MARYLAND JUDICIAL CONFERENCE

Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-1400; fax: (410) 974-5577
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Budget	Committees	Organizational Chart

Organizational Structure	Origin & Functions

Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, March 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

JUDICIAL CABINET
Chair: Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals (410) 333-6396

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
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Frederick C. Williams, Executive Director (410) 260-3657
e-mail: fred.williams@mdcourts.gov

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Glen T. Harrell, Chair, 2008

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.

JUDICIAL COUNCIL

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.

JUDICIAL ETHICS COMMITTEE
Staff: Veronica P. Jones, Esq. (410) 260-1408

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals to 1-year terms:
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.

Secretary: Frank V. Broccolina, State Court Administrator (410) 260-1295

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Staff: Suzanne Delaney, Esq. (410) 260-1488

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals to 1-year terms:
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


Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms:
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.

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE COMMITTEE
Staff: David R. Durfee, Jr. (410) 260-1405

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms:
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.

FAMILY LAW COMMITTEE
Staff: Pamela C. Ortiz (410) 260-1258

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms:
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

CUSTODY SUBCOMMITTEE
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Chair

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUBCOMMITTEE
Angela M. Eaves, Chair

JUVENILE SUBCOMMITTEE
James P. Casey, Esq., Chair

JUDICIAL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Staff: Sharon Ball (410) 260-1280

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
Staff: Faye D. Gaskin (410) 260-1257

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms:
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.

PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS COMMITTEE
Gray Barton, Executive Director (410) 260-3617
e-mail: gray.barton@mdcourts.gov

Jennifer L. Moore, Deputy Executive Director (410) 260-3618

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
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.

PUBLIC AWARENESS COMMITTEE
Staff: Sally W. Rankin (410) 260-1488

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
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.

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