MARYLAND JUDICIAL CONFERENCE

Executive Secretary: Frank V. Broccolina, State Court Administrator

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

Maryland Judicial Center, Annapolis, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

JUDICIAL INSTITUTE OF MARYLAND
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Frederick C. Williams, Executive Director (410) 946-4925

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 2-year terms:
Alan M. Wilner, Chair, 2001

Brenton G. Burry, Esq.; Steven Grossman; Ellen M. Heller; Norman E. Johnson, Jr.; William L. Reynolds II; Louise G. Scrivener. Terms expire 2001.

Marjorie L. Clagett; John T. Clark III; Arrie W. Davis; Patrice E. Lewis; Melanie M. Shaw-Geter; Patrick L. Woodward. Terms expire 2002.

Ex officio (non-voting): Lawrence F. Rodowsky, Judge, Court of Appeals, 2001

JUDICIAL COUNCIL

Chair: Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge, Court Of Appeals

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals: Suzanne H. James, 2002; Daniel M. Long, 2002; Keith E. Mathews, 2002; Diane O. Leasure, 2003; Dana M. Levitz, 2003; W. Milnor Roberts, 2003; William D. Missouri, 2004; Cornelius J. Vaughey, 2004.

Ex officio: Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals; Joseph F. Murphy, Jr., Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals; Paul H. Weinstein, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges; Martha F. Rasin, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Frank V. Broccolina, State Court Administrator; Donna G. Burch, Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Clerks; Patricia H. Platt, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland.

JUDICIAL ETHICS COMMITTEE
Secretary: Frank V. Broccolina, State Court Administrator (410) 260-1290

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals to 1-year terms:
Charlotte M. Cooksey, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals)

Richard R. Bloxom; Howard D. Bronstein, M.D.; W. Timothy Finan; Michele D. Hotten; James A. Kenny III; Suzanne Mensh; Bernard A. Raum, Esq.; Dennis M. Sweeney. Terms expire 2001.

LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Staff: Elizabeth B. Veronis, Esq. (410) 260-1408

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals to 1-year terms:
William S. Horne, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals)

Raymond E. Beck, Sr.; W. Timothy Finan; Marcella A. Holland; Daniel M. Long; Martha F. Rasin; James P. Salmon; Kathleen M. Sweeney. Terms expire 2001.

CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE
Staff: Deborah A. Unitus (410) 260-1256

Herman C. Dawson, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2002

Appointed by Chair, Executive Committee, in consultation with Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms: Lawrence R. Daniels, 2001; Edward A. DeWaters, Jr., 2001; Thomas J. S. Waxter, Jr., 2002; Joel D. Worshtil, 2002; Kaye A. Allison, 2003; W. Kennedy Boone III, 2003; Mary Kent, Esq.; E. Gregory Wells, Esq.

CIVIL LAW & PROCEDURE COMMITTEE
Staff: Michael B. Neale (410) 260-1255


Mary Beth McCormick, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2001

Appointed by Chair, Executive Committee, in consultation with Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms: Victor K. Butanis, 2001; Arrie W. Davis, 2001; Ann S. Harrington, 2001; James J. Lombardi, 2001; Frederick J. Bower, 2002; D. Warren Donohue, 2002; Joseph P. Manck, 2002; Deborah S. Eyler, 2003; Ralph H. France II, 2003; Thurman H. Rhodes, 2003; Thomas P. Smith, 2003.

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE COMMITTEE
Staff: Faye D. Gaskin (410) 260-1257

Evelyn O. Cannon, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2002

Appointed by Chair, Executive Committee, in consultation with Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms: Dwight D. Jackson, 2001; Jack I. Lesser, 2001; Dana M. Levitz, 2001; Keith E. Mathews, 2001; Marielsa A. Bernard, 2002; Thomas C. Groton III, 2002; Robert J. Steinberg, 2002; Janice Rodnick Ambrose, 2003; Hassan Ali El-Amin, 2003; Dennis M. Sweeney, 2003.

Judicial Council representative: William D. Missouri, 2003
Conference of Circuit Judges representative: William S. Horne, 2001

FAMILY & DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW COMMITTEE
Staff: Pamela Ortiz (410) 260-1258

Albert J. Matricciani, Jr., Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2001

Appointed by Chair, Executive Committee, in consultation with Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms: James C. Cawood, Jr., 2001; Barbara Kerr Howe, 2001; Diane O. Leasure, 2001; Patrice E. Lewis, 2001; Larnzell Martin, Jr., 2001; Emory A. Plitt, Jr., 2001; W. Milnor Roberts, 2001; Donald E. Beachley, 2002; Josef B. Brown, 2002; Nancy B. Shuger, 2002; Dexter M. Thompson, 2002; Karen Murphy Jensen, 2003; Ann N. Sundt, 2003; JoAnn Asparagus, Esq.; Ann Sparrough, Esq.

JUDICIAL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Staff: Frank V. Broccolina (410) 260-1290

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: William D. Missouri; J. Frederick Sharer; Frederick C. Wright III.

Elected by District Court of Maryland: Gerard F. Devlin; Martha F. Rasin; James N. Vaughan.

Ex officio: Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals

JUVENILE LAW COMMITTEE
Staff: William L. Howard (410) 260-1298
Althea Stewart-Jones (410) 260-1296

Warren J. Krug, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2003

Appointed by Chair, Executive Committee, in consultation with Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms: Evelyn O. Cannon, 2001; O. Ribert Lidums, 2001; Graydon S. McKee III, 2001; Martin P. Welch, 2001; Stuart R. Berger, 2002; Philip T. Caroom, 2002; Zakia Mahasa, Esq.; Erica J. Wolfe, Esq.; James L. Sherbin, 2002; Nancy L. Davis-Loomis, 2003; Katherine D. Savage, 2003; David W. Young, 2003.

MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOLISM & ADDICTION COMMITTEE
Staff: William L. Howard (410) 260-1298

Marc G. Rasinsky, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2002

Appointed by Chair, Executive Committee, in consultation with Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms: John L. Dunnigan, 2001; M. Brooke Murdock, 2001; J. Frederick Price, 2001; John H. Tisdale, 2001; Cornelius J. Vaughey, 2001; Charlotte M. Cooksey, 2002; Sherrie L. Krauser, 2002; Louis D. Harrington, 2003; Robert W. Heffron, 2003; Stephen J. Jackson, 2003.

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

Melanie M. Shaw-Geter, Chair (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2002

Appointed by Chair, Executive Committee, in consultation with Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, to 3-year terms: Audrey J. S. Carrion, 2001; Lenore R. Gelfman, 2001; Clayton Greene, Jr., 2001; James A. Kenney III, 2001; Irma S. Raker, 2001; Sheila R. Tillerson-Adams, 2001; Patrick L. Woodward, 2001; Stephen J. Baker, 2002; Gary S. Gasparovic, 2002; James T. Smith, Jr., 2002; Jean S. Baron, 2003; H. Gary Bass, 2003; C. Yvonne Holt-Stone, 2003; Miriam B. Hutchins, 2003; Norman E. Johnson, Jr., 2003.

DEFUNCT UNITS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Reorganized in October 2000 as Judicial Council.

SENTENCING GUIDELINES ADVISORY BOARD
Functions of the Board were assumed by the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy in July 1999 (Chapter 648, Acts of 1999).

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