DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND

Martha F. Rasin, Chief Judge

Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401-2395
(410) 974-2412

Office of Chief Clerk
District Court Building, A-3
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401-2395
(410) 974-3488
fax: (410) 974-2166
World Wide Web: http://www.courts.state.md.us/ (Maryland Judiciary)

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND

CHIEF CLERK
Edward L. Utz (410) 974-3488

COORDINATOR OF COMMISSIONER ACTIVITY
David W. Weissert (410) 974-3481

ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES COMMITTEE

District Administrative Judges:
Dist. 1: Mary Ellen T. Rinehardt
Dist. 2: John L. Norton III
Dist. 3: James C. McKinney
Dist. 4: Stephen L. Clagett
Dist. 5: Frank M. Kratovil
Dist. 6: Cornelius J. Vaughey
Dist. 7: Joseph P. Manck
Dist. 8: John H. Garmer
Dist. 9: Emory A. Plitt, Jr.
Dist. 10: James N. Vaughan
Dist. 11: Frederick J. Bower
Dist. 12: Paul J. Stakem

At Large members elected by District Court Judges: Richard R. Bloxom; Michael L. McCampbell; Dennis M. McHugh; Theresa A. Nolan; Teaette S. Price. Terms expire 1996.

Representative of Administrative Clerks: Grace D. Achuff

Ex officio: Edward L. Utz, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland

Staff: Betty L. Thompson; Barbara J. Allison (410) 974-2412

COMMISSIONER EDUCATION COMMITTEE
L. Edgar Brown, Chair (410) 479-5800

Appointed by Chief Judge: Stephen L. Clagett; JoAnn M. Ellinghaus-Jones; Barbara R. Jung; Joseph P. Manck; Theodore B. Oshrine; Jamey H. Weitzman; Alexander Wright, Jr.

Staff: David W. Weissert; Carol Hart (410) 974-3480

COMMITTEE ON CIVIL PROCEDURES
Alan J. Karlin, Chair (410) 333-4940

Appointed by Chief Judge: John F. Kelly, Sr.; Lawrence S. Lanahan, Jr.; Darlene Mueller; Darlene Rodman; I. Marshall Seidler.

Staff: Edward L. Utz (410) 974-348841

COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL & MOTOR VEHICLE MATTERS
Cornelius J. Vaughey, Chair (301) 279-1551

Appointed by Chief Judge: Louis A. Becker III; Frederick J. Bower; Keith E. Mathews; Dennis M. McHugh; James C. McKinney.

Ex officio: Martha F. Rasin, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland

Staff: Edward L. Utz (410) 974-3488
Barbara J. Allison (410) 974-2412

JUDICIAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
John M. Glynn, Chair, 1996 (410) 764-8714

Appointed by Chief Judge: Josef B. Brown; James W. Dryden; Alexandra N. Williams. Terms expire 1996.

Thomas L. Craven; R. Noel Spence; Kathleen M. Sweeney; Michael P. Whalen; Lloyd O. Whitehead. Terms expire 1997.

Staff: Betty L. Thompson (410) 974-2414

DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 1
(Baltimore City: 24 Judges)

Mary Ellen T. Rinehardt, District Administrative Judge, 2002

Lonnie P. Ferguson, Administrative Clerk (410) 764-8970

H. Gary Bass, Associate Judge, 2003
Gale R. Caplan, Associate Judge, 2002
Audrey J. Carrion, Associate Judge, 2005
Charles A. Chiapparelli, Associate Judge, 2005
Ben C. Clyburn, Associate Judge, 2005
Charlotte M. Cooksey, Associate Judge, 2003
Timothy J. Doory, Associate Judge, 2006
Askew W. Gatewood, Jr., Associate Judge, 2004
John M. Glynn, Associate Judge, 2004
C. Yvonne Holt-Stone, Associate Judge, 2001
Norman E. Johnson, Jr., Associate Judge, 2003
Alan J. Karlin, Associate Judge, 2005
Martin A. Kircher, Associate Judge, 2003
Jack I. Lesser, Associate Judge, 2004
Keith E. Mathews, Associate Judge, 2003
John Philip Miller, Associate Judge, 2006
Theodore B. Oshrine, Associate Judge, 2005
Teaette S. Price, Associate Judge, 2000
Alan M. Resnick, Associate Judge, 2004
Nancy B. Shuger, Associate Judge, 2003
Kathleen M. Sweeney, Associate Judge, 1999
Barbara B. Waxman, Associate Judge, 2001
Jamey H. Weitzman, Associate Judge, 2001

Borgerding District Court Building
5800 Wabash Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215-3330
(410) 764-8969

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Jimmie L. Foxworth, Administrative Commissioner (410) 764-8935

Andre Adams; Cheryl Alston; Salvatore Barranco; Cheryl Brown; Helen Caesar; Tony Cheatham; Sylvia Cooper; Martha Crandell; Frank Dobry; Melvin Dorsey; James Green; Carol Green-Elbeck; David Grzechowiak; Catherine Hackman; Roland Hayes; Maggalean Henson; Delicia Hilliard; James Hurd; Michael Isler; Heather Jearld; Thurston Jones; Linda Lewis; Travette McBride; Linda McCollum; Alonzo Myers; Carl Owens; Robert Reeves; Michael Royale; Sharon Sell; Robert Shelton; Paul Sodeman; Elsie Thompson; Gloria Tripline; Sylvia Veney; William Wallace; Wanda Wright.

DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 2
(Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester Counties: 5 Judges)

Cambridge, MD 21613-1813
(410) 228-3990

Mary E. Kinnamon, Administrative Clerk (410) 221-2585

Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Carol Hauser-Haynes, Administrative Commissioner (410) 548-7030

DORCHESTER COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: James Hurley; Robert Hurley; John Skalstad; Gerald Taylor.

SOMERSET COUNTY

Robert D. Horsey, Associate Judge, 2006


Princess Anne, MD 21853-0010
(410) 651-0955

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Deborah Barkley; Richard Byrd; James Corbett; Gladys Johnson.

WICOMICO COUNTY

R. Scott Davis, Associate Judge, 1999
Lloyd O. Whitehead, Associate Judge, 2000


Salisbury, MD 21801-4971
(410) 543-6600

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Leland Bonneville; Catherine Dryden; Leroy Elliott; Gerrie Wiersberg.

WORCESTER COUNTY

Richard R. Bloxom, Associate Judge, 2000


Snow Hill, MD 21863-1007
(410) 632-2525

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Stephen Hornyak; Walter Kanwisher; Earlene Loomis; David Luce; Donald Turner; Anthony Tyler.

DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 3
(Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's & Talbot Counties: 6 Judges)

Elkton, MD 21921-5943
(410) 996-0704

Grace D. Achuff, Administrative Clerk (410) 996-0720

Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Dianne E. Russell, Administrative Commissioner (410) 996-0728

CAROLINE COUNTY

L. Edgar Brown, Associate Judge, 2006


Denton, MD 21629-1229
(410) 479-5800

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: James Horsey; Joseph Little; Joseph Steelman.

CECIL COUNTY

Harry J. Goodrick, Sr., Associate Judge, 1998


Elkton, MD 21921-5943
(410) 996-0703

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Patricia Jones; Stephen Quinter; Mark Wells; Julie Wilcox.

KENT COUNTY

Floyd L. Parks, Associate Judge, 2005


Chestertown, MD 21620-1511
(410) 778-1830

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Tracye Landon; Kathryn Ozman.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

John T. Clark III, Associate Judge, 1998


Centreville, MD 21617-1092
(410) 758-5200

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Charles Clark; Maxwell Frye; Carolyn Ickes.

TALBOT COUNTY

William H. Adkins III, Associate Judge, 2004


Easton, MD 21601-3196
(410) 822-2751

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: George Albury; Susanne Healy; Jean Johnson.

DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 4
(Calvert, Charles & St. Mary's Counties: 4 Judges)

Prince Frederick, MD 20678-4136
(410) 535-1600

Vacancy, Administrative Clerk (301) 932-3278

Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Richard A. Parker, Administrative Commissioner (410) 535-0141

CALVERT COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Lawrence Andes; James Szewczyk; David Van Dyke.

CHARLES COUNTY

Gary S. Gasparovic, Associate Judge, 1998
one vacancy


La Plata, MD 20646-3070
(301) 932-3280

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Nathaniel Collins; Michael Elmore; Frank Hopson; Eleanor Murphy; Cathy Richards; Danny Walls.

ST. MARY'S COUNTY

C. Clarke Raley, Associate Judge, 2003


Leonardtown, MD 20650-3808
(301) 475-5621

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Joan Hall; William Longmore; Stanley Schultz; Roy Wetzel.

DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 5
(Prince George's County: 11 Judges)

Patricia L. Platt, Administrative Clerk (301) 952-4240

Josef B. Brown, Associate Judge, 2004 (301) 699-2777
Gerard F. Devlin, Associate Judge, 2006 (301) 952-4011
John F. Kelly, Sr., Associate Judge, 1997 (301) 952-4020
Patrice E. Lewis, Associate Judge, 2000 (301) 699-2777
Theresa A. Nolan, Associate Judge, 2005 (301) 952-4020
Thurman H. Rhodes, Associate Judge, 1998 (301) 699-2777
Ronald D. Schiff, Associate Judge, 2006 (301) 952-4021
Melanie M. Shaw-Geter, Associate Judge, 2006 (301) 699-2777
Michael P. Whalen, Associate Judge, 2005 (301) 952-4021
one vacancy

Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-3042
(301) 952-4011

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Derrick K. Wooten, Administrative Commissioner (301) 952-3145

Reginald Banner; William Bishop; Gilbert Carr; Scot Cuozzo; Naomi Davis; James Esposito; Shirley Farmer; Sandra Frazier; Teresa Harrigan; Robert Hawkins; Tanya Joy; Thomas Lonsbury; Patrick Loveless; Emanuel Mansfield; Diana Marshall; Graydon McKee; John McLaughlin; Reginald Miles; Marvin Ng; Kevin Owens; Jerry Palmer; Alfonso Pearson; Rachel Piazza; Robert Prender; Barbara Thurston; Sharon Timmons; Gralen Young.

DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 6
(Montgomery County: 12 Judges)

Jeffrey L. Ward, Administrative Clerk (301) 279-1520

Thomas L. Craven, Associate Judge, 2004
Patricia M. Goldberg, Associate Judge, 2006
Barry A. Hamilton, Associate Judge, 2006
Louis D. Harrington, Associate Judge, 2002
Eric M. Johnson, Associate Judge, 2006
Dennis M. McHugh, Associate Judge, 2001
Nelson W. Rupp, Jr., Associate Judge, 2003
Lee M. Sislen, Associate Judge, 2002
Joanne T. Wills, Associate Judge, 2005
Patrick L. Woodward, Associate Judge, 2001
one vacancy

Rockville, MD 20850-2325
(301) 279-1551

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Michael S. Johnson, Administrative Commissioner (301) 279-1526

Bernard Baumiller; Barbara Brissett; Marilyn Carter; Sandra Farber; Annetta Lamonica; Harold Meiklejohn; Toby Miles; Carolyn Morrissette; Charles Peters; Charles Rice; Louis Smith; Anita Stephens; Damon Streat; Shannan Van Kirk; Harold Warren; Anjeleque Williams.

DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 7
(Anne Arundel County: 8 Judges)

Rebecca A. Hoppa, Administrative Clerk (410) 974-3977

Nancy L. Davis-Loomis, Associate Judge, 2006
James W. Dryden, Associate Judge, 2001
Michael E. Loney, Associate Judge, 2000
Vincent A. Mulieri, Associate Judge, 2001
Essom V. Ricks, Jr., Associate Judge, 2004
two vacancies

Annapolis, MD 21401-2395
(410) 974-2734

Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 508-2359

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Diane C. Ebbert, Administrative Commissioner (410) 974-2613

Kerry Anderson; Janice Barnett; James Burley; James Colbert; Sandra Dahling; William Henley; Deborah Regimenti; Kevin Simacek; James Spriggs; Kimberly Taylor; Amye Tester-Mallon.

DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 8
(Baltimore County: 12 Judges)

Joseph T. O'Melia, Administrative Clerk (410) 321-3361

A. Gordon Boone, Jr., Associate Judge, 2002
Robert N. Dugan, Associate Judge, 2003
Darryl G. Fletcher, Associate Judge, 2004
Charles E. Foos III, Associate Judge, 1997
Barbara R. Jung, Associate Judge, 2000
Michael L. McCampbell, Associate Judge, 2000
Patricia S. Pytash, Associate Judge, 2002
G. Darrell Russell, Jr., Associate Judge, 2000
I. Marshall Seidler, Associate Judge, 1999
Alexandra N. Williams, Associate Judge, 2004
Alexander Wright, Jr., Associate Judge, 2003

Towson, MD 21286-5307
(410) 321-3355

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Michael P. Vach, Administrative Commissioner (410) 321-3370

Jennifer Bowers; James Burton; Teresa Carroll; Michael Charnasky; William Cogan; Linda Cooke; Dorothy Cooper; Joseph Dobb; Robert Donadio; Stanley Ferguson; Judith Fitch; Kim Gordon; Lucille Hall; Stewart Lafferty; Eugene Marshall; Donald Merson; William Mosner; Michael Precht; Patricia Rhone; John Robey; William Sauer; Joel Snyder; Jennifer Williams.

DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 9
(Harford County: 4 Judges)

E. Carol Sweet, Administrative Clerk (410) 836-4525

Victor K. Butanis, Associate Judge, 2006
John L. Dunnigan, Associate Judge, 1999
Lawrence S. Lanahan, Jr., Associate Judge, 2005

Bel Air, MD 21014-3737
(410) 879-4500

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Noretha Washington, Administrative Commissioner (410) 638-0338

Robert Astarita; Thomas Broumel; Olivia Byrd; Patricia Poe; Denise Tittle-Hughes.

DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 10
(Carroll & Howard Counties: 6 Judges)

Ellicott City, MD 21043-4377
(410) 461-0220

Nancy E. Mueller, Administrative Clerk (410) 461-0217

Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Heather B. Bader, Administrative Commissioner (410) 848-7090

CARROLL COUNTY

JoAnn M. Ellinghaus-Jones, Associate Judge, 2001
Marc G. Rasinsky, Associate Judge, 2006


Westminster, MD 21157-5156
(410) 876-1033

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Sandra Carroll; John Connelly; Emmett Jones; David Showalter.

HOWARD COUNTY

Louis A. Becker III, Associate Judge, 1999
two vacancies


Ellicott City, MD 21043-4377
(410) 461-0220

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Stanford Hoyes; John Lewis; James O'Dowd; Nancy Pope; George Skerry; Arthur Welsh.

DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 11
(Frederick & Washington Counties: 4 Judges)

Frederick, MD 21701-5548
(301) 694-2011

Dixie L. Scholtes, Administrative Clerk (301) 694-2006

Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Gerry L. Ponton, Administrative Commissioner (301) 694-2009

FREDERICK COUNTY

W. Milnor Roberts, Associate Judge, 2001


Frederick, MD 21701-5548
(301) 694-2005

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Mary Lyles; Donna Mongold; Maryanne Riggin; David Skekel.

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Ralph H. France II, Associate Judge, 2005
R. Noel Spence, Associate Judge, 2003


Hagerstown, MD 21740-4867
(301) 791-4740

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: John Bradfield; Ray Dietz; Patricia Dube; Heather Hawbaker; William Kuzbyt; Ralph Ryland.

DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 12
(Allegany & Garrett Counties: 3 Judges)

Cumberland, MD 21505-3045
(301) 777-2105

Kathleen M. Stafford, Administrative Clerk (301) 777-2105

Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Alan A. Dougherty, Administrative Commissioner (301) 777-2112

ALLEGANY COUNTY

W. Timothy Finan, Associate Judge, 1997


Cumberland, MD 21502-3045
(301) 777-2105

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Lisa Ake; Debra Welch; William Wilhelm; Marianne Zizza.

GARRETT COUNTY

Ralph M. Burnett, Associate Judge, 2003


Oakland, MD 21550-1526
(301) 334-8164

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval: Douglas Buckley; Ronald Maiers; Charles Pariseau.

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