Mary Ellen Barbera

Maryland

Since 1984

Chief Judge

Maryland Court of Appeals

2013 - Current

Judge

Court of Appeals, 7th Appellate Judicial Circuit, Montgomery County

2008 - Current

Judge

Maryland Court of Special Appeals

2002 - 2008

Legal Counsel

Office of Governor

1999 - 2002

Deputy Legal Counsel

Criminal Appeals Division

1998 - 1999

Deputy Chief

Criminal Appeals Division

1989 - 1998

Assistant Attorney General

-

1985 - 1989

Law Clerk

Judge Robert L. Karwacki, Court of Special Appeals

1984 - 1985

Teacher

Baltimore City Public School System

1975 - 1984

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

J.D. (1984)

Towson State College

B.S. (1975)

Honors: cum laude

Outstanding Achievement Award

Maryland Hispanic Bar Association

2013

Advancement of Professional Competence Award

Maryland Bar Foundation

2012

Rita C. Davidson Award

Maryland State Bar Association

2011

Maryland's Top 100 Women

Daily Record

2008

Robert C. Heeney Award

Criminal Law Section, Maryland State Bar Association

2008

Maryland Leadership in Law Award

Daily Record

2007

Outstanding Teaching by an Adjunct Faculty Member Award

University of Baltimore School of Law

1998

Distinguished Service Award

Maryland State's Attorneys' Association

1998

University of Baltimore School of Law

Former adjunct faculty (appellate advocacy & legal writing)

Current

Serjeants' Inn Law Club; Wranglers Law Club

Member

Current

Women's Bar Association of Maryland

Member

Current

Howard County Bar Association

Member

Current

Montgomery County Bar Association

Board of Directors

Current

Maryland State Bar Association

Member

Current

Governor's Commission to Reform Maryland's Pretrial System

Member

2014 - Current

Judges, Masters and Juvenile Justice Committee

Member

2013 - Current

Maryland Judicial Conference

Chair

2013 - Current

Maryland judicial council

Chair

2013 - Current

Advisory Board, Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office

2013 - Current

Judicial Cabinet

Chair

2013 - Current

Public Trust and Confidence Implementation Committee

2013 - Current

Technology Oversight Board

Chair

2013 - Current

Hall of Records Commission

Chair

2013 - Current

Library Committee, Maryland State Law Library

Chair

2013 - Current

Advisory Board, Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office,

Member

2012 - Current

Activities: Chair since 2013 .

Maryland - Leningrad Steering Committee, International Rule of Law Consortium

2007 - Current

Montgomery County Inns of Court

Executive Council

2005 - Current

National Association of Women Judges

2003 - Current

Maryland Bar Foundation

Fellow

2002 - Current

Washington College of Law, The American University

Adjunct faculty (criminal procedure)

1993 - Current

Maryland Access to Justice Commission

Member

2009 - 2014

Board of Directors, Judicial Institute of Maryland

Chair

2009 - 2014

Judicial Ethics Committee

Member

2007 - 2008

Criminal Law and Procedure Committee

Member

2002 - 2008

Activities: Chair 2006 - 2008

Public Safety Article Review Committee

Member

1999 - 2003

Task Force to Examine Crime Victims' Rights Laws in Maryland

Member

1995 - 2003