MARYLAND JUDICIAL CONFERENCE

Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-1400; fax: (410) 974-5577
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Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, March 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator (410) 260-1290; e-mail: pamela.harris@mdcourts.gov

JUDICIAL CABINET
Chair: Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals (240) 777-9320

Ex officio: Peter B. Krauser, Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals; John W. Debelius III, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator.

JUDICIAL INSTITUTE OF MARYLAND
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Claire A. Smearman, Esq., Executive Director (chosen by Board of Directors) (410) 260-3657; e-mail: claire.smearman@mdcourts.gov
web: www.mdcourts.gov/judicialinstitute/index.html

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Robert N. McDonald, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, 3-year term), 2016

Donald E. Beachley; Brian D. Green; Renee M. Hutchins, J.D.; James A. Kenney III; Theresa A. Lawler; Patrice E. Lewis; Jane C. Murphy, J.D.; Brett W. Wilson; Dorothy J. Wilson. Terms expire 2014.

Neil E. Axel; Michael D. Mason; Christopher L. Panos; Julia B. Weatherly; Patrick L. Woodward. Terms expire 2015.

JUDICIAL COUNCIL

Chair: Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals to 2-year terms: Sheila R. Tillerson Adams; Thomas C. Groton III; Susan H. Hazlett; Judy Lohman; Karen H. Mason; Barbara B. Waxman. Terms expire 2015.

Nathan Braverman; Kathleen Gallogly Cox; Karen A. Murphy Jensen; Jennifer R. Keiser; M. Carol Llewellyn-Jones; Eugene Wolfe. Terms expire 2016.

Ex officio: Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals; Peter B. Krauser, Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals; John W. Debelius III, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; James A. Kenney III, Chair, Retired and Recalled Judges Committee; Alan M. Wilner, Chair, Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator; Sharon L. Hancock, Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Clerks; Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland; Sally W. Rankin, Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Administrators.

JUDICIAL ETHICS COMMITTEE
Secretary: Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator (410) 260-1295
Staff: Veronica P. Jones, 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) , 2015
Julie R. Stevenson Solt, Vice-Chair
Kendra Y. Ausby; William J. Buckley, Ph.D.; Wendy A. Cartwright; H. Richard Duden III; James R. Eyler; Joan B. Gordon; James A. Kenny III; Mary M. Kramer, Esq.; John P. Morrissey; Mark L. Mumford; Anita J. Tarzian, Ph.D.; John H. Tisdale.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE
Staff: Rachel A. Wohl, Esq. (410) 260-3540

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Thomas G. Ross, Chair
Philip T. Caroom; James R. Eyler; Melanie M. Shaw Geter; Ruth A. Jakubowski; Timothy H. Sheridan; Dorothy J. Wilson. Terms expire 2015.

Nathan Braverman; Mimi R. Cooper; H. Richard Duden III; Melvin J. Jews; William R. Nicklas, Jr.; Julie R. Rubin; Alexander Wright, Jr.. Terms expire 2016.

DISTRICT COURT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SUBCOMMITTEE
Dorothy J. Wilson, Chair

COURT ACCESS & COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Staff: Angelita Y. Plemmer Williams (410) 260-1488

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Larnzell Martin, Jr., Chair
Mary J. Abrams; O. John Cejka, Jr.; Jeannie Eun Kyung Cho; Douglas M. Hofstedt; M. Kenneth Long, Jr.; Douglas R. M. Nazarian; Paula A. Price; Beverly J. Woodard. Terms expire 2015.

Pamila J. Brown; Audrey J. S. Carrion; Yolanda L. Curtin; S. Michael Esposito; Karen A. Murphy Jensen; Devy P. Russell; Mark F. Scurti; Joseph L. Wright. Terms expire 2016.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Pamila J. Brown, Chair


LANGUAGE ACCESS SUBCOMMITTEE
Audrey J. S. Carrion, Chair


SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANT SUBCOMMITTEE
Mark F. Scurti, Chair


COURT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Staff: Faye D. Matthews (410) 260-1257

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
E. Gregory Wells, Chair
Alison L. Asti; Shannon E. Avery; Lawrence R. Daniels; James R. Eyler; William D. Missouri; Emory A. Plitt, Jr.; Kathy P. Smith; Ricardo D. Zwaig. Terms expire 2015.

Robin Dana Gill Bright; Daneeka V. Cotton; Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill; Lenore R. Gelfman; Joan B. Gordon; Zakia Mahasa, Esq.; Michael W. Reed; Donald B. Sealing III; Sandra G. Smith; J. Michael Wachs; Alan M. Wilner; Brett W. Wilson. Terms expire 2016.

CASE MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
John W. Debelius III, Chair

COURT REPORTING WORK GROUP
Majorie L. Clagett, Chair

COURTHOUSE EQUITY SUBCOMMITTEE
Brett W. Wilson, Chair

FORMS SUBCOMMITTEE
Robin Dana Gill Bright, Chair

JURY USE & MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill, Chair

COURT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Staff: Mark R. Bittner (410) 260-1001

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Gary G. Everngam, Chair
Alison L. Asti; Matthew Barrett, Esq.; Laura S. Kiessling; Margaret M. Schweitzer; Mark F. Scurti; Jamie L. Walter, Ph.D. Terms expire 2015.

Keith A. Baynes; David E. Carey; Yolanda L. Curtin; Daniel A. Friedman; Scott MacGlashan; Thurman H. Rhodes; Norman R. Stone III. Terms expire 2016.

Ex officio: John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator; Faye D. Matthews, Deputy State Court Administrator.

MAJOR PROJECT EXECUTIVE STEERING SUBCOMMITTEE
Gary G. Everngam, Chair

RECORDS RETENTION WORK GROUP
Deborah S. Eyler, Chair

DISTRICT COURT CHIEF JUDGE'S COMMITTEE
Staff: Barbara J. Allison (410) 260-1528

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
John P. Morrissey, Chair
Tamera L. Chester; Jack I. Lesser; Patrice R. Lewis; Terri L. Mumma; Michael T. Pate; Nancy B. Shuger; William G. Simmons; L. Bruce Wade. Terms expire 2016.

Administrative Judges: Tiffany H. Anderson; Stephen J. Baker; O. John Cejka, Jr.; JoAnn M. Ellinghaus-Jones; Susan H. Hazlett; Edward A. Malloy, Jr.; John P. McKenna, Jr.; Gerald V. Purnell; Robert B. Riddle; Barbara B. Waxman; Alexandra N. Williams; Eugene Wolfe.

Ex officio: Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland; Norman R. Stone III, Chair, Civil and Domestic Work Group; Robert W. Heffron, Jr., Chair, Criminal and Traffic Work Group; Jonathan S. Rosenthal, 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


CIVIL & DOMESTIC WORK GROUP
Norman R. Stone III, Chair


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


DOMESTIC LAW COMMITTEE
Staff: Connie L. Kratovil-Lavelle, Esq. (410) 260-1296

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Kathleen G. Cox, Chair
Cathy Hollenberg Serrette, Vice-Chair
Jo Ann Asparagus, Esq.; Alisia Ferguson, Esq.; Kathryn Grill Graeff; Mary Margaret Kent; Laura S. Kiessling; Charles J. Muskin, Esq.; H. Jack Price, Jr. Terms expire 2015.

Cynthia Callahan; Deborah S. Eyler; James H. Green; Lisa A. Hall Johnson; Mary M. Kramer; Connie G. Marvel, Esq.; Richard J. Sandy, Esq.; Dorothy J. Wilson. Terms expire 2016.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & PEACE ORDER SUBCOMMITTEE
Angela M. Eaves, Chair


EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Staff: Julie R. Linkins, Esq. (410) 260-3549

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Susan H. Hazlett, Chair
JoAnn M. Ellinghaus-Jones; Kathryn G. Graeff; Nancy M. Purpura; Sally W. Rankin; Lisa S. Segel, Esq. Terms expire 2015.

Krystal Q. Alves; Lynne A. Battaglia; Donald E. Beachley; Mark S. Chandlee; Robert N. McDonald; Kathy P. Smith; Roberta L. Warnken; Dorothy J. Wilson. Terms expire 2016.

COMMISSIONER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
JoAnn M. Ellinghaus-Jones, Chair

JUDICIAL INSTITUTE SUBCOMMITTEE
Robert N. McDonald, Chair

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Kathy P. Smith, Chair

PROFESSIONALISM SUBCOMMITTEE
Lynne A. Battaglia, Chair

JUVENILE LAW COMMITTEE
Staff: Tracy Watkins-Tribbitt (410) 260-1272

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Michael J. Stamm, Chair
Amy J. Bragunier; Edward R. K. Hargadon; Jane C. Murray; Leah J. Seaton; Patrick L. Woodward. Terms expire 2015.

Anne K. Albright; Sherry R. Bailey; Daniel A. Dwyer; Leo E. Green, Jr.; Robert B. Kershaw; William V. Tucker. Terms expire 2016.

FOSTER CARE COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE
Patrick L. Woodward, Chair

JUVENILE JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE
William V. Tucker, Chair

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Staff: Suzanne Delaney Pelz, Esq. (410) 260-1523

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Daniel M. Long, Chair
Alexandra N. Williams, Vice-Chair, 2015
Tiffany H. Anderson; J. Barry Hughes; Timothy D. Murphy; Patrick L. Woodward. Terms expire 2015.

W. Timothy Finan; Andrea M. Leahy; Stacy A. Mayer; John P. Morrissey; Thomas G. Ross; Michael J. Stamm. Terms expire 2016.

CIVIL LAW SUBCOMMITTEE
Douglas R. M. Nazarian, Chair

CRIMINAL LAW SUBCOMMITTEE
Gary E. Bair, Chair

RETIRED & RECALLED JUDGES COMMITTEE
Staff: Veronica P. Jones, Esq. (410) 260-1408

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
James A. Kenney III, Chair
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Vice-Chair, 2016
Glenn T. Harrell; Barbara Kerr Howe; Gale E. Rasin; Thurman H. Rhodes; Nancy B. Shuger; Paul A. Smith. Terms expire 2015.

Lynne A. Battaglia; Leonard J. Eiswert; Stephen P. Johnson; Diane O. Leasure; Daniel M. Long; Sally W. Rankin. Terms expire 2016.

LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
James A. Kenney III, Chair

SPECIALTY COURTS & DOCKETS COMMITTEE
Staff: Gray Barton (410) 260-3617

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Nicholas E. Rattel, Chair
George M. Lipman, Vice-Chair, 2016
Clayton A. Aarons; Louis A. Becker III; Susan R. Braniecki; Wayne A. Brooks; Broughton M. Earnest; Michael D. Mason; Stephen I. Platt; Gale E. Rasin; Judy K. Rupp; Ronald A. Silkworth; Norman R. Stone III; Dana M. Wright. Terms expire 2015.

Keith A. Baynes; Kathleen L. Beckstead; Mark S. Chandlee; Audrey J. S. Carrion; Helen I. Harrington; Patrice E. Lewis; Thomas J. Pryal; Nancy M. Purpura; Ronald B. Rubin; Sean D. Wallace. Terms expire 2016.

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY CASE MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Sean D. Wallace, Chair

MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOLISM, & ADDICTION SUBCOMMITTEE
George M. Lipman, Chair

PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS SUBCOMMITTEE
Thomas J. Pryal, Chair

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