Résumé
Judicial Experience
Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge (2002 - 2023)
Circuit Administrative Judge, 3rd Judicial Circuit (Baltimore & Harford counties) and County Administrative Judge, Baltimore County Circuit Court (December 2020 - June 2023)
Lead Family Law Division Judge (2013 - 2020)
Assumed Senior Status (July 2023); continues to sit as Settlement Court Judge in Civil and Family law cases
Law Practice & Litigator
Managing Partner, Dugan, Jakubowski, Babij and Spector, LLC (1998-2002)
Partner, Robinette, Dugan & Jakubowski, P.A. (1981 - 1998)
Associate Attorney (1978 - 1981)
Honors, Appointments & Certifications
Chair, Family Mediation and Abuse Screening Work Group, Maryland Judiciary Domestic Law Subcommittee (2020 - present)
Faculty, The Judicial College of Maryland on multiple topics, including: medical malpractice, family law, mediation, civil jury trials, and professionalism
Recipient of Honorable John F. Fader II Family Law Award, Baltimore County Bar Association (April 2023)
Member, Judiciary ADR & Public Awareness Committee
Certificate in Basic Mediation Training, Judicial College (2015)
Designated Judge for Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource (ASTAR) Center Program (2006)
Admitted to Maryland Bar (1978)
Bar Associations
Maryland State Bar Association (1978 - present)
Chair, Bench Bar Section Council
Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Committee (1984 - 1985)
Member, Committee on Resolution of Fee Disputes and Public Awareness (2001 - 2002)
Baltimore County Bar Association (2000 - present)
Chair, Professionalism Committee
Maryland Trial Lawyers Association (1981 - 2002)
Member, Board of Governors (2000 - 2002)
Co-Chair, Education Committee (2000 - 2002)
Women’s Bar Association of Maryland (1978 - present)
Membership Chair, Judicial Selections (1984 - 1985, 2001 - 2002)
Program Chair (1980 - 1981)
Public Relations Chair (1981 - 1982)
Women’s Law Center (2000 - present)
Education
Syracuse University, College of Law, J.D. (1978)
Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Public Administration, M.P.A. (1978)
William Smith College, B.A., cum laude (1975)