5th Judicial Circuit Associate Judge

Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County Associate Judge appointed November 2023

Legal Experience:

• Office of the Public Defender, 2003-2010
• Adjunct Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law, 2010-2014
• Solo practitioner, 2010-2020
• First African-American female Magistrate in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court history, 2020-2023

Professional & Civic Involvement:

• Chair of the Parenting Seminar Workgroup
• Member of the Judiciary Education Committee
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• Anne Arundel Bar Association Family Law Division and Diversity and Inclusion Committees
• Trustee for the James C. Cawood, Jr., Inn of Court (Past President for two terms)
• Vice-chair of the Anne Arundel County Local Pro Bono Committee
• Anne Arundel County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and Fellow of the Maryland State Bar Association Leadership Academy
• Magistrate Sub-committee
• Magistrate’s Conference Planning Committee (past Chair)
• Board of Directors for the Pro Bono Resource Center
• Anne Arundel County Trial Courts Judicial Nomination Committee
• Character Committee for the State Board of Law Examiners
• Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland Baltimore County
• Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law