MARYLAND JUDICIAL CONFERENCE

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

Maryland Judicial Center, 187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, Maryland, February 2020. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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

JUDICIAL COUNCIL

Chair: Matthew J. Fader, 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: Matthew J. Fader, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals; E. Gregory Wells, 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: Matthew J. Fader, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals (410) 260-3725

Ex officio: E. Gregory Wells, 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

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE
Staff: Jonathan S. Rosenthal, Esq. (410) 260-3548


Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
John S. Nugent, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2023

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

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

Melanie M. Shaw. Term expires 2023.

DISTRICT COURT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SUBCOMMITTEE
Wayne A. Brooks, Chair, 2022

ADR IN THE MARYLAND RULES SUBCOMMITTEE
John S. Nugent, Chair, 2023

COURT ACCESS & COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Staff: Pamela C. Ortiz, Esq. (410) 260-1258

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Brett R. Wilson, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2022


Herman C. Dawson; Sharon L. (Sherri) Hancock; Marla Y. Johnson, Esq.; Suzanne C. Johnson; Melissa M. Lahey; James B. (Bo) McAllister; Michael W. Siri. Terms expire 2022.

Audrey J. S. Carrion; Erin M. Danz; Elizabeth S. Morris; Kathy P. Smith; Pamela J. White. Terms expire 2023.

READERS & VIRTUAL INTERPRETERS WORK GROUP
Pamela J. White, Chair

ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMODATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Pamela J. White, Chair, 2022

COMMUNICATION & ACCESS TO JUDICIAL INFORMATION JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE


LANGUAGE ACCESS SUBCOMMITTEE
Michael W. Siri, Chair, 2022


SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANT SUBCOMMITTEE
Audrey J. S. Carrion, Chair, 2023


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


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

James A. Bonifant; Rose M. Day; Ilene Muhlberg; Sara F. Snyder; Kevin R. Tucker; Alan M. Wilner. Terms expire 2023.

CIRCUIT COURT CLERK TIME STUDY WORK GROUP

CIRCUIT COURT FORMS WORK GROUP
Anne K. Albright, Co-Chair
Judith C. Ensor, Co-Chair


CIVIL FORMS WORK GROUP
L. Robert Cooper, Chair

COURT REPORTING WORK GROUP


CRIMINAL & TRAFFIC FORMS WORK GROUP
Eileen A. Reily, Chair

DATA & STATISTICAL REPORTING WORK GROUP
DISTRICT COURT CLERK TIME STUDY WORK GROUP

EXPUNGEMENT WORK GROUP
Clayton A. Aarons, Chair

EXPUNGEMENT BROCHURE WORK GROUP

FORMS CONSISTENCY WORK GROUP
Catherine Chen, Chair

GRAND JURY VIDEO 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
Kathleen G. Cox, Chair

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), 2023
Margaret M. Schweitzer, Vice-Chair, 2021

Mahasin S. El Amin; Sherri D. Koch; David W. Lease; Marina L. Sabett. Terms expire 2022.

Matthew T. Barrett, Esq.; Deborah Sweet Eyler; Myshala E. Middleton; Craig Moskovitz. Terms expire 2023.

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

AUDIO STREAM WORK GROUP

E-WARRANT WORK GROUP
LEGISLATIVE WORK GROUP
REMOTE HEARINGS WORK GROUP


CASESEARCH & DATA REQUEST SUBCOMMITTEE
Margaret M. Schweitzer, Chair, 2023

NONCASE RECORD AUTOMATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Scott A. Poyer, Chair, 2022

POST-COVID JUDICIAL OPERATIONS JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE
Vacancy, Chair

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 Hall Johnson; Sherri D. Koch; John P. McKenna, Jr.; H. Jack Price, Jr.; 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; L. Robert Cooper, 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
L. Robert Cooper, 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


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

Michael A. DiPietro; John F. Fader II; Douglas R. M. Nazarian; Joanie B. Raymond, Esq. Terms expire 2023.

CHILD SUPPORT WORK GROUP
COURT PROCESS WORK GROUP
CUSTODY EVALUATOR TRAINING & STANDARDS WORK GROUP
DOMESTIC FORMS WORK GROUP
FAMILY LAW BENCH BOOK WORK GROUP
FAMILY MEDIATION & ABUSE SCREENING WORK GROUP
GUARDIANSHIP & VULNERABLE ADULTS WORK GROUP
LEGISLATIVE WORK GROUP
LGBTQ FAMILY LAW WORK GROUP
SPECIAL STATUS WORK GROUP


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:
Laura S. Ripken, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2023


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

Troy K. Hill, Esq.; James A. Kenney III; Danielle M. Mosley; Karen A. Pilarski; Stephanie Picard Porter; Stephen J. Sfekas. Terms expire 2023.

ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES WORK GROUP
ANNUAL MAGISTRATES CONFERENCE WORK GROUP
CIRCUIT COURT CLERKS RULES WORK GROUP
COMMISSIONER SPECIALIZED & RELATED WORK GROUP
COMMISSIONERS 2.0 WORK GROUP
COURTROOM CLERKS PROFICIENCY-BASED EDUCATION TRAINING SYSTEM (PBETS) WORK GROUP
DISTRICT COURT CLERKS RULES WORK GROUP


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
Stephen J. Sfekas, Chair, 2023

MAGISTRATE EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Julia A. Minner, Esq., Chair, 2023

NEW TRIAL JUDGE & MAGISTRATE MENTORING SUBCOMMITTEE
Michael W. Siri, Co-Chair
Richard R. Trunnell, Co-Chair

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
William V. Tucker, Chair, 2023

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
James B. McAllister, Chair, 2022

EQUAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
Staff: 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; 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; one vacancy. 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, 2021

COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUBCOMMITTEE
Vicki Ballou-Watts, Chair, 2021

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

OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Vacancy, Chair

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), 2023


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

Wytonja L. Curry; Matthew A. Maciarello; Jeffrey D. Moffat, Esq. Terms expire 2023.

CHILD WELFARE EDUCATION WORK GROUP
CHILD WELFARE OUTREACH & PROGRAMMING WORK GROUP
FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT WORK GROUP
JUVENILE JUSTICE FORMS WORK GROUP
JUVENILE STANDARDS & TRAINING WORK GROUP
JUVENILES RULES WORK GROUP
REPRESENTATION RESOURCES WORK GROUP
TRUANCY COURT WORK GROUP


FOSTER CARE COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE
Theresa M. Adams, 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.

CIVIL LAW SUBCOMMITTEE
Harry C. Storm, Chair, 2022

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
Staff: Valerie J. Pompey (410) 260-1298; e-mail: valerie.pompey@mdcourts.gov
Gillian Tonkin; e-mail: 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; vacancy, 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.

SENIOR JUDGES AWARD WORK GROUP
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals:
Irma S. Raker, Chair

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.

WORK GROUP ON LEGISLATION
Nicholas E. Rattal, Chair

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE
Patrice E. Lewis, Chair, 2021

PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS SUBCOMMITTEE
Thomas J. Pryal, Chair, 2021

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