COURT OF APPEALS

Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-1500; 1-800-926-2583 (toll free); tty: (410) 260-1554
web: http://mdcourts.gov/coappeals/
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Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, 361 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland, April 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Judges by Name

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Appellate Judicial Circuits

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Former Judges

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Court of Appeals Judges (from left to right): Lynne A. Battaglia; Dale R. Cathell (now retired); Irma S. Raker (now retired);
Robert M. Bell (Chief Judge); Alan M. Wilner (now retired); Glenn T. Harrell, Jr.; Clayton Greene, Jr.; Annapolis, Maryland, March 2004. Photo courtesy of Court Information Office.

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COURT OF APPEALS

Sally D. Adkins, Judge, 1st Appellate Circuit, 2010
Joseph F. Murphy, Jr., Judge, 2nd Appellate Circuit, 2008
Lynne A. Battaglia, Judge, 3rd Appellate Circuit, 2012
Glenn T. Harrell, Jr., Judge, 4th Appellate Circuit, 2012
Clayton Greene, Jr., Judge, 5th Appellate Circuit, 2016
Mary Ellen Barbera, Judge, 7th Appellate Circuit, 2010

CLERK
Bessie M. Decker, Clerk (appointed by Court of Appeals) (410) 260-1500

CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK
Terry Ruffato, Chief Deputy Clerk (410) 260-1529

DEPUTY CLERKS (410) 260-1500

RECORDERS (410) 260-1500

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Angelita Y. Plemmer, Court Information Officer (410) 260-1488
e-mail: angelita.plemmer@mdcourts.gov
web: http://mdcourts.gov/cio/index.html

JUDICIAL EDUCATION & TRAINING
Frederick C. Williams, Administrator (410) 946-4905
Judicial Training Center, 2009D Commerce Park Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401
e-mail: fred.williams@mdcourts.gov

MEDIA SERVICES
Ronald J. White, Senior Media Specialist (410) 946-4906
John L. (Jack) Fino, Media Specialist (410) 946-4907

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Kelley E. O'Connor, Director (410) 260-1560
e-mail: kelley.o'connor@mdcourts.gov

JUDICIAL OMBUDSMAN
William L. Howard, Ed.D., Judicial Ombudsman (410) 260-1298
e-mail: william.howard@mdcourts.gov

JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AUDIT
Ssali S. Luwemba, Director (410) 260-3673
e-mail: ssali.luwemba@mdcourts.gov

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