2025 Judicial Conference Program

Friday APRIL 25

Mindful Movement - Yoga Flow and Stretch Fused with Tai Chi and Qigong – Skipjack Walking group with colleagues – Main Lobby Jogging group with colleagues – Main Lobby Judicial Portraits (Robes will be provided) Windjammer Daily Opening and Housekeeping Chesapeake Ballroom Breakfast Chesapeake Foyer

6:15 – 7:15 A.M.

7:15 – 8:15 A.M.

7:15 – 8 A.M.

8:15 – 8:25 A.M.

Plenary - A View from the Balcony and the Bench: Vignettes of Judicial Courage Hon. Matthew J. Fader, Supreme Court of Maryland, Chief Justice Hon. Myron H. Thompson (Sr.), U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Chesapeake Ballroom Break & Transition to Court-Specific Sessions Chesapeake Foyer Supreme Court and Appellate Court Discussion Among the Members of the Supreme Court and Appellate Court of Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice Hon. David S. Tatel (Ret.), United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Clipper Circuit Court Hon. Bryon S. Bereano, District Court in Prince George’s County Hon. Maria L. Oesterreicher, Circuit Court for Carroll County Hon. Stephanie P. Porter, Circuit Court for Howard County Hon. Stenise L. Rolle, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County Jason V. Thomas, Chief Information Officer, Judicial Information Services Chesapeake Ballroom

8:25 – 10 A.M.

10 – 10:15 A.M.

10:15 A.M. – 12:45 P.M.

MARYLAND JUDICIARY

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