Circuit Court for Baltimore City

The Circuit Court for Baltimore City is a general-jurisdiction trial court in Maryland, where most civil and criminal cases are first heard. This page lists the court's sitting judges, from Maryland's official judicial directory.

Current judges

• EAErik S. Atas–
• KAKendra Y. Ausby–
• SAShannon E. Avery–
• NBNicole K. Barmore–
• CBCharles M. Blomquist–
• YBYvette M. Bryant–
• CCCatherine Chen–
• MCMelissa K. Copeland–
• SCSylvester B. Cox Jr.–
• PCPaul J. Cucuzzella–
• MDMichael A. DiPietro–
• CDCharles H. Dorsey III–
• LFLawrence P. Fletcher-Hill–
• JGJeffrey M. Geller–
• AHAlthea M. Handy–
• THTroy K. Hill–
• JHJeannie J. Hong–
• CJCynthia H. Jones–
• ALAlan C. Lazerow–
• LMLynn S. Mays–
• KMKimberly C. McBride–
• PMPiper F. McKeithen–
• DMDana M. Middleton–
• MMMyshala E. Middleton–
• JNJohn S. Nugent–
• LRLaZette C. Ringgold-Kirksey–
• JSJennifer B. Schiffer–
• MSMartin H. Schreiber II–
• YTYolanda A. Tanner–
• RTRobert K. Taylor Jr.–
• HTHope Tipton–
• AVAnthony F. Vittoria–
• BWBarry G. Williams–
• LZLevi S. Zaslow–

Former judges

No former judges on record.

How a judge reaches this court. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any judge to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: Maryland Judiciary, Judges Currently Serving; selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data as of 2026-07-01 (official state directory). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).