2021 Judicial Conference Program

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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AGENDA

SPEAKERS/BIOS

JUDICIAL CONFERENCE WORK GROUP AND STAFF

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JUDGES CURRENTLY SERVING IN MARYLAND

2020 JUDICIAL COUNCIL

JUDICIAL COUNCIL COMMITTEES

MISSION The Maryland Judiciary provides fair, efficient, and effective justice for all.

VISION The Maryland Judiciary advances justice for all who come to Maryland’s courts. We are an efficient, innovative, and accessible court system that works collaboratively with justice partners to serve the people with integrity and transparency. GOALS 1. Provide access to justice. 2. Be responsive and adaptable to changing community needs. 3. Communicate effectively with stakeholders. 4. Improve systems and processes. 5. Be accountable. 6. Assure the highest level of service. 7. Build partnerships. 8. Use resources wisely.

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Conference WELCOME

Dear Colleagues:

It is my honor to welcome you to the 2021 Maryland Judicial Conference. The theme for this year’s conference is “Social Justice and the Role of the Maryland Courts.” In 2020, I established the Equal Justice Committee of the Judicial Council to identify necessary improvements, resources, and support services as well as develop educational opportunities for ongoing Judiciary-wide engagement in the pursuit of equal justice for all. The Equal Justice Committee will ensure that judges and staff increase their knowledge and understanding Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the 2019 Maryland Judicial Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is “The ABC’s of a Modern Judiciary: A dvancement in the law and technology; B alancing mental and physical health; C onfidence and trust.” Our plenary presentations will include discussions of today’s U.S. Supreme Court and its connection to our own court system; new perspec ives on s arch and s izure; a d public perceptio s of judges and the courts and h w they are formed and can vol e. Works ops and court-sp cific sessions will provide opportunities to focus on technology in the courtroom, the impacts of the Justice Reinvestment Act and of Extreme Risk Protective Orders, the art of judging, and more. This conference would not be possible without the dedication and hard work of the Judicial Council’s Education Committee, the 2019 Judicial Conference Work Group, co- chaired by Judges Tiffany H. Anderson and Pamila J. Brown, and the many judges and staff who have been involved in its organization and deserve full credit for its success. The work you do each day is vitally important within your community and throughout Maryland. Thank you for your dedication to the rule of law and your commitment to accessible, fair, efficient, and effective justice for all whom we serve — the people of our great state. of ethnic disparities, discrimination, and systemic racism in order to remove barriers to justice and make certain that the protections and rights under law are afforded equally to all of us. I hope that the committee takes from this conference lessons that will enrich their discussions and work. Over the next two days, we will hear presentations on implicit bias training, creating more inclusive courtrooms, pretrial reform, reducing recidivism, and the court’s role in understanding the impact of economic inequity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we will hear fromWes Moore, bestselling author, U.S. Army combat veteran, social entrepreneur, and former Chief Executive Officer of Robin Hood, a leading poverty-fighting organization. I would like to acknowledge the Judicial Council’s Education Committee, the 2021 Judicial Conference Work Group, co-chaired by Judges Yolanda L. Curtin and Jeannie J. Hong, and the many judges, magistrates, and staff who have worked tirelessly to organize our first—and, let’s hope, last—virtual conference and make it a success, all in the midst of a pandemic. Finally, thank you for the work you do and your commitment to the rule of law. I look forward to an engaging and productive conference. Thank you for your participation as we work together to improve the delivery of equal justice under law for all in Maryland.

Mary Ellen Barbera Chief Judge Court of Appeals of Maryland Mary Ellen Barbera Chief Judge Court of Appeals of Maryland

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AGENDA

APRIL 28, 2021 8:45 am – 9:00 am

Welcome, Zoom Technology Check

9:00 am – 11:00 am

Chief Judge Barbera opens the Conference, Annual Business Meeting, Judicial Council Update

11:00 am – 11:10 am

Break

11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Plenary Speaker: Wes Moore Society at a Tipping Point: Race, Class & the Way Forward

12:15 pm – 12:30 pm

Wrap-Up and Close

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm

Maryland Circuit Court Judges Association (MCCJA) Meeting

APRIL 29, 2021 8:45 am – 9:00 am

Welcome Back, Zoom Technology Check

9:00 am – 9:10 am

Participant Check-In | Updates

9:10 am – 9:20 am

Transition to Workshops

9:20 am – 10:20 am

Session 1 Topics*

JUDGES AS LEADERS OR MERELYWELL-MEANING ENTS? 2-HOUR BREAKOUT (NOT REPEATED IN SESSION 2)

Post-George Floyd (and others) America has been embroiled in a new discussion of race, inequality, and systematic racism. The Judiciary has often been seen as complicit in keeping this well-oiledmachine stacked against black people by signing off on the behavior of officers, staying quiet, and claiming ethics as the reason for inaction. The panel will discuss these themes and what judges can do to help weed out systematic racism post-Floyd. There will be a video component (20 min.) followed by a moderated discussion. PANEL OR PARTICIPANTS ANCHOR & FACILITATOR Honorable Zuberi B. Williams Honorable Vanessa E. Atterbeary, Maryland State Delegate (Howard County), Chair of the Police Reform Accountability Committee Roger A. Fairfax, Jr., DeanofWCL (AmericanUniversity LawSchool) and contributing writer Policing theBlackMan. Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee, US District Court (ret.) EDVA COVID-19: WIDENING ECONOMIC INEQUITY AND THE COURT’S ROLE, IF ANY COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on individuals, families, and businesses residing or located in Maryland whether by loss of life or economic hardship. The economic impact of COVID-19 is realized in matters related to housing, debt collection, workplace liability, and access to technology, as well as disrupted family units as evidenced by a noticeable uptick in domestic violence cases.

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Disadvantaged communities have been hit the hardest, widening the economic inequities even further. The COVID-19 Access to Justice Task Force established by Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and co-led by Reena Shah directly addressed these inequities with concrete recommendations for policymakers and legislators to consider. The panel will discuss these inequities and the recommendations of the Task Force. Senator Carter will also provide insights into specific legislation introduced and/or passed this session in furtherance of the Task Force’s recommendations and beyond. PANEL OR PARTICIPANTS ANCHOR Honorable LaTina B. Greene FACILITATOR Honorable Mark F. Scurti, District Court in Baltimore City Honorable Brian E. Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland Honorable Jill P. Carter, Maryland State Senator Reena K. Shah, M.P.A., J.D., Executive Director, Maryland Access to Justice Commission ENSURING JUSTICE FOR ALL: GUIDANCE FOR INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES COMING TO COURT The right to be heard is an essential component of a fair and impartial systemof justice. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that people with disabilities have the right to be heard – to have full and fair access to the court and in-court proceedings. Disability Rights Maryland will facilitate a panel discussion with people with disabilities designed to assist judges in determining when and how to provide access and accommodations for people with disabilities when coming to court. PANEL OR PARTICIPANTS ANCHOR Honorable Yolanda L. Curtin FACILITATOR Robin Murphy, Executive Director, Disability Rights Maryland Ken Capone, People on the Go Maryland Floyd Hartley, Chair, Consumers for Accessible Ride Services (CARS) Luciene Parsley, Legal Advocacy Director, Disability Rights Maryland Tanisia Smith, Chair, Protection & Advocacy Advisory Council IMPLICIT BIAS AND PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS This workshop will critically examine the idea of implicit bias and its implications for judicial decision making. Discussion in the interactive session will focus on: 1) fairness and 2) procedural, distributive and substantive justice and whether addressing bias and fairness can create meaningful access for litigants. Everyone attending these conversations will take the two tests on race and gender (career and gender science) on the Project Implicit website. This workshop includes pre-work. Please complete the Race IAT and Gender-Career IAT on the Harvard Implicit Bias test website prior to attending the workshop. https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html PANEL OR PARTICIPANTS ANCHOR Honorable Jeannie J. Hong FACILITATOR Sujata Warrier, Ph.D., Battered Women’s Justice Project RESPECTING LGBTQ + LITIGANTS AND COUNSEL IN THE COURTROOM By exploring the lived experiences of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer) attorneys and their clients, this breakout session will better prepare participants for interactions with LGBTQ litigants and counsel in their own courtrooms. Topics covered will include ongoing societal discrimination faced by the LGBTQ community, especially queer people of color and transgender individuals; how sexual orientation and gender identity are and are not relevant in the courtroom, and how you can make your courtroom a more welcoming—and less frightening—environment for LGBTQ litigants and counsel. Presented by FreeState Justice and the LGBTQ Bar Association of Maryland.

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PANEL OR PARTICIPANTS ANCHOR Honorable Michael W. Siri

FACILITATOR Mx. C.P. Hoffman, Esq., Legal Director of FreeState Justice Laura E. McMahon, Esq., President of the LGBTQ Bar Association of Maryland Itta C. Englander, Esq., LGBTQ Bar Association of Maryland THE USE OF PRE-TRIAL RISK ASSESSMENTS AND MARYLAND SENTENCING GUIDELINES TO AVOID INEQUITY IN THE COURTROOM There is much discretion when establishing pre-trial release and in sentencing by a court. The use of pre-trial risk assessments and the Maryland Sentencing Guidelines are tools that can help to avoid inequities in how different defendants are treated in our courts. Participants in this session will have a presentation on the use and facts concerning one county’s pre-assessment program. Although there is no uniform risk assessment tool in use today in Maryland, this example has been highly successful resulting in less money, property, surety and initial no bond being ordered and with a decrease in failure to appear warrants. The Maryland Sentencing Guidelines calculate a range of possible sentences throughout the State of Maryland. This portion of the session will include a presentation on its use when sentencing to avoid inequities by a court. Both topic area presentations will include, but are not limited to, how each is validated and updated on a continuous basis to adjust with changes in the law and in Maryland. Presenters will also address the weaknesses of these tools. PANEL OR PARTICIPANTS ANCHOR Honorable Michael J. Stamm FACILITATOR Honorable William V. Tucker, Circuit Court for Howard County Major Michael Merican, Saint Mary’s County Sheriff ’s Office David A. Soulé, Ph.D., Executive Director of Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy YOU CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE… We all complain about the "revolving door" nature of the criminal justice system and our inability to make a positive change. BUT YOU CAN! You, the judge, can be instrumental in reducing recidivism and helping to "re-enter" productive community members. Come join two of our colleagues and their respective probationers and learn how your relationship with and interest in your probationer can effectuate a positive transformative change. Each judge on the panel made a meaningful investment in their probationer and it made all the difference. You can do it too - Let us show you. PANEL OR PARTICIPANTS ANCHOR & FACILITATOR Honorable Karen C. Friedman Honorable Cathy H. Serrette, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County Chris Wilson, Author of The Master Plan Honorable Lawrence V. Hill, Jr., Circuit Court for Prince George’s County Arthur Miles, Speaker at 2021 Judicial Conference

10:20 am – 10:30 am

Break

Session 2 Topics *ONE-HOUR WORKSHOPS REPEATED FROM SESSION 1 Excludes Judges as Leaders or Merely Well-Meaning Ents?

10:30 am – 11:30 am

11:30 am – 11:35 am

Transition Back to Plenary

11:35 am – 11:50 am

Presentation: Chief Judge Barbera

11:50 am – 12:00 pm

Close Conference

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W ES M OORE

PLENARY SPEAKER

WES MOORE Robin Hood 826 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10003

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WES MOORE is the CEO of Robin Hood, one of the largest anti-poverty forces in the nation. He is a bestselling author, a combat veteran, and a social entrepreneur. Wes’ first book, The Other Wes Moore , a perennial New York Times bestseller, captured the nation’s attention on the fine line between success and failure in our communities and in ourselves. That story has been optioned by executive producer Oprah Winfrey and HBO to be made into a movie. He is also the author of the bestselling books The Work , Discovering Wes Moore , and This Way Home . Wes grew up in Baltimore and the Bronx, where he was raised by a single mom. Despite childhood challenges, he graduated Phi Theta Kappa from Valley Forge Military College in 1998 and Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University in 2001. He earned an MLitt in International Relations from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. Wes then served as a captain and paratrooper with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne, including a combat deployment to Afghanistan. He later served as a White House Fellow to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Before becoming CEO at Robin Hood, Wes was the founder and CEO at BridgeEdU, an innovative tech platform addressing the college completion and job placement crisis. BridgeEdU reinvents freshman year for underserved students. Wes remains chairman of the board of directors at BridgeEDU. He has also worked in finance as an investment banker with Deutsche Bank in London and with Citigroup in New York. Wes’ proudest accomplishments are his two children with his wife Dawn. Wes grew up in Baltimore a challenges, he graduated P Kappa from Johns Hopkins Oxford University as a Rhod with the U.S. Army’s 82nd A served as a White House Fe Wes best succ been into a movie. He is also the and “This Way Home.”

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BIOS

ARTHUR MILES 2021 Judicial Conference You can be the Difference Workshop

ARTHUR MILES is a panelist for the 2021 Judicial Conference workshop, entitled, “You can be the Difference.” He shares his life experiences as they pertain to the subject matter of the session.

HONORABLE BRIAN E. FROSH Maryland Attorney General | 200 Saint Paul Place | Baltimore, MD 21202

BRIAN E. FROSH was sworn in as Maryland’s 46th Attorney General on Jan. 6, 2015, pledging to bring fairness, equality and justice to all Marylanders. Attorney General Frosh is focused on cracking down on unfair, deceptive and predatory business practices, on protecting our natural resources from damage, and on bringing transparency and openness to government. He is also working to keep our neighborhoods safe and prevent crime before it happens on our streets and on the Internet.

Prior to his current position, Attorney General Frosh served for 28 years in the Maryland General Assembly – 8 years in the House of Delegates and 20 years in the State Senate, where he was chairman of the Judicial Proceedings Committee for 12 years. As a legislator, Attorney General Frosh put in place stronger protections for victims of domestic violence and led efforts to expand the state’s DNA database to help law enforcement catch criminals, and to enact some of the toughest common-sense gun laws in the country. He is known as a strong champion of the environment and has received the Leadership in Law Award from the Daily Record, among numerous other honors. He was raised in Montgomery County, where he still lives. He earned his B.A. fromWesleyan University and received his J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law. He lives in Somerset with his wife Marcy Masters Frosh. They have two daughters.

C.P. HOFFMAN, ESQ. Freestate Justice | 2526 Saint Paul Street | Baltimore, MD 21218

C.P. HOFFMAN (they/them) is the legal director of FreeState Justice, Maryland’s LGBTQ+ advocacy organization. Prior to joining FreeState Justice, C.P. practiced antitrust law in New York City, worked in-house advising the nation’s leading digital accessibility service’s firm on trends in accessibility litigation, and published broadly on a number of subjects, including law and social justice, gender, and popular culture as well as intersections of the three. C.P. holds a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, as well as an LL.M. from the McGill University Institute of Comparative Law.

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HONORABLE CATHY H. SERRETTE Circuit Court for Prince George’s County | 14735 Main Street | Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 CATHY HOLLENBERG SERRETTE has been a Prince George's County Circuit Court judge since 2003. She sits on the Maryland Access to Justice Commission and the Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services. Judge Serrette is chair of the Judicial Conference Domestic Law Committee and a member of the Equal Justice Committee. She co-chairs the Circuit Court’s Bridge from Yes Committee, created to establish a housing complex with wrap-around services for youth aging out of foster care. Judge Serrette serves as the court’s Model Court judge and served as

the Family Division coordinating judge from 2009 to 2017. She co-founded and serves on the steering committee for the annual MCIW re-entry conference and is the Prince George’s County chair of the Interfaith Domestic Violence Coalition. Judge Serrette chaired the Prince George’s County Family Justice Center Task Force, served as district director and Maryland chapter president of the National Association of Women Judges, board president of the Pro Bono Resource Center and Community Legal Services, board member of Prince George’s County Bar Association, president of the Prince George’s County chapter of the Maryland Women’s Bar Association, chair of the Maryland Legal Services Partnership Conference, and as an International Electoral Commission electoral monitor for South Africa’s first post-apartheid election. Judge Serrette co-chaired the Task Force on Circuit Court Accessibility for the Latino Community, initiated the Women’s Bar Association’s Waxter Children’s Center program, sat on the County Task Force on Police—Community Relations, and has served as the Maryland Judiciary’s liaison for the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Judge Serrette regularly serves as faculty for the Maryland Judicial College and has presented for bar associations and judiciaries locally, nationally and internationally. She received a Bachelor of Science degree, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh, a J.D. from George Washington University, an LL.M. in International Legal Studies from American University and is an Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource Fellow.

CHRIS WILSON Chris Wilson Foundation Author and Serial Entrepreneur

CHRIS WILSON splits his time between Baltimore, Maryland and New York City and works as a visual artist and a social justice advocate. Through his work, he investigates societal injustices, human relationships, and public policies. His artwork is collected and displayed internationally. He is the author of the book, The Master Plan: My Journey from a Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose . He is also the founder of the Chris Wilson Foundation, which supports social entrepreneurs and prison education, including re-entry and financial literacy for returning citizens, as well as art-related programs.

DAVID A. SOULÉ, PH.D., M.S. Maryland State Commission o n Criminal Sentencing Policy University of Maryland | 4511 Knox Road, Suite 309 | College Park, MD 20742

DAVID A. SOULÉ has been the executive director of the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy (MSCCSP) since 2004 where he leads the agency’s efforts to develop and implement the state’s criminal sentencing guidelines. Currently he is also working as a member of the Maryland Task Force to Study Crime Classification & Penalties and is guiding the Commission’s guidelines compliance cell-by-cell analysis.

Dr. Soulé has presented at a variety of national and state conferences including the National Association of Sentencing Commissions, the American Society of Criminology annual conference, the Society for

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Prevention Research, the National Sentencing Policy Institute, the Maryland Judicial Conference and the Maryland New Trial Judges Orientation. Additionally, he has served as principal author or co-author for published articles in a variety of academic journals, including most recently in Federal Sentencing Reporter, Justice Quarterly, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Criminology and Public Policy and Columbia Law Review . He previously served as a consultant on a National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seminar examining incapacitation effects. Dr. Soulé earned both a Ph.D. and M.S. degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland. David was elected as a member of the Executive Board of the National Association of Sentencing Commissions in 2008 and served as the vice-president of NASC for two years.

FLOYD HARTLEY Consumers for Accessible Ride Services (CARS) Ensuring Justice for All: Guidance for Inclusion of People with Disabilities Coming to Court FLOYD HARTLEY is the chairman of Consumers for Accessible Ride Services (CARS). CARS is a close partner of Disability Rights Maryland in the struggle for accessible public transit. Floyd is a panelist for the 2021 Judicial Conference workshop, entitled, Ensuring Justice for All: Guidance for Inclusion of People with Disabilities Coming to Court.

HONORABLE GERALD BRUCE LEE (RET.) District Court in Eastern Division of Virginia Alexandria Division | 701 East Broad Street | Richmond, VA 23219

GERALD BRUCE LEE, United States District Judge, (ret.) is a member of The McCammon Group where he works with litigants in matters and helps facilitate mutually agreed upon resolution of disputes. Prior to joining The McCammon Group, he was a trial judge for twenty-five years, 19 years on the federal district court, and six and one-half years on the Fairfax Circuit Court. Judge Lee has presided over many complex product liability, wrongful death and personal injury, civil rights, employment law, and commercial cases. In the EDVA he presided over several high-profile cases involving terrorism, espionage, federal death penalty, labor and employment, and intellectual property cases. In 1973, Judge Lee received his undergraduate degree in communications from The American University, Washington, D.C. He earned his J.D. from The Washington College of Law at The American University in 1976. On May 18, 2003, he was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws degree from The American University Washington College of Law. During Judge Lee’s tenure on the Fairfax Circuit Court, he served as Chairman of the Judicial Council of Virginia Judicial Education Committee and he was responsible for meeting the continuing education needs of Virginia’s 140 Circuit Court judges. Judge Lee’s work in judicial education continued in the federal judiciary and he taught numerous courses for the Federal Judicial Center which is the primary continuing education component of the federal judiciary. Judge Lee has served as Chairman of the Judicial Selection Committee of the Alexandria Bar Association; Chairman of the General Practice of Law Section of the Virginia State Bar, an elected member of the Virginia State Bar Council, President of the Northern Virginia Black Attorneys Association, President of the George Mason American Inn of Court and member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the managers of Washington Dulles International and Washington National Airports. Judge Lee currently serves on the Board of Trustees of The American University; Dean’s Advisory Council of The Washington College of Law at The American University.

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ITTA CHANA ENGLANDER, ESQ. LGBTQ Bar Association of Maryland Maryland Office of The Public Defender | 1400 East North Avenue | Baltimore, MD 21211 ITTA CHANA ENGLANDER is a panelist for the 2021 Judicial Conference workshop, entitled, Respecting LGBTQ+ Litigants and Counsel in the Courtroom. She received her B.A. from Goucher College in 2003 and her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2009. She has been an adjunct professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law since 2000.

HONORABLE JILL P. CARTER Democrat, District 41, Baltimore City Miller Office Building, Room 422 | 11 Bladen Street | Annapolis, MD 21401

JILL P. CARTER is a Maryland State Senator that represents the state’s 41st legislative district, which falls within the municipal boundaries of Baltimore City. She previously represented the district as a member of the House of Delegates for 14 years, from 2003 to 2016.

In December 2016, Senator Carter resigned to become the Director of the Baltimore City Office of Civil Rights, where she worked on issues concerning police misconduct, employment and wage discrimination. Senator Carter stepped down as director in April 2018 after Governor Larry J. Hogan, Jr. appointed her to the Maryland Senate. Senator Carter went on to handily defeat her opponent in the Democratic primary election and secured the seat in the general election, amassing more than 33,000 votes in the process. In her first year in the S enate, Senator Carter was declared one of the biggest winners of the 2019 legislative session by The Baltimore Sun, The Daily Record, and Maryland Matters . Senator Carter is the daughter of the late Walter P. Carter, a revered civil rights activist and a central figure of Maryland’s civil rights movement in the ‘60s and early ‘70s. Her mother, Zerita Joy Carter, was a public-school teacher who specialized in early childhood education. Senator Carter is a graduate of Western High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Loyola University and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore, School of Law.

HONORABLE KAREN C. FRIEDMAN Circuit Court for Baltimore City Clarence M. Mitchell Courthouse | 100 North Calvert Street | Baltimore, MD 21202

KAREN C. (CHAYA) FRIEDMAN is an associate judge on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Prior to that , she was on the benches of the District and Orphans’ courts. While on the District Court, she served as the drug court judge for two years. She currently sits in the criminal division of the Circuit Court. Judge Friedman graduated Order of the Coif from the University of Maryland School of Law and serves on the school’s Board of Governors. She is active in many philanthropic activities in the community. Judge Friedman founded and chairs the Interfaith Domestic Violence Coalition and serves on the Board of the Associated Jewish Charities, the Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel, Year Up and the Baltimore Jewish Council. She has won numerous awards including the Daily Record’s Top 100 Women three times and the Woman’s’ Law Center’s Faith Award. Most importantly, Judge Friedman is the mother of four and grandmother to one handsome grandson.

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KEN CAPONE People on the Go Maryland 7000 Tudsbury Road, Merritt Family Building | Windsor Mill, MD, 21244

KEN CAPONE is the public policy director of People on the Go Maryland. Capone was one of only 11 people appointed by President Barack Obama to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. He was the immediate past president of the Disability Rights Maryland Board and a member of the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Coalition. Capone was instrumental in the passing of the Ken Capone Equal Employment Act in 2016, which phases out the subminimum wage certificates. LAURA E. MCMAHON, ESQ. LGBTQ Bar Association of Maryland Maryland Office of The Public Defender | 1400 East North Avenue | Baltimore, MD 21211 LAURA E. MCMAHON is the current President of the LGBTQ Bar Association of Maryland. Prior to becoming President, Laura served on the Judicial Nominations Committee of the LGBTQ Bar Association of Maryland. Laura has been an Assistant Public Defender for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender since February 2019. Prior to her position as an APD, she worked as Staff Attorney, Pro Bono Coordinator, and Director of Training at FreeState Justice, a statewide LGBTQ legal services and policy advocacy organization. Laura graduated from UDC Law and Smith College. She lives in Baltimore City.

HONORABLE LAWRENCE V. HILL, JR. Circuit Court for Prince George’s County | 14735 Main Street | Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

LAWRENCE V. HILL, JR. was born in Washington, DC., and raised in Landover, Maryland. He attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. Judge Hill graduated from Hampton University in 1988 with a B.A. in Political Science and the University of Maryland Law School in 1992 with a J.D. He practiced as an attorney for 15 years in litigation to include criminal defense, civil, personal injury and family law. In 2008, Judge Hill was appointed by Governor Martin O’Malley to the District Court of Maryland for Prince George’s County. In 2014, he was appointed to the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County as an associate judge. He served as a juvenile coordinating judge from 2016-2019 and, in 2016, was appointed as a judge on the Prince George’s County Re-Entry Court, a problem-solving court for formerly incarcerated individuals. LUCIENE PARSLEY Legal Director Disability Rights Maryland | 1500 Union Avenue, Suite 2000 | Baltimore, MD 21211 LUCIENE PARSLEY is the legal director of Disability Rights Maryland (DRM). She oversees the organization’s work related to rights protections for individuals with mental health diagnoses including opposing coercive interventions and investigating abuse and neglect in state and community programs. Luciene also has extensive experience in protecting and advancing the housing rights of individuals with disabilities who face discrimination and institutional poverty. Her work has resulted in significant protections for non-elderly persons with mental health diagnoses obtaining integrated, affordable housing in Baltimore and elsewhere. Luciene has helped to end practices of restraint and seclusion and challenged involuntary medication procedures.

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MAJOR MICHAEL MERICAN Assistant Sheriff Saint Mary’s County Sheriff ’s Office | 23150 Leonard Hall Drive | Leonardtown, MD 20650 MICHAEL MERICAN is a Maryland native and was raised in the town of Frostburg. Following in the footsteps of both his father and grandfather, he elected to continue the family tradition of becoming a policeman by accepting his first law enforcement position as a special police officer at St. Mary’s College of Maryland in April 1983. Major Merican graduated from the Southern Maryland Police Training Academy in La Plata, Maryland in November 1983 and joined the St. Mary’s County Sheriff ’s Office in June, 1984. As a 38-year veteran of law enforcement, Major Merican has served in a wide variety of positions within the St. Mary’s County Sheriff ’s Office. His enforcement assignments include Patrol, Child Support, Emergency Services Team, Internal Affairs, and development of the Sheriff ’s Office Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) Project. His correctional achievements include an INS Detainee Housing Program, Offender Re-Entry Programs and Services, Gang Identification/Counter-Intelligence Unit, Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) initiatives and Jail Reform, as well as the development and implementation of Pre-Trial Services and Community Corrections. He has served on numerous state committees and boards to further the advancement of both law enforcement and corrections. Major Merican is also a past president of the Maryland Correctional Administrators Association (MCAA). He has acquired a vast amount of training throughout his career with an extensive amount of specialized training in police administration. Prior to his appointment as Assistant Sheriff in March 2017, Major Merican served as a division commander for 15 years, of which 11 years were exclusive to the Corrections Division.

HONORABLE MARK F. SCURTI District Court in Baltimore City Borgerding District Court Building | 5800 Wabash Avenue | Baltimore, MD 21215 MARK F. SCURTI is an associate judge for the District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City. He was appointed September 3, 2013.

Judge Scurti attended Loyola College in Maryland, with a B.A. in 1985 and received his M.B.A. in 1987. He received his J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1991. He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1991 and the District of Columbia Bar in 1993. Judge Scurti was also a former equity partner at Pessin Katz Law, P.A. from 2007-2013. Currently, Judge Scurti is a member of the Court Access and Community Relations Committee as well as chair of the Self Represented Litigants Subcommittee, and the Court Technology Committee. He was also on the Board of Directors for the Maryland Legal Services Corporation from 2012-2015 and the Maryland State Bar Association (board of governors, 1998-2000, 2007-2009, 2013-2015). He is the co-founder and former chair of the LGBT Bar Association of Maryland, (1991-2004). Additionally, he serves as the trustee for the Maryland Bar Foundation as well as the past chair and current board member of the Free State Legal Project, Inc. Judge Scurti formerly served on the following committees; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section; Consumer Bankruptcy Section, 2004-, chair, 2006-2013; Delivery of Legal Services Section; Family & Juvenile Law Section; Bar Association of Baltimore City (president, 2006-2007; executive council, 2009-2010; chair, membership committee, 2000-2001); Baltimore County Bar Association, 2010-present; Member, Maryland State Trial Lawyers Association, 1991-1993, 2004-2005, 2007. Currently, he is the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) President for the 2021-2022 bar year.

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REENA K. SHAH, M.P.A., J.D. Maryland Access t o Justice Commission Maryland Bar Center | 520 West Fayette Street | Baltimore, MD 21201

REENA SHAH is a long-time advocate of social justice and social change, Reena is the executive director of the Maryland Access to Justice Commission, where she is charged with building a strong and sustainable future for the renewed Commission and implementing programs that increase access and quality of justice for all Marylanders. Prior to this, she was a staff attorney in the Housing and Consumer Law Unit and then, the first Director of the Human Rights Project at Maryland Legal Aid. She went to law school after a few years in public policy and international development, during which period she worked on Capitol Hill for U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), in a local Kenyan non-governmental organization, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal. Reena earned a B.A. from The George Washington University; a M.P.A. from Princeton University; and a J.D. from University of Maryland Carey Law School. Reena has been active in the community, having served on the boards of the Women’s Law Center of Maryland and Maryland Carey Law School and has been recognized at Maryland Legal Aid for her service to her clients and by the Daily Record as a Leading Woman. Reena is married with three children and revels in traveling and embraces new adventures.

ROBIN MURPHY Executive Director Disability Rights Maryland | 1500 Union Avenue, Suite 2000 | Baltimore, MD 21211 ROBIN MURPHY, executive director of Disability Rights Maryland (DRM), has been appointed to serve on the Maryland Attorney General’s COVID-19 Access to Justice Task Force, a partnership between the Maryland Office of the Attorney General and the Maryland Access to Justice Commission. The prestigious 51-member Task Force will work to ensure Marylanders’ access to a just, fair, and equitable civil justice system as the state grapples with the fallout of COVID-19. ROGER A. FAIRFAX, JR. The George Washington University Law School | 2000 H Street, NW | Washington, DC 20052 ROGER A. FAIRFAX, JR. is the new Dean of American University Washington College of Law (WCL) and will be joining on July 1, 2021. He previously served as the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor and founding director of the Criminal Law & Policy Initiative at George Washington University Law School. While there, Dean Fairfax also served as the Jeffrey and Martha Kohn Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2015-2019, and as Associate Dean for Public Engagement from 2014-2015.

Dean Fairfax teaches courses in criminal law, constitutional and adjudicatory criminal procedure, criminal litigation, prosecutorial and criminal defense ethics, and seminars on the grand jury, white-collar criminal investigations, criminal defense, and criminal justice policy. He conducts research on discretion in the criminal process, the grand jury, prosecutorial ethics, and criminal justice policy and reform. Dean Fairfax has engaged in expert consultation and pro bono representation in internal investigations and in grand jury, trial, and appellate matters in state, federal, and foreign courts. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maryland, and a variety of federal trial and appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Dean Fairfax graduated with honors from Harvard College, the University of London, and Harvard Law School. Dean Fairfax is a member of the Board of Directors of the Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit, a barrister of the Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and an elected member of the American Law Institute. In 2019, Chief Justice Roberts appointed Dean Fairfax to serve on the Judicial Conference of the United States, Advisory Committee for the Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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SUJATA WARRIER, PH.D. Director of Training and Technical Assistance Battered Women’s Justice Project | 1801 Nicollet Avenue, Suite 102 | Minneapolis, MN 55403 SUJATA WARRIER is the director of training and TA for the Battered Women’s Justice Project. She trains and provides technical assistance to professionals in various criminal justice systems. She has also trained extensively at the local, state, national and international levels on the issue of cultural competency for various professionals and has delivered numerous keynotes on the issue of culture, competency, relativism, and violence against women. She received her Ph.D. from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. She has written and published numerous articles on violence against women in the international context. She also serves on other boards and groups: The Asian Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence, and Assista. She is also a faculty on the National Judicial Institute of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Dr. Warrier recently authored: It’s in their Culture Fairness and Cultural Considerations in Domestic Violence Cases in Family Court Review Women, Gender Based Violence and Immigration in Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees ; Culture, Competency and Violence against Women in the Health Care System in Intimate Partner Violence: A Health Based Perspective . She recently served as the country director – Bangladesh for an American Bar Association – Rule of Law Initiative for six months. She has worked with the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters on developing standards for cultural diversity for all domestic and sexual violence programs and has delivered numerous keynotes. Dr. Warrier has received numerous awards including: The Rev. Cheng Imm Tan Visionary Award; AWAKE Award for South Asian Women’s Advocacy; the Indian Chamber of Commerce Award honoring Women Achievers and the New York 30 Women Leaders Award. She recently served, after being appointed by the U.S. Attorney General, to the Federal Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women’s Advisory Board. TANISIA SMITH is chair of Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI). PAIMI is a federally funded program by Disability Rights Maryland (DRM) that provides legal advocacy services benefiting Marylanders with psychiatric disabilities. The PAIMI program was created in 1986 after investigations revealed horrific conditions in mental health facilities throughout the nation. PAIMI's vital role is to be an advocate for children and adults who have a mental health diagnosis, among the most marginalized and stigmatized of citizens. Tanisia is a panelist at the 2021 Judicial Conference workshop, entitled, Ensuring Justice for All: Guidance for Inclusion of People with Disabilities Coming to Court . HONORABLE VANESSA E. ATTERBEARY House of Delegates | House Office Building, Room 101 | 6 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 VANESSA E. ATTERBEARY was elected to a second term, in the Maryland General Assembly, to represent District 13, Howard County, Maryland (where she was born and raised) in 2018 and was sworn in on January 9, 2019. After only having served one term in the Maryland General Assembly, Delegate Atterbeary was appointed by Speaker of the House Michael Busch to serve as vice chair of the Judiciary Committee. In addition to serving as vice chair, Delegate Atterbeary serves as chair of the Public Safety Work Group, serves on the Family Law Subcommittee and was elected for a second time in 2019 to serve as Chair of the Howard County House Delegation. TANISIA SMITH Protection & Advocacy Advisory Council Disability Rights Maryland | 1500 Union Avenue, Suite 2000 | Baltimore, MD 21211

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During her first term, Delegate Atterbeary was appointed Deputy Majority Whip by Speaker Michael Busch, served on the Judiciary Committee and was Chair of the Family Law Sub-Committee in the Maryland General Assembly. She is a member of the Women’s Caucus and the Black Caucus. Delegate Atterbeary was appointed by Speaker of the House Michael Busch, to serve on the Public Safety and Policing Work Group during the 2015 interim. She was also appointed to represent the State of Maryland on the National Conference of State Legislators Law, Criminal Justice and Public Safety committees; the Maryland General Assembly on the Three Branch Institute to Improve Child Safety and Prevent Child Fatalities; and the Governor’s Workforce Investment Board, among many others. She is a 1993 graduate of Atholton High School, a 1997 graduate of the College of William and Mary, with a B.A. degree in Government and a 2000 graduate from Villanova University School of Law. She resides in Fulton with her family and is a loving mother to her three young children, Grayson, Holden and Victoria. Work Group Me bers for ll of your hard work and effort on this year’s co ference! — The Maryland Judiciary Hon. Yolanda L. Curtin Circuit urt for Harford County

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HONORABLE WILLIAM V. TUCKER Circuit Court for Howard County Howard County Circuit Courthouse | 8360 Court Avenue | Ellicott City, MD 21043 WILLIAM V. TUCKER is a county administrative judge for Howard County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit since September 30, 2018. He served as a member of the Judicial Ethics Committee, from 2010-2011. He is currently a member of the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council of Howard County; Juvenile Law Committee; Equal Justice Committee, Judicial Council; and chair, Mentor Subcommittee, Education Committee, Judicial Council. CIRCUIT COURT

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Judge Tucker was a member of the Task Force to Study Maryland’s Criminal Gang Statutes from 2018-2020. Judge Tucker earned his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1991 and was admitted to the Maryland Bar the same year. He was a law clerk to Judge James B. Dudley, Howard County Circuit Court, from 1991-1992. Judge Tucker was an assistant state’s attorney for Howard County from 1992-1998 and was chief of the juvenile division from 1995 to 1998. He was an attorney with Shapiro & Tucker, P.A., from 1998-2001, and was a sole practitioner from 2001-2004. He was master in chancery for the Howard County Circuit Court from 2004 until his appointment as associate judge for the Circuit Court for Howard County on Dec. 29, 2011. Hon. LaTina B. Greene Baltimore City Hon. Karen Friedman Baltimore City Hon. Michael J. Stamm St. Mary’s County

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HONORABLE ZUBERI BAKARI WILLIAMS District Court in Montgomery County | 191 East Jefferson Street | Rockville, Maryland 20850 Zuberi Bakari Williams was appointed to the District Court of Maryland by Governor Martin O’Malley and was invested on January 6, 2015, in Montgomery County. At the age of 36, he became one of the youngest judges in the history of the Maryland judiciary.

Judge Williams earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing from Texas Christian University (TCU) and received his J.D. /M.B.A. joint degree from American University’s Washington College of Law (WCL) and Kogod School of Business, respectively. After graduating from WCL, he served as law clerk to Chief Judge Robert M. Bell, Maryland Court of Appeals. After his clerkship, he joined Venable LLP’s D.C. office in its white-collar crime practice group. He left Venable and pursued a federal clerkship with United States District Court Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, Eastern District of Virginia (the Rocket Docket), where he worked on high-profile cases involving terrorism, bank robbery, illegal drugs, illicit gang activity, corporate fraud, employment discrimination, and securities violations. Later, Judge Williams served as an Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia, where he tried cases involving employment discrimination, personal injury, false arrest, police assault, inmate assaults, and whistleblower claims. Judge Williams is currently the Chair of the ADR District Court ADR Subcommittee, serving since 2016. Recently, Judge Williams was named by the Maryland Daily Record to its Top 40 Under 40 VIP List, the National Bar Association’s Best Advocates Under 40, and the Leadership Center of Excellence’s Top 40 Under 40 Trailblazers in the Washington DC Region. Hon. Zuberi B. Williams Montgomery County

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