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Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, March 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Ex officio: Peter B. Krauser, Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals; William D. Missouri, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; Ben C. Clyburn, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Frank V. Broccolina, State Court Administrator.
JUDICIAL INSTITUTE OF MARYLAND
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Donald E. Beachley; Evelyn O. Cannon; Marjorie L. Clagett; Theresa A. Lawler; Patrice E. Lewis. Terms expire 2008.
Neil E. Axel; Brenton G. Burry, Esq.; John T. Clark III; Angela M. Eaves; Steven P. Grossman; William L. Reynolds II; Julia B. Weatherly; Patrick L. Woodward. Terms expire 2009.
Chair: Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge, Court Of Appeals
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals: Marcella A. Holland, 2007; Warren J. Krug, 2007; John L. Norton III, 2007; John R. Hargrove, Jr., 2008; Emory A. Plitt, Jr., 2008; J. Frederick Price, 2008; Gerald V. Purnell, 2008.
Ex officio: Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals; Peter B. Krauser, Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals; William D. Missouri, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; Ben C. Clyburn, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Frank V. Broccolina, State Court Administrator; Kathy P. Smith, Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Clerks; Joseph P. Rosenthal, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland; Donna G. Burch, Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Administrators.
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals to 1-year terms:
Secretary: Frank V. Broccolina, State Court Administrator (410) 260-1295
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals to 1-year terms:
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms:
CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms:
FAMILY LAW COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms:
CUSTODY SUBCOMMITTEE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUBCOMMITTEE
JUVENILE SUBCOMMITTEE
Irma S. Raker, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals)
Elected by Court of Appeals: Irma S. Raker
Elected by Court of Special Appeals: Peter B. Krauser
Elected by Circuit Courts: Diane O. Leasure; William D. Missouri; William J. Rowan III; Frederick C. Wright III.
Elected by District Court of Maryland: Ben C. Clyburn; John F. Slade III; Robert J. Steinberg.
Ex officio: Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals
MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOLISM & ADDICTION COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms:
PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS COMMITTEE
Jennifer L. Moore, Deputy Executive Director (410) 260-3618
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
MENTAL HEALTH OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
TRUANCY COURT WORK GROUP
PUBLIC AWARENESS COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Maryland Judiciary
JUDICIAL CABINET
Chair: Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals (410) 333-6396
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Frederick C. Williams, Executive Director (410) 260-3657
e-mail: fred.williams@mdcourts.gov
Glen T. Harrell, Chair, 2008
JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Staff: Frank V. Broccolina (410) 260-1295; Roxanne P. McKagan (410) 260-1407
JUDICIAL ETHICS COMMITTEE
Staff: Veronica P. Jones, Esq. (410) 260-1408
John H. Tisdale, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2008
M. Brooke Murdock, Vice-Chair, 2009
Stephen J. Baker, 2008; Terezie S. Bohrer, R.N., 2008; Mark L. Mumford, 2008; Peter M. Tabatsko, Esq., 2008; Joyce Baylor-Thompson, 2009; John P. Morrissey, 2009; Mary Ellen Barbera, 2010.
Staff: Suzanne Delaney, Esq. (410) 260-1488
William D. Missouri, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals)
Ralph H. France II, Vice-Chair
Ben C. Clyburn; W. Timothy Finan; John A. Howard; Daniel M. Long; Timothy D. Murphy; James P. Salmon; Alexandra N. Williams. Terms expire 2008.CIVIL LAW & PROCEDURE COMMITTEE
Staff: David R. Durfee, Jr. (410) 260-1405
W. Michel Pierson, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2008
Kaye A. Allison, 2008; James A. Kenney III, 2008; Peter B. Krauser, 2008; Thomas P. Smith, 2008; W. Newton Jackson III, 2009; Crystal D. Mittlestaedt, 2009; J. Michael Conroy, 2010; Gary G. Everngam, 2010; J. Barry Hughes, 2010; Sherrie L. Krauser, 2010; H. Jack Price, Jr., 2010.
Staff: David R. Durfee, Jr. (410) 260-1405
Mary Ellen Barbera, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2008
Robert E. Cahill, Jr., 2008; Ralph H. France II, 2008; Allen L. Schwait, 2008; Joan Bossman Gordon, 2009; Diane O. Leasure, 2009; Terrance J. McGann, 2009; Pamela L. North, 2009; James B. Sarsfield, 2009; Richard R. Bloxom, 2010; Michael M. Galloway, 2010; Stephen P. Johnson, 2010; Mickey J. Norman, 2010.
Staff: Pamela C. Ortiz (410) 260-1258
Cathy Hollenberg Serrette, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2009
Angela M. Eaves, 2008; Larnzell Martin, Jr., 2008; James P. Casey, Esq., 2009; Nancy L. Davis-Loomis, 2009; Deborah Sweet Eyler, 2009; Edward R. K. Hargadon, 2009; Karen Murphy Jensen, 2009; Emory A. Plitt, Jr., 2009; Philip T. Caroom, 2010; Lawrence R. Daniels, 2010; Julia B. Weatherly, 2010.
CHILD SUPPORT SUBCOMMITTEE
Julia B. Weatherly, Chair
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Chair
Angela M. Eaves, Chair
James P. Casey, Esq., Chair
JUDICIAL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Staff: Sharon Ball (410) 260-1280
Staff: Jennifer L. Moore (410) 260-3618
George M. Lipman, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2009
Janice Rodnick Ambrose, 2008; Louis A. Becker III, 2008; Richard S. Bernhardt, 2008; Gale E. Rasin, 2008; Charlotte M. Cooksey, 2009; Mimi R. Cooper, 2009; Robert W. Heffron, Jr., 2009; John N. Prevas, 2010; Nancy M. Purpura, 2010; Marc G. Rasinsky, 2010; Ronald A. Silkworth, 2010; William G. Simmons, 2010.
Gray Barton, Executive Director (410) 260-3617
e-mail: gray.barton@mdcourts.gov
web: www.mdcourts.gov/opsc/index.html
Jamie H. Weitzman, Chair, 2010
Charlotte M. Cooksey, Co-Chair, 2009, & Kathleen G. Cox, Co-Chair, 2010
Sylvester B. Cox, 2008; R. Scott Davis, 2008; Angela M. Eaves, 2008; Patrice E. Lewis, 2008; Julie R. Stevenson Solt, 2008; Janice Rodnick Ambrose, 2009; Kathleen L. Beckstead, 2009; Mimi R. Cooper, 2009; John L. Norton III, 2009; Neil E. Axel, 2010; Oliver J. Cejka, Jr., 2010; Thomas C. Groton III, 2010; Megan B. Johnson, 2010.
DRUG TREATMENT COURT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Kathleen G. Cox, Chair
Mary Abraham; Neil E. Axel; Kathleen L. Beckstead; Frank V. Broccolina; Joseph I. Cassilly, Esq.; Richard A. Cooper; Sylvester B. Cox; Angela M. Eaves; Chris Flohr, Esq.; Nancy S. Forster; Melanie M. Shaw Geter; Peter F. Luongo, Ph.D.; Kristen M. Mahoney; John L. Norton III; Nelson W. Rupp, Jr.; Kathleen R. Snavely; Julie R. Stevenson Solt; Denise C. Sulzbach; Jamey H. Weitzman; one vacancy.
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Charlotte M. Cooksey, Chair
Laurel Albin, Esq.; Lynn Albizo, Esq.; Janice Rodnick Ambrose; Gray Barton; Peter Cohen, M.D.; Mimi R. Cooper; R. Scott Davis; Sue Diehl; Michael S. Finkle; Peter A. Hammen; Don Kumer; Patrice E. Lewis; George M. Lipman; Kristen M. Mahoney; Phyllis McCann, Esq.; Leslie A. McMillan; Patricia B. Miedusiewski; Shirley Nathan-Pulliam; Susan R. Steinberg, Esq.; one vacancy.
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Jamie H. Weitzman, Chair
Lauren B. Abramson, Ph.D.; Barbara A. Babb, J.D.; Marielsa A. Bernard; Nathan Braverman; Frank V. Broccolina; Vicki Carter; Joseph I. Cassilly, Esq.; Norman H. Conway; David Crumpton; Gloria Danziger, J.D.; Donald W. DeVore; Joan C. Dudley, Esq.; Nancy S. Forster; Melanie M. Shaw Geter; Lisa A. Gladden; Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D.; Lauren Kallins, Esq.; Mary M. Kent, Esq.; Maureen M. Lamasney; Daniel M. Long; Kristen M. Mahoney; Doyle L. Niemann; Pamela C. Ortiz, Esq.; Victor R. Ramirez; Richard D. Scott; Leah J. Seaton, Esq.; Cathy Hollenberg Serrette; David W. Young.
Staff: Sally W. Rankin (410) 260-1488
Jean S. Baron, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2009
C. Yvonne Holt-Stone, 2008; Stephen M. Waldron, 2008; H. Gary Bass, 2009; W. Kennedy Boone III, 2009; Amy J. Bragunier, 2009; Toni E. Clarke, 2009; John O. Hennegan, 2009; Miriam B. Hutchins, 2009; Mark T. O'Brien, 2009; G. Darrell Russell, 2009; Beverly J. Woodard, 2009; DaNeeka L. Cotton, 2010; James R. Eyler, 2010; Lenore R. Gelfman, 2010; Ruth A. Jakubowski, 2010; three vacancies.Defunct Units
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