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CATHERINE CHEN, Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City, since June 21, 2018. Member, District Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Subcommittee of Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Judicial Council, 2019-; Forms Subcommittee of Court Operations Committee, Judicial Council, 2021-; Domestic Violence and Peace Order Subcommittee of Domestic Law Committee, Judicial Council, 2021-; Civil Law Subcommittee of Legislative Committee, Judicial Council, 2021-.

Assistant State's Attorney, Special Victims Unit, State's Attorney's Office, Baltimore City, 2014-18. Member, Teen Court Advisory Board, Baltimore City, 2018- (volunteer, 2015-).

Staff Attorney, Administration for Children's Services, City of New York, 2004-05.

Born in Queens, New York, May 17, 1975. Attended Calvert School, 1987; Bryn Mawr School; Tufts University, B.A. (developmental psychology), 1999; Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2003. Admitted to Connecticut Bar, 2003; New York Bar, 2004; Maryland Bar, 2008. Associate, Tabat, Cohen & Blum, LLP, 2003-04. Staff Attorney, Juvenile Rights Practice, The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn, New York, 2005-08; Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc., 2008-09; House of Ruth Domestic Violence Legal Clinic, 2010-14. Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 2016-; Baltimore City Bar Association, 2016-; Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 2016-. Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 2019-. Member, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 2019-. Co-Chair, Interfaith Domestic Violence Coalition Conference, 2019-.

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