CONFERENCE OF ORPHANS' COURT JUDGES

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals to 2-year terms:
Maureen Carr-York, Chair (chosen by Conference, 1-year term), 2023
Thomas M. Pelagatti, Vice-Chair (chosen by Conference, 1-year term), 2024

Melissa Pollitt Bright; Douglas D. Browning; Wendy A. Cartwright; Kimberly J. Cascia; Charles M. Coles, Jr.; Juliet G. Fisher; Athena Malloy Groves; William L. Harris; Reginald I. Kearney; Michele E. Loewenthal; Leslie Smith Turner. Terms expire 2023.

Cheryl Kelley Jacobs. Term expires 2024.

[photo, Maryland Judicial Center, 187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, Maryland] Staff: Stephane J. Latour; Brenda L. Mulju.

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Maryland Judicial Center, 187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, Maryland, February 2020. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

On November 18, 2003, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals established the Conference of Orphans' Court Judges. In September 2015, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals re-established the Conference of Orphans' Court Judges (Administrative Order, Sept. 28, 2015).

Meeting quarterly in Annapolis, the Conference exchanges ideas and views on the operation, management, and leadership of Orphans' Courts; makes recommendations for legislation and policy that affect Court operations; and provides advice as requested by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and other judicial entities. The Conference also consults with and advises the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals on matters affecting the Orphans' Courts. Further, the Conference provides a forum for mentoring Orphans' Court judges. To the Education Committee of the Judicial Council, the Conference makes recommendations for the professional development of Orphans' Court judges.

Appointed by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, the Conference consists of fourteen Orphans' Court judges who serve two-year terms. The Conference chooses a chair and vice-chair. The Administrative Office of the Courts serves as secretariat to the Conference (Administrative Order of Sept, 28, 2015).

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