
Ex officio: John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator.
JUVENILE LAW COMMITTEE
Staff: Richard P. Abbott, Esq.; Hope G. Gary, Esq.; Abigail Hill, Esq.; Sarah R. Kaplan, Esq. (410) 260-1728
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Michael J. Stamm, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
Anne K. Albright; Sherrie R. Bailey; Daniel P. Dwyer; Robert B. Kershaw; William V. Tucker. Terms expire 2020.
Karen H. Mason; Matthew A. Maciarello; Erica J. Wolfe, Esq. Terms expire 2021.
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BENCH TO COUNSEL TRAINING WORK GROUP
CHILD WELFARE EDUCATION WORK GROUP
FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT WORK GROUP
JUVENILE EXPUNGEMENT WORK GROUP
JUVENILE STANDARDS & TRAINING WORK GROUP
KINSHIP CARE WORK GROUP
PARENT REPRESENTATION RESOURCES WORK GROUP
PREVENTING SEX-TRAFFICKING & STRENGTHENING FAMILIES LEGISLATION WORK GROUP
FOSTER CARE COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE
Anne K. Albright, Chair, 2018
Theresa M. Adams, 2018; Cheryl A. McCally, 2018; Althea Stewart Jones, 2018; William O. Carr, 2019; David W. Young, 2019; one vacancy.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Staff: Suzanne Delaney Pelz, Esq. (410) 260-1523
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
W. Timothy Finan, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2020
Stacy A. Mayer, Vice-Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2020
Joseph M. Getty; Andrea M. Leahy; S. James Sarbanes; Michael J. Stamm. Terms expire 2020.
Kathleen Gallogly Cox; Melvin J. Jews. Terms expire 2021.
Ex officio: John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator.
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CIVIL LAW SUBCOMMITTEE
Harry C. Storm, Chair, 2021
CRIMINAL LAW SUBCOMMITTEE
Robin D. Gill Bright, Chair, 2021
Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, April 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
- MAJOR PROJECTS COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
John P. Morrissey, Chair
Pamela Q. Harris, Co-Chair
Barbara H. Meiklejohn; S. James Sarbanes; Norman R. Stone III. Terms expire 2021.
Ex officio: Fred S. Hecker, Chair, Court Technology Committee; Faye D. Gaskin, Deputy State Court Administrator; Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland; Robert J. Bruchalski, Chief Information Officer, Olya Jerschkowsky, & Carla F. Jones, Judicial Information Systems Division, Administrative Office of the Courts.
SENIOR JUDGES COMMITTEE
Staff: Stephanie J. Latour (410) 260-3453
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
James A. Kenney III, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Vice-Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2020
Lynne A. Battaglia; Carole A. Burkhart; Leonard J. Eiswert; Stephen P. Johnson; Susan S. Leary. Terms expire 2020.
Jean S. Baron; Barbara Kerr Howe; Irma S. Raker; Gale E. Rasin; Thurman H. Rhodes; Nancy B. Shuger. Terms expire 2021.
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LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Chair, 2021
NEWSLETTER SUBCOMMITTEE
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Chair, 2021
RETIREMENT PROCESS & PROCEDURES SUBCOMMITTEE
Philip T. Caroom, Chair
SENIOR JUDGES MARYLAND ELECTRONIC COURTS (MDEC) ACCESS SUBCOMMITTEE
Nancy B. Shuger, Chair, 2020
SPECIALTY COURTS & DOCKETS COMMITTEE
Staff: R. Gray Barton (410) 260-3617
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Nicholas E. Rattal, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
Keith A. Baynes; Mark S. Chandlee; Karen C. Friedman; George M. Lipman; Thomas J. Pryal; Holly D. Reed III; Mary C. Reese; Rachel E. Skolnik. Terms expire 2020.
Louis A. Becker III; James J. Reilly; Mark D. Thomas; Ann L. Wagner-Stewart; Halee F. Weinstein. Terms expire 2021.
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WORK GROUP ON LEGISLATION
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY CASE MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Sean D. Wallace, Chair, 2020
MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOLISM, & ADDICTION SUBCOMMITTEE
George M. Lipman, Chair, 2020
PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS SUBCOMMITTEE
Thomas J. Pryal, Chair, 2020
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