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

[photo, Maryland Judicial Center, 187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, Maryland]


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.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

MARYLAND JUDICIAL CONFERENCE

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

State Court Administrator

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: Angela M. Eaves; Bonnie G. Schneider; Mary K. Smith; Dorothy J. Wilson. Terms expire 2021.

Pamila J. Brown; K. Christy Holt Chesser; Jeffrey S. Getty; Markisha A. Gross; Donine M. Carrington-Martin. Terms expire 2022.

Ex officio: Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals; Matthew J. Fader, Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals; Keith A. Baynes, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Audrey J. S. Carrion, 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; Marina R. Fevola, Chair, & Burgess Wood, Vice-Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Administrators; Katherine Beane-Hager, Chair, & Kathy P. Smith, Vice-Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Clerks; Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chair:

Mary Ellen Barbera

Ex officio: Matthew J. Fader, Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals; Keith A. Baynes, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator.

COMMITTEES

[photo, State Seal, Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland]

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Mimi R. Cooper, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021

State Seal, former Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, January 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Terms expire 2021.

Paul M. Bowman; Nathan Braverman; Sarah I. Malik, Esq.; Dennis M. Sweeney; Zuberi B. Williams. Terms expire 2022.

DISTRICT COURT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SUBCOMMITTEE

Wayne A. Brooks

Chair,

ADR IN THE MARYLAND RULES SUBCOMMITTEE
Mimi R. Cooper, Chair, 2021

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

Mary J. Abrams; Philip T. Caroom; Amy J. Craig; Christopher C. Fogleman; Larnzell Martin, Jr. Terms expire 2021.

Melissa M. Batie; Herman C. Dawson; Sharon L. (Sherri) Hancock; Marla Y. Johnson, Esq.; Suzanne C. Johnson; James B. (Bo) McAllister; Brett R. Wilson. Terms expire 2022.

ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMODATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE

Pamela J. White

Chair,

COMMUNICATION & ACCESS TO JUDICIAL INFORMATION JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE

LANGUAGE ACCESS SUBCOMMITTEE
Michael W. Siri, Chair, 2022

SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANT SUBCOMMITTEE
Brett R. Wilson, Chair, 2022

COURT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Staff: Jamie L. Walter, Ph.D. (410) 260-1725

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Glenn L. Klavans, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2023

Mary J. Abrams; James A. Bonifant; Susan R. Braniecki; Joy M. Keller; Kathy P. Smith; Alan M. Wilner. Terms expire 2021.

Clayton A. Aarons; Jonathan Biran; Kristin Grossnickle; Gregory Hilton; Erica Payne-Santiago; Mark F. Scurti. Terms expire 2022.

COURT REPORTING WORK GROUP
Matthew T. Barrett, Esq., Chair

CRIMINAL & TRAFFIC FORMS WORK GROUP
DATA & STATISTICAL REPORTING WORK GROUP

EXPUNGEMENT WORK GROUP
Clayton A. Aarons, Chair

FORMS CONSISTENCY WORK GROUP
GRAND JURY VIDEO WORK GROUP
GRANT-FUNDED POSITIONS WORK GROUP
GUIDE & FILE WORK GROUP
GUIDE & FILE REVIEW & TESTING WORK GROUP
JURY TEXT MESSAGING NOTIFICATION WORK GROUP

LEGISLATIVE REVIEW WORK GROUP
Alan M. Wilner, Chair

RESERVED CASE REPORT WORK GROUP

CASE MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Kathleen L. Beckstead, Chair, 2022

FORMS SUBCOMMITTEE
Norman R. Stone III, Chair, 2022

JURY USE & MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Brenda A. Sexton, Chair, 2022

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

Rose M. Day; James R. Eyler; one vacancy. Terms expire 2021.

Joy M. Keller; Sherri D. Koch; David W. Lease; Judy K. Rupp; Marina L. Sabett. Terms expire 2022.

Ex officio: John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Pamela Q. Harris, State Court Administrator; Faye D. Gaskin, Deputy State Court Administrator; Ejaz Younas, IT Auditor, Administrative Office of the Courts.

E-MAIL RETENTION WORK GROUP
Matthew T. Barrett, Esq., Chair

E-WARRANT WORK GROUP
REMOTE HEARINGS WORK GROUP
VIDEO CONFERENCE WORK GROUP

CASESEARCH & DATA REQUEST SUBCOMMITTEE
Margaret M. Schweitzer, Chair, 2021

NONCASE RECORD AUTOMATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Susan R. Braniecki, Chair, 2022

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; Erin M. Danz; Rand L. Gelber; James H. Green; Melvin J. Jews; Katina S. Steuart. Terms expire 2022.

Administrative Judges: Pamila J. Brown; K. Christy Holt Chesser; Susan H. Hazlett; Lisa A. Hall Johnson; Sherri D. Koch; John P. McKenna, Jr.; H. Jack Price; Gerald V. Purnell; Eric W. Schaffer; Bonnie G. Schneider; Halee F. Weinstein; Dorothy J. Wilson.

Ex officio: Nancy B. Shuger, Senior District Court Judge; Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland; Norman R. Stone III, Chair, Civil and Domestic Work Group; Eileen A. Reilly, 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, District Commissioners, District Court of Maryland.

CIVIL & DOMESTIC WORK GROUP

Norman R. Stone III

Chair

CRIMINAL & TRAFFIC WORK GROUP
Eileen A. Reilly, Chair

CHIEF CLERK'S SUBCOMMITTEE
Roberta L. Warnken, 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:
Cathy Hollenberg Serrette, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2022

Michael A. DiPietro; Douglas R. M. Nazarian; James T. Speis, Jr. Terms expire 2021.

DaNeeka V. Cotton; Alisia Ferguson; Michael McBee; Mary O'Donnell; Scott A. Poyer; Sara D. Walsh; Judy L. Woodall. Terms expire 2022.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & PEACE ORDER SUBCOMMITTEE
Ada E. Clark-Edwards, Chair, 2022

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

Nathan Braverman; Joan B. Gordon; Laura S. Ripken; Wendy Zerwitz Schenker, Esq.; Marcus Z. Shar. Terms expire 2021.

Shannon E. Avery; Bibi M. Berry, Esq.; James A. Bonifant; Heather S. DeWees; Dawne D. Lindsay; Patricia L. Mitchell. Terms expire 2022.

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.

JUDICIAL EDUCATION 2018 COURSE CATALOG WORK GROUP
JUDICIARY CLERKS PROFICIENCY-BASED EDUCATION TRAINING SYSTEM (PBETS) WORK GROUP
MAGISTRATE EDUCATION COURSE TRACK WORK GROUP
MAGISTRATE ON-BOARDING, ASSESSMENTS, & MENTORING WORK GROUP
NEW LAW CLERK ORIENTATION WORK GROUP
SUPERVISORS & MANAGERS WORK GROUP

COMMISSIONER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Patricia L. Mitchell, Chair, 2022

JUDICIAL EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Marcus Z. Shar, Chair, 2021

MAGISTRATE EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Wendy Zerwitz Schenker, Chair, 2021

NEW JUDGE & MAGISTRATE MENTORING SUBCOMMITTEE
William V. Tucker, Chair, 2022

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Judy K. Rupp, Chair, 2021

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Douglas M. Hofstedt, Chair, 2021

EQUAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
Staff: Faye D. Gaskin; Terri Charles; Warren E. Hedges; Pamela C. Ortiz, Esq.; Roberta L. Warnken.

E. Gregory Wells, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2022

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. Terms expire 2022.

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

ACCESS & FAIRNESS SUBCOMMITTEE

Carlos F. Acosta

Chair,

COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUBCOMMITTEE
Vicki Ballou-Watts, Chair, 2021

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Yolanda L. Curtin, Chair, 2021

OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Robert A. Greenberg, Chair, 2021

RULES REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE
Daniel A. Friedman, Chair, 2021

SENTENCING SUBCOMMITTEE
Sheila R. Tillerson Adams, Chair, 2021

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

Matthew A. Maciarello; Karen H. Mason; Jane C. Murray; Erica J. Wolfe, Esq. Terms expire 2021.

Theresa M. Adams; Julie L. Glass; Yolanda A. Tanner; William V. Tucker; Dana M. Wright. Terms expire 2022.

FOSTER CARE COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE
Anne K. Albright, 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, to 2-year terms:
Stacy A. Mayer, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2022
Richard J. Sandy, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2022

Melvin J. Jews. Term expires 2021.

Yvette M. Bryant; Mark S. Chandlee; Aileen E. Oliver; Margaret M. Schweitzer. Term expires 2022.

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

[photo, Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland]

CIVIL LAW SUBCOMMITTEE

Harry C. Storm

Chair,

CRIMINAL LAW SUBCOMMITTEE
Robin D. Gill Bright, Chair, 2021

Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, April 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

MAJOR PROJECTS COMMITTEE

valerie.pompey@mdcourts.gov

gillian.tonkin@mdcourts.gov

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
John P. Morrissey, Chair
Pamela Q. Harris, Co-Chair

Karen A. Bushell; S. James Sarbanes; Norman R. Stone III. Terms expire 2021.

Ex officio: Alan M. Wilner, Chair, Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure; Fred S. Hecker, Chair, Court Technology Committee; Faye D. Gaskin, Deputy State Court Administrator; Roberta L. Warnken, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland; Katherine Beane Hager, Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Clerks; Robert J. Bruchalski, Chief Information Officer, Olya Jerschkowsky, & Carla F. Jones, Judicial Information Systems Division, Administrative Office of the Courts.

SENIOR JUDGES COMMITTEE
Staff: Stephane 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), 2023
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Vice-Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2022

Jean S. Baron; Barbara Kerr Howe; Irma S. Raker; Gale E. Rasin; Thurman H. Rhodes; Nancy B. Shuger. Terms expire 2021.

Lynne A. Battaglia; Carole A. Burkhart; Steven I. Platt. Terms expire 2022.

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:

Irma S. Raker

LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Chair, 2021

NEWSLETTER SUBCOMMITTEE
Deborah Sweet Eyler, Chair, 2021

SENIOR JUDGES MARYLAND ELECTRONIC COURTS (MDEC) ACCESS SUBCOMMITTEE
Nancy B. Shuger, Chair, 2021

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

Louis A. Becker III; James J. Reilly; Mark D. Thomas; Ann L. Wagner-Stewart; Halee F. Weinstein. Terms expire 2021.

Karen C. Friedman; Andrea M. Leahy; Holly D. Reed III; Jennifer B. Schiffer; Ronald A. Silkworth; Cathleen M. Vitale. Terms expire 2022.

Nicholas E. Rattal