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BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND

ORPHANS' COURT


JOYCE M. BAYLOR-THOMPSON, Chief Judge (Democrat)



Chief Judge, Orphans' Court, Baltimore City, since 2000 (judge, 1994-2000). Chair, Conference of Orphans’ Court Judges, 2011- (member, 2003-; vice-chair, 2003-09; former co-chair). Member, Judicial Ethics Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2006-09.

Chief, Guardianship Unit, Office on Aging, 1979-86. Legal specialist, State Department of Assessments and Taxation, 1986-2000.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, January 16, 1956. Walbrook High School, Baltimore; Morgan State University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1978; University of Illinois, M.S.W., 1979; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1986. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1994. Attorney. Adjunct Professor (business law), Dundalk Community College, 1994-, and Howard Community College. President, Maryland Association of the Judges of the Orphans' Courts. Board of Trustees, City Temple Baptist, Baltimore, 1995-. Member, Mental Health Board of Greater Metropolitan Baltimore, 1997-99. Award of Recognition for Community Service, Berea Temple, Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1997. Certificate for Internships offered to school students, Offices of Career and Technology Education, Baltimore County Public Schools, 2000. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2003. Married; one child.

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