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Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, 100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Circuit Court:
Robert L. Bloom, Esq., Domestic Relations Magistrate
William M. Dunn, Esq., Domestic Relations Magistrate
Theresa Ann Furnari, Esq., Domestic Relations Magistrate
Andrea Kelly, Esq., Domestic Relations Magistrate
Hope Tipton, Esq. Domestic Relations Magistrate
Susan M. Marzetta, Esq., General Equity Master
Lori Joy Eisner, Esq., General Equity Master
Adeline (Lina) Ayers, Esq., Magistrate for Juvenile Causes
David Addison, Magistrate for Juvenile Causes
Bradley O. Bailey, Esq., Magistrate for Juvenile Causes
Patricia M. C. Brown, Esq., Magistrate for Juvenile Causes
Kimberly Foreman, Esq., Magistrate for Juvenile Causes
Dawn V. Jones, Esq., Magistrate for Juvenile Causes
Richard D. Lawlor, Esq., Magistrate for Juvenile Causes
Zakia Mahasa, Esq., Magistrate for Juvenile Causes
Kristen Peacock, Esq., Magistrate for Juvenile Causes
Julius Silvestri, Esq., Magistrate for Juvenile Causes
Lynae Turner, Esq., Magistrate for Juvenile Causes


Carol G. Cooper, Court Auditor
Cindy R. Diamond, Esq., Court Auditor
James L. Wiggins, Esq., Court Auditor

• Annual Reports

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse
100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202

Courthouse East, 111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-5188
web: www.baltocts.state.md.us

CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL
Kimberly Smalkin Barranco, Executive Director (410) 396-5024; fax: (410) 962-0487; e-mail: kbarranco@baltimorecitycjcc.org
web: www.baltimorecitycjcc.org

Chair: Charles J. Peters, Judge-in-Charge, Criminal Division

Representing Baltimore City Bar Association: Rodney J. Gray, Esq.

Ex officio: Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor; Brian E. Frosh, Attorney General, Maryland; Sam J. Abed, Secretary of Juvenile Services; Stephen T. Moyer, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services; vacancy, Commissioner of Pretrial Detention & Services; Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor, Baltimore City; Bernard C. (Jack) Young, President, Baltimore City Council; W. Michel Pierson, Circuit Administrative Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court; Barbara B. Waxman, Administrative Judge, Baltimore City District Court; Marilyn J. Mosby, State's Attorney, Baltimore City; Elizabeth L. Julian, Public Defender, Baltimore City; John W. Anderson, Sheriff, Baltimore City; Anthony W. Batts, Police Commissioner, Baltimore City; Lavinia G. Alexander, Clerk, Baltimore City Circuit Court; Mary J. Abrams, Administrative Clerk, Baltimore City District Court; Rod J. Rosenstein, U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland; Joseph F. Clocker, Regional Administrator, Division of Parole and Probation; Gregory C. Warren, President & CEO, Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc.

ADULT DRUG TREATMENT COURT
Appointed by Circuit Administrative Judge:
Sylvester B. Cox, Judge-in-Charge (410) 361-9311
Angela Lowry, Coordinator (410) 361-9467
e-mail: angela.lowry@mdcourts.gov

FAMILY DEPENDENCY DRUG COURT
Appointed by Circuit Administrative Judge:
Robert B. Kershaw, Presiding Judge
Jocelyn Gainers, Director (410) 605-0492, ext. 207
e-mail: jgainers@flbcinc.org

Battle of North Point Monument, by Italian sculptor Antonio Capellano (1815), in front of Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, 111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

JUVENILE DRUG COURT
Appointed by Circuit Administrative Judge:
Yolanda A. Tanner, Presiding Judge
Amy Larson, Coordinator (443) 263-2734
e-mail: amy.larson@mdcourts.gov

MENTAL HEALTH COURT
Appointed by Circuit Administrative Judge:
Gale E. Rasin, Presiding Judge (410) 396-8057

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
John W. Anderson (D), Sheriff, 2018
Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, Courthouse West, Room 114
100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-1155
e-mail: john.anderson@baltimorecity.gov
web: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/stateagencies/sheriffsoffice.aspx
COURT SECURITY DIVISION
DEPUTY SHERIFF DIVISION

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse (view from St. Paul Place), Baltimore, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

PERSONNEL OFFICE
Sandra Murphy, Director (410) 333-3800
e-mail: sandra.murphy@mdcourts.gov

ASSIGNMENT DIVISION
Daniel Smith, Manager (410) 333-3811
e-mail: daniel.smith@mdcourts.gov
CIVIL ASSIGNMENT
Courthouse East, Room 403
111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 333-3755


CRIMINAL ASSIGNMENT
Courthouse West, Room 142
100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 333-3811


CIVIL DIVISION
Vonetta Thomas, Manager (410) 333-3722
Courthouse East, Room 462
111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
e-mail: vonetta.thomas@mdcourts.gov

CRIMINAL DIVISION
Marian Soto, Manager (410) 333-3750
Courthouse West, Room 200
100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
e-mail: marian.soto@mdcourts.gov

FAMILY DIVISION
Paulette C. Soares, Manager (410) 333-3711
Courthouse East, Room 109
111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
e-mail: paulette.soares@mdcourts.gov

JURY DIVISION
Vacancy, Jury Commissioner (410) 333-3775
Courthouse West, Room 239
100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
web: www.baltocts.sailorsite.net/jury/jury.htm

JUVENILE DIVISION
James L. Benton, Jr., Manager (443) 263-6300
Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center, Room A3300
300 North Gay St., Baltimore, MD 21202
e-mail: james.benton@mdcourts.gov

LAND RECORDS & LICENSING DIVISION
Denise D. McCready, Manager (410) 209-6305
Courthouse West, Rooms 610 & 628
100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 333-3760 (land records); (410) 333-3780 (marriage licenses); (410) 333-3790 (traders licenses)
e-mail: denise.mccready@mdcourts.gov

PATERNITY DIVISION
Selena Harris, Supervisor (410) 333-3738
Courthouse East, Room 109
111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
e-mail: selena.harris@mdcourts.gov

TRUST CLERK
Dana Allen, Trust Clerk (410) 333-1982
Courthouse East, Room 113
101 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
Appointed by Circuit Court Judges:
Frank V. Broccolina, Court Administrator
Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse; Courthouse East, Room 200
111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-5188
e-mail: frank.broccolina@mdcourts.gov

Stephanie Young-Medina, Deputy Court Administrator (410) 396-5188
e-mail: stephanie.young-medina@mdcourts.gov

COURT REPORTERS
Charles F. Madden, Chief Court Reporter (410) 396-5010
e-mail: charles.madden@mdcourts.gov

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT
Byron Monts, Director (410) 361-9889
e-mail: byron.monts@mdcourts.gov

CIVIL DIVISION
Marilyn F. Bentley, Associate Administrator (410) 396-3045
e-mail: marilyn.bentley@mdcourts.gov

CRIMINAL DIVISION
Eboni N. Pearson, Analyst (410) 545-6092
e-mail: eboni.pearson@mdcourts.gov

FAMILY DIVISION
Teresa S. (Sue) German, Associate Administrator (410) 396-3648
e-mail: sue.german@mdcourts.gov

JUVENILE DIVISION
A. Dale Hendrick, Associate Administrator (410) 396-8101
Juvenile Justice Center, 300 North Gay St., Baltimore, MD 21202
e-mail: dale.hendrick@mdcourts.gov

MEDICAL SERVICES DIVISION
Larry Heller, M.D., Chief Medical Officer (410) 396-5013
e-mail: larry.heller@mdcourts.gov
web: www.baltocts.state.md.us/ctadmin/medical.htm

DISTRICT COURT

Borgerding District Court Building, 5800 Wabash Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215 - 3330
(410) 878-8000, (410) 878-8014; 1-800-939-4523 (toll free); tty: (410) 878-8945
web: www.mdcourts.gov/district/directories/courtmap.html#CITY

ADULT DRUG TREATMENT COURT
Appointed by District Administrative Judge:
Jamey H. Hueston, Presiding Judge
Latesha Parks, Coordinator (410) 878-8693
e-mail: latesha.parks@mdcourts.gov

MENTAL HEALTH COURT
Appointed by District Administrative Judge:
George M. Lipman, Presiding Judge
Cory L. Kline, Coordinator (410) 878-8327
e-mail: cory.kline@courts.state.md.us

ADMINISTRATION
Appointed by Chief Judge upon recommendation of District Administrative Judge:
Mary J. Abrams, Administrative Clerk (410) 878-8009
e-mail: mary.abrams@mdcourts.gov

District Court Civil Division, 501 East Fayette St., Baltimore, Maryland, June 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

CRIMINAL & TRAFFIC DIVISIONS
Angela Naylor, Chief (410) 878-8020
Borgerding District Court Building, 5800 Wabash Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215 - 3330
e-mail: angela.naylor@mdcourts.gov

Leslie Trafton, Chief (410) 878-8549
Eastside District Court Building, 1400 East North Ave., Baltimore, MD 21213 - 1407
(410) 878-8500; 1-800-939-4523 (toll free); tty: (410) 878-8945
e-mail: leslie.trafton@mdcourts.gov

Berneda L. Young, Chief (410) 878-8300
John R. Hargrove, Sr. District Court Building, 700 East Patapsco Ave., Baltimore, MD 21225 - 1900
(410) 878-8300; 1-800-939-4525 (toll free); tty: (410) 358-5360
e-mail: berneda.young@mdcourts.gov

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Linda Lewis, Administrative Commissioner (410) 878-8018
e-mail: linda.lewis@mdcourts.gov

ORPHANS' COURT

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse; Courthouse East, Room 311
111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-5034; fax: (410) 545-7363
web: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/actsofstatelegislature/orphanscourt.aspx

Cecilius Calvert statue (1908), by Albert Weinert, Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse (view from St. Paul Place), Baltimore, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

REGISTER OF WILLS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Belinda K. Conaway, Esq. (D), Register of Wills, 2018
(410) 752-5131; 1-888-876-0035 (toll free)
e-mail: bconaway@registers.maryland.gov
web: http://registers.maryland.gov/main/baltimorecity.html

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