District Court Headquarters provides centralized
services to assure court locations statewide apply policies
and procedures consistently, and function at maximum
efficiency. Headquarters serves as the hub for gathering
and disseminating information between the various District
Court locations and programs on the one hand, and other
parts of the Judiciary, the Legislature, and external
stakeholders on the other. Headquarters has primary responsibility
for budget and program planning, development of policies
and procedures, facilities management, information technology,
and customer information for the District Court, under
direction of the Chief Judge and the Chief Clerk.
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| Office
of the Chief Judge |
Chief
Judge
Ben C. Clyburn |
410-260-1525
Fax 410-974-5026 |
| Office
of the Chief Clerk |
Chief
Clerk
Joseph P. Rosenthal |
410-260-1234
Fax 410-260-1219 |
Alternative Dispute Resolution
(ADR) |
Jonathan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Executive Director
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410-260-1676
Fax 410-260-3536 |
| Administrative
Services |
Assistant
Chief Clerk
Roberta L. Warnken |
410-260-1203
Fax 410-260-1252
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Engineering &
Central Services |
Assistant
Chief Clerk
Lisa I. Ritter |
410-260-1663
Fax: 410-260-1218
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| Finance |
Assistant
Chief Clerk
Susan
Armiger |
410-260-1300
Fax 410-260-1299
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| Operations |
Assistant
Chief Clerk
Charles E. Moulden |
410
260-1225
Fax: 410-260-1219 |
| Office
of Coordinator of Commissioner Activity |
Coordinator
David W. Weissert |
410-260-1232
Fax 410-260-1217 |
Office
of the Chief Judge
Robert
C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Boulevard
Annapolis, MD 21401
Description
The
Chief Judge is the
administrative head of the Court
and appoints administrative judges
for each of the twelve districts. The
chief judge also appoints a chief
clerk, administrative clerks for each
district, and all commissioners.
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Ben
C. Clyburn, Chief Judge
Kathy Peeler, Executive Assistant
Barbara J Allison, Judicial Assistant
Sanjuray D. Largent, Aide to the Chief Judge
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Office
of the Chief Clerk
District Court Headquarters
Maryland Judicial Center
580 Taylor Avenue A-3
Annapolis, MD 21401
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| The
Office of the Chief Clerk is responsible for the day-to-day
administration of the Court. |
Joseph
P. Rosenthal , Chief Clerk
Becky Hinkle, Aide to the Chief Clerk
Vacant, Admin. Assistant
Ken Brown, Coordinator of Special Projects |
Alternative
Dispute Resolution
Annapolis, MD 21401
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Description
The mission of the ADR office includes:
1. Educate all participants (including judges, clerks, court personnel, members of the Bar, litigants and other ADR providers) on the uses and benefits of alternative dispute resolution programs; 2. Establish and maintain high quality alternative dispute resolution programs that empower litigants; 3. Encourage the use of ADR options early on and throughout the litigation process.
4. Ensure that the ADR options are appropriate and accessible. |
Jonathan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Executive Director
Maureen A. Denihan, Esq., ADR Manager
Cindy Faucette, Regional ADR Manager |
Administrative
Services
District
Court Headquarters
Maryland Judicial Center
580 Taylor Avenue A-3
Annapolis, MD 21401
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Description
The Administrative Services staff produces Court forms, brochures,
videos, CourtNet and Court's website, all of which provide the
tools and/or training necessary to promote excellence in public
service and access to justice. Effective communication with external “customers” is
the primary focus of this division. |
Roberta L. Warnken , Assistant Chief Clerk
Tomiko Thomas, Admin. Assistant
Joan Baer, Administrator
Angela Naylor, Coordinator, Administrative Projects
Polly Harding, Admin. Services Specialist, Bonds/Forms
Wendy Wilson, Admin. Services Specialist, Forms/Legislation
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Engineering & Central
Services
District
Court Headquarters
Maryland Judicial Center
580 Taylor Avenue A-3
Annapolis, MD 21401
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Description
The building in which you work and the property inside it is the
primary focus of this division. The facilities, warehouse, records,
and security departments oversee everything from buildings and
facilities (including furniture and telephone systems), to ordering
supplies and printing/distributing forms, to managing Court records,
to training and outfitting bailiffs in each of the District Court
locations. |
Lisa
I. Ritter, Assistant Chief Clerk
Vacant, Admin. Assistant
Vacant, Admin. Assistant
James Harmon, Security Coordinator
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Engineering & Central
Services
501 East Fayette Street, Room 306 |
Richard
Funk, Facilities Administrator
Antoinette Hurd, Facility Services Assistant
Mark Foertsch, Construction Manager
Michelle Ruble Simpson, Telecommunications Coordinator |
Engineering & Central
Services
2002A Industrial Drive
Annapolis, MD 21401 |
James "Butch" Watkins,
Administrative Officer
Keith Randall, Warehouse Supervisor
Gary Cranford ,
Records Supervisor
Kenneth Shifflet, Coordinator
Michael Suite, Cabinet Maker
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Finance
District
Court Headquarters
Maryland Judicial Center
580 Taylor Avenue A-3
Annapolis, MD 21401
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Description
The Finance division is responsible for all funds appropriated to
the District Court by the Legislature each year. These funds
are accounted for and spent in a manner consistent with Judiciary
and State policies and procedures. The Finance staff assists
with budget preparation and accounts payable duties. In addition,
the Finance division is responsible for the Traffic Processing
Center, which uses a computerized system for processing payable
traffic citations. Once a fine is received, this system alerts
the Motor Vehicle Administration that the driver has pled guilty
and closes the case. If the fine is not received, the computer
automatically schedules a trial date. |
Susan
Armiger, Assistant Chief Clerk
Larry Tucker, Finance Manager
Cynthia Pecenak, Admin. Assistant
Cindy Jackson, Accounts Payable Supervisor
Vicki Roache, Accounting Clerk |
Finance
MATS
Maryland District Court
PO Box 6676
Annapolis, MD 21401-0676 |
Teresa
Beall, Traffic Processing Center Supervisor |
Operations
District Court Headquarters
Maryland Judicial Center
580 Taylor Avenue A-3
Annapolis, MD 21401
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Description
The Operations division consists of several component parts that
are dependent upon one another, including Technical Business
Review and Analysis, Resource Training, Instructional Design,
Technical Writing, Transcribing, Traffic Citation Processing,
Data Entry, Research and Statistics, and Executive Administrative
Support. This
diverse, goal-oriented group provides optimum support for
the court’s production and customer oriented field
operations by providing expertise through training programs,
business process reviews, case flow assessment, and case
management systems.
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Charles
E. Moulden, Assistant Chief Clerk
Hennie Caplan, Administrator
Linda McCabe, Admin Assistant
Brenda Spitzer, Receptionist
Vacant, Technical Business Analyst
Nancy Harris, Senior Technical Specialist
Rebecca Galica, Resource Specialist
Kay Alston, Instructional Designer
Steve Yaffe, Research Analyst
Paul Creel, Systems Specialist
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Operations
Offsite Offices
Transcribing Office
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Vacant, Operations Manager
Bev
Miller, Supervisor
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District
Court Traffic Processing Center
Ticket Room
Data Entry
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Cheryl
Williams, Supervisor
Charlene
Watkins, Supervisor
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Office
of Coordinator of Commissioner Activity
The Robert F. Sweeney Building
251 Rowe Boulevard - 3rd Floor, Room #341
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Telephone No. 410-260-1230
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Description
The Coordinator of Commissioner Activity is responsible for: developing
policy and procedures for commissioners; preparing annual reports;
administering 250 commissioners sitting 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week throughout the State at multiple locations; publishing
and updating the Commissioner Manual on a yearly basis; maintaining
the charging language database; and developing training programs
for commissioners. |
David
W. Weissert, Coordinator
Colleen Cantler, Admin Assistant
Vacant , Admin Assistant
Jennifer Prout, Commissioner Resource Specialist
Diane
Ebbert, Charging Language Specialist |
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