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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Budget	Committees	Organizational Chart

Organizational Structure	Origin & Functions

Maryland Judicial Center, 187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, Maryland, February 2020. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

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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.

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.

COMMITTEES

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

PROJECT EVALUATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Thurman H. Rhodes, 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.

CIVIL & DOMESTIC WORK GROUP
L. Robert Cooper, Chair


CRIMINAL & TRAFFIC WORK GROUP
Robert W. Heffron, Jr., Chair


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.

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.

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.

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.

JUVENILE JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE
William V. Tucker, Chair

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.

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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.

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.

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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