Mary Ellen Barbera

Mary Ellen Barbera (born September 10, 1951) is an American lawyer and jurist from Baltimore, Maryland.

For the American behavior analyst, see Mary Lynch Barbera.
Mary Ellen Barbera
Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
Assumed office
July 3, 2013
Appointed byMartin O'Malley
Preceded byRobert M. Bell
Personal details
Born (1951-09-10) September 10, 1951
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
EducationTowson University (BA)
University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD)

Education

In 1975, Barbera earned a bachelor's degree from Towson State College. In 1984, Barbera earned a JD degree from University of Maryland School of Law.[1][2]

Career

Since July 8, 2013, she has served as Chief Judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state. Until 2008, she served as a judge on the Court of Appeals representing the 7th Appellate Judicial Circuit (Montgomery County).[3] Barbera, a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law, is the first female Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals.[4]

Prior to her appointment to the Court of Appeals, she served as an at large judge on Maryland's intermediate appellate court, the Court of Special Appeals, from January 4, 2002 to September 2, 2008.[3] On July 3, 2013, Governor Martin O'Malley appointed Judge Barbera as successor to former Chief Judge Robert M. Bell, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Hon. Mary Ellen Barbers". thedailyrecord.com. 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. "Mary Ellen Barbera". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  3. "Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  4. "Gov. Martin O'Malley appoints 1st female chief judge". wbaltv.com. July 3, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  5. "Gov. O'Malley names 1st female chief judge and first black female judge to Md.'s highest court". therepublic.com. July 3, 2013. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Robert M. Bell		 Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
2013–present		 Incumbent
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