BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT

CIRCUIT ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

AUDREY J. S. CARRION, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges, January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024 (chair, executive committee, 2023-24, vice-chair, 2021-22). Circuit Administrative Judge, and Chief Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, since January 11, 2020 (Associate Judge, Nov. 10, 1999 to Jan. 11, 2020). Judge-in-Charge, Family Division, 2003-09. Director, Business and Technology Case-Management Program, 2012-20 (designated judge, 2010-12). Member, Public Awareness Committee, 1998-2001, Maryland Judicial Conference. Member, Council on Management and Productivity, 2000-03 (work group for reorganization options (dhmh), 2002-03). Member, Legislative Committee, 2002-04, and Family Law Committee, 2004-07, Maryland Judicial Conference. Member, State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services, 2004-14. Member, Court Interpretation and Translation Services Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2009-14 (chair, 2003). Circuit Representative, 8th Judicial Circuit, Conference of Circuit Judges, 2013-19. Member, Court Access and Community Relations Committee, 2015-16 (chair, language access subcommittee, 2015-16), Specialty Courts and Dockets Committee, 2015-16, and Equal Justice Committee, 2020- (chair, community outreach subcommittee, 2023-), Judicial Council. Member, Judicial Council, 2021-24; Court Access and Community Relations Committee, 2022- (chair, self-represented litigant subcommittee, 2022-), Judicial Council. Member, Maryland Electronic Courts Advisory Committee, 2022-.

Member, Task Force to Ensure the Safety of Judicial Facilities, 2023-.

Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City, January 11, 1996 to November 9, 1999. Member, Judicial Education Committee, District Court of Maryland, 1997-99.

Member, Review Board, 1989-93 (vice-chair, 1991-92; chair, 1992-93); and Inquiry Committee, 1993-95, Attorney Grievance Commission.

Assistant Attorney General, Correctional Litigation Unit, 1990-95.

Member, Mayor's Committee on Hispanic Affairs, Baltimore City, 1995-98.

Born in New York, New York, 1958. Attended Colegio Espiritu Santo, Puerto Rico; College of Notre Dame of Maryland, B.A., 1981; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1984. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1985. Member, American Bar Association (business law section; business court representative, 2012-14); Maryland State Bar Association (leadership academy committee, 1995-2004; anti-discrimination committee, 2002-); Maryland Hispanic Bar Association (co-chair, membership committee); Baltimore City and Monumental City Bar Associations. Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 1992-. Member, American College of Business Court Judges. Board of Trustees, Baltimore Community Foundation, 2014-. Citation from Secretary of Juvenile Justice. Certificate of Appreciation, East Baltimore Latino Organization. Award of Achievement & Exceptional Service Award, Young Lawyers Section, Baltimore City Bar Association. Alumnus of the Year, University of Baltimore, 1998. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2000, 2003. Excellence in Leadership Award, University of Baltimore and Women's Bar Association of Maryland, 2008. Rosalyn B. Bell Award, Women's Law Center, 2010. Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2011. Outstanding Achievement Award, Maryland Hispanic Bar Association, 2011. Jose Ruiz Achievement Award, Education-Based Latino Outreach, 2012. Influential Marylander, Daily Record, 2021.

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