CHARLOTTE M. COOKSEY, Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City, since August 15, 1983. Presiding Judge, Mental Health Court, 2002-. Member, Executive Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 1992-96 (vice-chair, 1993; chair, 1994). Member, Mental Health, Alcoholism and Addiction Committee, 1993-, Maryland Judicial Conference. Chair, Judicial Ethics Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2000-. Co-Chair, Problem-Solving Courts Standing Committee (chair, drug court oversight committee, 2007-) Maryland Judicial Conference, 2007-.
Trial Attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1974-75. Master in Chancery, Division of Juvenile Causes, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 1979-83. Member, Task Force on the Needs of Persons with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, 2004- (member, Maryland Forensic Task Force). Born in Baltimore, Maryland, October 30, 1947. Attended Louise S. McGehee School; Newcomb College of Tulane University, B.A., 1968; Loyola University School of Law, J.D., 1971; Institute of Juvenile Justice, University of Cambridge, 1980; National College of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1980; National College of Judges, 1985; Genome Justice course, National Association of Women Judges, 2004; Co-occurring Disorders course, National Judicial College, 2004. Admitted to Louisiana Bar, 1971; District of Columbia Bar, 1972; Maryland Bar, 1976. Member, Maryland State, Louisiana, District of Columbia, Baltimore City and Women's Bar Associations. Member, Women's Law Center; National Association of Women Judges. VISTA Attorney, New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation, 1971-72. Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., 1972-74. Managing Attorney, Child Advocacy Project, Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., 1975-79.
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