2025 Judicial Conference Program

Empowering Justice: The Role of Judges and Civil Legal Services in Streamlining Court Efficiency HONORABLE WAYNE A. BROOKS DISTRICT COURT IN HOWARD COUNTY 3451 COURTHOUSE DRIVE | ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND 21043

WAYNE A. BROOKS, Associate Judge , District Court of Maryland, District 10, Howard County and Carroll County. Member, Judicial Council, Chief Judge’s Committee, Specialty Courts and Dockets Committee, Chair, ADR Sub-committee, 2016-, ADR Committee. Served in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (Captain, 1985-87). Special Assistant U.S. Prosecutor, U.S. Magistrate Court, 1985-86. Hearing Officer, Department of Environmental Resources, Prince George’s County, 1991. Member, Citizens Advisory Committee, Board of Education, Howard County, 1991-93. Assistant Public Defender, Mental Health Division, 1991-94. Executive Administrative Law Judge and Deputy Director of Operations, Office of Administrative Hearings, 2001-14 (Administrative Law Judge, 1995-2001). Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 27, 1957. West Philadelphia University City High School, 1975; Howard University, B.S. (Psychology), 1979; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1984 (President, Student Bar Association, 1983-84). Admitted to Maryland Bar, January 1985. Associate, Fossett & Brugger, Chartered, 1987-90; Alfred Nancy & Associates, 1990-91; Law Offices of James H. Taylor, P.C., 1991. Member, American Bar Association, 1985-91; Maryland State Bar Association, 1985-91, 2008- (Administrative Law Section; Board of Governors, 2008-10; Chair, Minorities in the Legal Profession Committee, 2010-2011); Howard County Bar Association, 1995- (President, 2007); Prince George’s County Bar Association, 1987-91; J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association (Co-chair, Legislative Committee, 1987-91); Waring-Mitchell Law Society, 1995- (President, 2000-02) (Treasurer, 2015-2022); National Association of Administrative Law Judges (Maryland Board Member, 2010-2014). Board of Directors, Ardmore Enterprises, 1988-94 (President, 1992-94). Chair, Scouting on the Mall Committee, Scouting for Food Committee, National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1989-90. Baseball and Basketball Coach, Elkridge Youth Organization, 1993-96. Board of Directors and Coach, Columbia Football Association, 1993-2001. President, Hollifield Estates Homeowners’ Association, 2003-06. Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland State Bar Association, 1989, 1990. Certificate of Appreciation, National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1990. Appreciation Award, Ardmore Enterprises, 1994. Public Defender of the Year, Mental Health Division, Howard County Office of Public Defender, 1992. Living Legend Award, Mount Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2001. Service Award, Howard County Bar Association, 2008. Member, Mount Pisgah A.M.E. Church, 1995- (Co-chair, Board of Trustees, 1997 2023) (Men’s Choir 1995-). The Daily Record Veteran in Business and Law Award, 2023; and Leader in Law Award, 2024. Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., 1978 -.

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