Audrey J. S. Carrion (born July 16, 1958) is an American judge who has served as an associate judge on the Eighth Judicial Circuit in Baltimore, Maryland since 1999, as that court's administrative judge as of 2020,[1] and later as its Chief Judge.[2][3]
Audrey Carrion | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Eighth Circuit Court for Baltimore City | |
| Assumed office November 10, 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16, 1958 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Colegio Espiritu Santo, Puerto Rico; College of Notre Dame of Maryland, B.A., 1981; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1984 |
Early life and education
editCarrion was born on July 16, 1958, in New York City, New York. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the Notre Dame of Maryland University in 1981, having earlier attended Colegio Espiritu Santo, Puerto Rico, then with a Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1984.[4][2][3]
Personal life
editCarrion is an outspoken lesbian and has supported LGBT rights throughout her career.[5]
Judicial service
editAs of July 2024, Carrion is Administrative Judge and Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. She has been Chair of Maryland's Conference of Circuit Judges since January 1, 2023 (as of July 2024). She first became an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in 1999. She headed the Family Division – Domestic from 2003 until 2009. Before becoming a Circuit Court judge, from 1996 to 1999, she was an Associate Judge in Maryland's state level District Court.[2][3]
The Maryland Circuit Courts have a specialized business court program, the Business and Technology Case Management Program (BTCMP).[6] Carrion was appointed to the Baltimore City Circuit Court's BTCMP[7] in 2010, was its Director from 2012 to January 1, 2020, and remains a BTCMP judge (as of July 2024).[2] She was a Business Court Representative to the American Bar Association's Business Law Section,[8] and is a member of the American College of Business Court Judges.[2]
Awards
editShe has received the following awards[2]:
• EBLO Jose Ruiz Achievement Award (2012)
• The Daily Record Leadership in Law Award (2011)
• The Maryland Hispanic Bar Association Outstanding Achievement Award (2011)
• Women’s Law Center — Rosalyn B. Bell Award (2010)
• Excellence in Leadership Award, University of Baltimore, Women’s Bar Association (2008)
• Maryland’s Top 100 Women (2000 and 2003), The Daily Record;
• Alumna of the Year Award, University of Baltimore School of Law (1998)
• Presidential Award, Bar Association for Baltimore City (1998)
• Award of Achievement, Bar Association of Baltimore City, Young Lawyer’s Division (1993-1994)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Judge Audrey J. S. Carrión named Baltimore City circuit administrative judge | Maryland Courts". www.courts.state.md.us. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Business and Technology Judges – Circuit Court For Baltimore City". www.baltimorecitycourt.org. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Audrey J. S. Carrion, Maryland Circuit Court Judge". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Bloomberg.com". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Rose, Katrina (March 23, 2016). "Lesbian judges seek election in Baltimore". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Maryland Business and Technology Case Management Program (BTCMP) | Maryland Courts". www.courts.state.md.us. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Business and Technology Case Management Program – Circuit Court For Baltimore City". www.baltimorecitycourt.org. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Business Court Representatives".