BARBARA BAER WAXMAN, Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City, since May 8, 1991. Member, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 1991-92. Chair, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 1994-95 (member, 1993-94). Judge-in-Charge, Eastside Court Building, 1995-97. Member, Planning and Oversight Committee for a Community Court of Baltimore, 1997-99. Chair, Committee on Criminal and Motor Vehicle Matters, District Court of Maryland, 1997-. Member, Administrative Judges Committee, 1997-. Member, Mental Health, Alcoholism and Addiction Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 1999-2000. Executive Committee, Baltimore City District Court, 1999-. Judge-in-Charge, Courtroom at Central Booking and Intake Center, 1999-. Member, Task Force to Review the Laws, Practices, and Procedures Governing Bondsmen and Bail Bonds, 2003-.
Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1981-86. Chief, District Court Division, State's Attorney's Office, Baltimore City, 1986-91. Member, Mayor's Domestic Violence Coordinating Committee, Baltimore City, 1988-. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, November 28, 1953. Attended Northwestern Senior High School; University of Maryland, B.S., 1975; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1980. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1981. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (district court subcommittee, 1986-92); Baltimore City Bar Association (judicial administration committee, 1996-97); Women's Bar Association of Maryland; Women's Law Center; National Association of Women Judges, 1999- (chair, nominating committee, 1993-2000; women in prison task force, 1995-; board of directors, 2000-01; treasurer, 2002-). Member, Trial Table Law Club; Mount Washington Improvement Association, 1987-.
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