BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND

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Circuit Court

District Court

Orphans' Court

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, 111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year terms (33 Judges):

Appointed by Circuit Court:
Robert L. Bloom, Esq., Domestic Relations Master
William M. Dunn, Esq., Domestic Relations Master
Theresa Ann Furnari, Esq., Domestic Relations Master
Andrea Kelly, Esq., Domestic Relations Master
Anna Benshoof, Esq. Domestic Relations Master
Susan M. Marzetta, Esq., General Equity Master
Bradley O. Bailey, Esq., Master for Juvenile Causes
Claudette McDonald Brown, Esq., Master for Juvenile Causes
Patricia M. C. Brown, Esq., Master for Juvenile Causes
James P. Casey, Esq., Master for Juvenile Causes
Kathryn E. Koshel, Esq., Master for Juvenile Causes
Richard D. Lawlor, Esq., Master for Juvenile Causes
Zakia Mahasa, Esq., Master for Juvenile Causes
Julia Silvestri, Esq., Master for Juvenile Causes
Yolanda Tanner, Esq., Master for Juvenile Causes

Abraham L. Adler, Esq., Examiner-Master
Alice G. Pinderhughes, Esq., Examiner-Master
Joanne L. Suder, Esq., Examiner-Master

Vacancy, Court Auditor
Vacancy, Court Auditor

• Annual Reports

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse
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: Barry G. Williams, Judge-in-Charge, Criminal Division

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

Ex officio: Martin O'Malley, Governor; Douglas F. Gansler, Attorney General, Maryland; Sam J. Abed, Secretary of Juvenile Services; Gary D. Maynard, Secretary, Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services; Wendell M. (Pete) France, Commissioner of Pretrial Detention & Services; Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor, Baltimore City; Bernard C. (Jack) Young, President, Baltimore City Council; Marcella A. Holland, Administrative Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court; John R. Hargrove, Jr., Administrative Judge, Baltimore City District Court; Gregg L. Bernstein, 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; Frank M. Conaway, Clerk, Baltimore City Circuit Court; Lonnie P. Ferguson, Jr., Administrative Clerk, Baltimore City District Court; Rod J. Rosenstein, U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland; Joseph 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:
Allen L. Schwait, Presiding Judge (410) 361-9311
Ryan Smith, Coordinator (410) 361-9467
e-mail: ryan.smith@mdcourts.gov

FAMILY DEPENDENCY DRUG COURT
Appointed by Circuit Administrative Judge:
Martin P. Welch, Presiding Judge
Stephanie S. Franklin, Esq., Director (410) 662-5500, ext. 201
e-mail: sfranklin@flbcinc.org

JUVENILE DRUG COURT
Appointed by Circuit Administrative Judge:
Martin P. Welch, Presiding Judge
Clifton J. Gordy, Juvenile Drug Court Judge
Sheila N. G. Peksenak, Coordinator (443) 263-1734
e-mail: sheila.peksenak@mdcourts.gov

MENTAL HEALTH COURT
Appointed by Circuit Administrative Judge:
Vacancy, Presiding Judge

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.

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
John W. Anderson (D), Sheriff, 2014
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
Yvonne Clark-Drayton, Director (410) 333-3800
e-mail: yvonne.clark@mdcourts.gov

ASSIGNMENT DIVISION
Robert J. Ignatowski, Assignment Commissioner (410) 333-3755 (civil); (410) 333-3811 (criminal)
Courthouse West, Room 220
100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
e-mail: robert.ignatowski@mdcourts.gov

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. Young, Manager (410) 333-3711
Courthouse East, Room 111
111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
e-mail: paulette.young@mdcourts.gov

JURY DIVISION
Nancy M. Dennis, Jury Commissioner (410) 333-3775
Courthouse West, Room 241
100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
e-mail: nancy.dennis@mdcourts.gov

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. Smith, Manager
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.smith@mdcourts.gov

PATERNITY DIVISION
Mary A. Geiger, Manager (410) 333-3738
Courthouse East, Room 111
101 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
e-mail: mary.geiger@mdcourts.gov

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
Appointed by Circuit Court Judges:
Beverly B. Carter, Esq., Court Administrator
Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse; Courthouse East, Room 200
111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-5188
e-mail: beverly.carter@mdcourts.gov

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

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT
Neil B. Moores, Director (410) 361-9889
e-mail: neil.moores@mdcourts.gov

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

CRIMINAL DIVISION
Rafael C. Ortiz, Associate Administrator (410) 545-6091
e-mail: rafael.ortiz@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
Thomas J. Oglesby, M.D., Chief Medical Officer (410) 396-5013
e-mail: thomas.oglesby@mdcourts.gov

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#baltimorecity

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:
Lonnie P. Ferguson, Jr., Administrative Clerk (410) 878-8009
e-mail: lonnie.ferguson@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:
Jimmie L. Foxworth, Administrative Commissioner (410) 878-8018
e-mail: jimmie.foxworth@mdcourts.gov

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:

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:
David B. Allen,* Esq. (D), Register of Wills, 2014
*(appointed Dec. 18, 2012; sworn in Jan. 17, 2013, to replace Mary W. Conaway, who retired Dec. 1, 2012)
(410) 752-5131; 1-888-876-0035 (toll free)
web: http://registers.maryland.gov/main/baltimorecity.html

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