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)