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Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, March 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Ex officio: Joseph F. Murphy, Chief Judge, Court of 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:
Neil E. Axel; Brenton G. Burry, Esq.; John T. Clark III; Angela M. Eaves; Steven P. Grossman; William L. Reynolds II; Ann N. Sundt. Terms expire 2007.
Evelyn O. Cannon; Marjorie L. Clagett; Arrie W. Davis; Theresa A. Lawler; Patrice E. Lewis. Terms expire 2008.
Chair: Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge, Court Of Appeals
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals: James W. Dryden, 2007; Marcella A. Holland, 2007; Warren J. Krug, 2007; John L. Norton III, 2007; John R. Hargrove, Jr., 2008; J. Frederick Price, 2008; Gerald V. Purnell, 2008; one vacancy.
Ex officio: Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals; Joseph F. Murphy, Jr., 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:
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)
James A. Kenney III, Vice-Chair
Stephen J. Baker; Joyce Baylor-Thompson; Terezie S. Bohrer, R.N.; John P. Morrissey; Mark L. Mumford; M. Brooke Murdock; Peter M. Tabatsko, Esq. Terms expire 2007.
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; Daniel M. Long; John P. Miller; Timothy D. Murphy; James P. Salmon; Alexandra N. Williams. Terms expire 2007.CIVIL LAW & PROCEDURE COMMITTEE
Staff: David R. Durfee, Jr. (410) 260-1405
W. Michel Pierson, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2008
Thomas J. Love, 2007; Albert J. Matricciani, Jr., 2007; Edward P. Murphy, 2007; 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.
Staff: David R. Durfee, Jr. (410) 260-1405
Mary Ellen Barbera, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2008
Michael M. Galloway, 2007; Thomas G. Ross, 2007; Lynn K. Stewart, 2007; Robert E. Cahill, Jr., 2008; Ralph H. France II, 2008; Thomas C. Groton III, 2008; Allen L. Schwait, 2008; DaNeeka L. Cotton, 2009; Lawrence R. Daniels, 2009; Joan Bossman Gordon, 2009; Diane O. Leasure, 2009; Terrance J. McGann, 2009; Pamela L. North, 2009; James B. Sarsfield, 2009.
Staff: Pamela C. Ortiz (410) 260-1258
Cathy Hollenberg Serrette, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2009
Audrey J. S. Carrion, 2007; Marcella A. Holland, 2007; Julia B. Weatherly, 2007; 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; Sherrie L. Krauser, 2009; Emory A. Plitt, Jr., 2009.
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: Faye D. Gaskin (410) 260-1257
George M. Lipman, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2009
Gary G. Everngam, 2007; Marc G. Rasinsky, 2007; Ronald A. Silkworth, 2007; 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.
Gray Barton, Executive Director (410) 260-3617
e-mail: gray.barton@mdcourts.gov
Jamie H. Weitzman, Chair
Charlotte M. Cooksey, Co-Chair, & Kathleen G. Cox, Co-Chair
Janice Rodnick Ambrose; Neil E. Axel; Kathleen L. Beckstead; Mimi R. Cooper; Sylvester B. Cox; R. Scott Davis; James W. Dryden; Angela M. Eaves; Melanie M. Shaw Geter; Patrice E. Lewis; John L. Norton III; Julie R. Stevenson Solt.
Staff: Sally W. Rankin (410) 260-1488
Jean S. Baron, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2009
Eric M. Johnson, 2006; Norman E. Johnson, Jr., 2006; Dennis M. Sweeney, 2006; James R. Eyler, 2007; Lenore R. Gelfman, 2007; Ruth A. Jakubowski, 2007; 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; one vacancy.Defunct Units
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