PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

ORPHANS' COURT


ATHENA MALLOY GROVES, Judge (Democrat)



Judge, Orphans' Court, Prince George's County, since 2006. Chair, Conference of Orphans’ Court Judges, 2018-20, 2024- (vice-chair, 2009-10, 2023; member, 2009-; vice-chair, policy, rules & forms subcommittee, 2017). Member, Task Force to Study the Maryland Orphans' Courts, 2021; Task Force to Ensure the Safety of Judicial Facilities, 2023-; Task Force to Study Fiduciary Adjudication in Maryland, 2025-.

Member, Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, 2001-06. Member, Revenue Authority of Prince George's County, 2003-06; Acountability, Compliance and Integrity Advisory Board, Prince George's County, 2011.

Born in New York, New York, 1967. Attended Queen Anne High School, Upper Marlboro, Maryland; University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.A. (economics), 1989; North Carolina Central University School of Law, J.D., 1994. Admitted to Maryland Bar; District of Columbia Bar. Attorney. Associate, Law Offices of James H. Taylor, P.C., 1996-99. Manager partner, Taylor, Groves & Martin, 1999-2001. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; Prince George's County Bar Association; J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association. President, Maryland Association of the Judges of the Orphans Courts, 2011, 2013, 2017 (member, 2006-; vice-president, 2009-11). Board of Advisors, The Arc of Justice Institute, 2016-. Board of Directors, Luminis Health, 2019-. Member, The Christian Giving Circle, Inc. Vice-President, Holy Trinity School Association, 2006-08. Board of Trustees, Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School, Bowie, Maryland, 2008-14 (vice-chair, 2011-12; chair, 2012-14). Married; two children.

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