Committee Members

The Judicial Ethics Committee consists of fifteen members appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland. Of the fifteen members:

  • One is a judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland.
  • Three are circuit court judges.
  • Two are judges of the District Court.
  • One is a judge of the Orphans’ Court.
  • Four are former judges who are approved for recall for temporary service under Maryland Constitution, Article IV, §3A.
  • One is a clerk of a circuit court.
  • One is a judicial appointee as defined in Maryland Rule 18-200.3
  • Two are not judges or other officers or employees of the Judicial Branch of the state government or a lawyer.

The term of a member is three years and begins on July 1. The terms are staggered so that the terms of not more than four members expire each year. At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed. A member may not serve more than two consecutive three-year terms.

2024-25 Committee Members

Hon. Judith C. Ensor, Chair
Judge, Circuit Court for Baltimore County

Hon. Andrea M. Leahy, Vice-Chair
Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland

Hon. Monise A. Brown
Judge, Circuit Court for Charles County

Hon. Sidney Butcher
Judge, District Court of Maryland, Anne Arundel County

Hon. Dolores Dorsainvil
Judge, District Court of Maryland, Prince George’s County

Hon. James R. Eyler
Senior Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland

Hon. Lawrence Fletcher-Hill
Circuit Court for Baltimore City

Hon. Katherine B. Hager, Clerk
Circuit Court for Queen Anne's County

Hon. James A. Kenney, III
Senior Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland

Dr. Samuel Kerstein
Lay Member

Dr. Graham McAleer
Lay Member

Hon. Theodore LeBlanc
Judge, Orphans' Court for Calvert County

Nettina Surpris-Gause, Administrative Commissioner
District Court for Prince George’s County

Hon. Martin Welch
Senior Judge, Circuit Court for Baltimore City

Hon. Alexander Wright
Senior Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland

Rebecca P. Riemer, Esq.
Staff