Mary Ellen Barbera
Maryland Court of Appeals
MARY ELLEN BARBERA, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, since July 8, 2013 (Judge, 7th Appellate Judicial Circuit, Montgomery County, September 2, 2008-).
Judge, Court of Special Appeals, at Large, January 4, 2002 to September 2, 2008. Chair, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, 2006-08 (member, 2002-08), and member, Judicial Ethics Committee, 2007-08, Maryland Judicial Conference.
Assistant Attorney General, 1985-89, and Deputy Chief, Criminal Appeals Division, 1989-98, Office of Attorney General. Member, Task Force to Examine Crime Victims' Rights Laws in Maryland, 1995-2003. Legal Counsel, Office of Governor, 1999-2002 (deputy legal counsel, 1998-99). Member, Public Safety Article Review Committee, 1999-2003.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, 1951. Towson State College, B.S. (early childhood education), cum laude, 1975. Teacher, Baltimore City Public School System, 1975-84. University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1984. Law clerk to Judge Robert L. Karwacki, Court of Special Appeals, 1984-85. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1984. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (member, criminal law & practice section council, 1989-, chair, 1994-95; judicial administration section; litigation law section; standing committee to draft pattern jury instructions in criminal cases; special committee on anti-discrimination matters, 2002; special committee on citizenship law-related education program, 2007-; chair, special committee to study jury selection reform); Montgomery County Bar Association (board of directors); Howard County Bar Association; Women's Bar Association of Maryland. Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 2002-; National Association of Women Judges, 2003-; Executive Council, Montgomery County Inns of Court, 2005-; Maryland - Leningrad Steering Committee, International Rule of Law Consortium (formerly Russian American Rule of Law Consortium), 2007-. Member, Serjeants' Inn Law Club; Wranglers Law Club.
- Justice
- Maryland Court of Appeals
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- Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, since July 8, 2013 (Judge, 7th Appellate Judicial Circuit, Montgomery County, September 2, 2008-). Chair, Board of Directors, Judicial Institute of Maryland, 2009-14. Member, Maryland Access to Justice Commission, 2009-14. Chair, Advisory Board, Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office, 2013- (member, 2012-). Chair, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2013- (chair, judicial council, 2013-). Chair, Library Committee, Maryland State Law Library, 2013-. Member, Judges, Masters and Juvenile Justice Committee, 2013-. Chair, Hall of Records Commission, 2013-. Chair, Technology Oversight Board, 2013-; Public Trust and Confidence Implementation Committee, 2013-. Chair, Judicial Cabinet, 2013-; Advisory Board, Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office, 2013-. Member, Governor's Commission to Reform Maryland's Pretrial System, 2014.
- Judge
- Court of Special Appeals
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- Chair, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, 2006-08 (member, 2002-08), and member, Judicial Ethics Committee, 2007-08, Maryland Judicial Conference.
- Deputy Chief
- Criminal Appeals Division
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- Assistant Attorney General
- Attorney General's Office
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- Law clerk
- Judge Robert L. Karwacki, Court of Special Appeals
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- Teacher
- Baltimore City Public School System
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- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
- J.D. (1984) | Law
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- Towson University
- B.S. (1975) | Early Childhood Education
- Honors: cum laude
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- Outstanding Achievement Award
- Maryland Hispanic Bar Association
- Advancement of Professional Competence Award
- Maryland Bar Foundation
- Rita C. Davidson Award
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Maryland's Top 100 Women
- Daily Record
- Robert C. Heeney Award
- Criminal Law Section, Maryland State Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Various
- Current
- Activities: Member, criminal law & practice section council, 1989-, chair, 1994-95; judicial administration section; litigation law section; standing committee to draft pattern jury instructions in criminal cases; special committee on anti-discrimination matters, 2002; special committee on citizenship law-related education program, 2007-; chair, special committee to study jury selection reform.
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- Montgomery County Bar Association
- Board of Directors
- Current
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- Howard County Bar Association; Women's Bar Association of Maryland
- Member
- Current
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- Montgomery County Inns of Court
- Executive Council
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- National Association of Women Judges
- Member
- - Current
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- Maryland Bar Foundation
- Fellow
- - Current
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