Meetings between volunteer judges or magistrates with Tackling Chronic Absenteeism Project (TCAP) participants and families bring the power and authority of the judge to the school without a punitive focus or adversarial atmosphere. The judges who volunteer in the TCAP are passionate about helping young people.
Their stature provides a powerful presence: When these judges explain the immediate and long-term consequences of truancy, children and parents listen. Perhaps even more rewarding, by the end of the TCAP session, each family has had the unforgettable experience of a judge who listens, cares and advocates for them.
Participating Judges and Magistrates Fall 2005–Spring 2021
*Indicates TCAP Honor Roll Members with 5+ years of service
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Hon. Paul E. Alpert, Judge, Court of Special Appeals (Retired)
Hon. Nathan Braverman, Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City (Retired)
*Hon. Yvette M. Bryant, Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit; Judge-in-Charge, Family Division, 2013–2018
Steve Chaikin, Esq., Assistant State’s Attorney, Montgomery County
Hon. Kathleen Cox, Associate Judge, Baltimore County Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit
Jessice Den Houter, Esq., Clinical Teaching Fellow, Bronfein Family Law Clinic at the Unviersity of Baltimore School of Law
Hon. John F. Fader, Baltimore County Circuit Court, Third Judicial District (Retired)
Cynthia M. Ferris, Esq., Master in Chancery (Former), Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit
David Fishkin, Retired Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, Maryland
*Mark Friedenthal, Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, Maryland; 2019 recipient of the Anthony “Bubba” Green Star Player Award
Hon. Althea M. Handy, Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, Judge-in-Charge, Civil Division, 2013–2018
Hon. Miriam B. Hutchins, Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City (Retired)
Hon. Norman E. Johnson, Jr., Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City (Retired)
Hon. Cynthia H. Jones, Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit
Master Dawn Jones, Baltimore City Circuit Court
Linda A. Koban, Esq., Master, Baltimore City Circuit Court (Retired)
*Joyce T. Mitchell, Esq., Master, Baltimore City Juvenile Court (Retired)
Hon. Catherine Curran O'Malley, Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City
Hon. Vincent Mulieri, Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 7, Anne Arundel County
*Kristin L. Peacock, Esq., Magistrate for Juvenile Causes, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit
*Hon. Charles J. Peters, Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, Judge-in-Charge, Criminal Division
Lynae T. Polk, Esq., Magistrate for Juvenile Causes, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit
Hon. Joan E. Ryon, Associate Judge, Montgomery County Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit
Hon. James B. Sarsfield, Associate Judge, Montgomery County, District 6, District Court of Maryland (Retired)
Hon. Kathleen Sweeney, Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City
Hon. Ronald A. Silkworth, Associate Judge, Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit; Chief Judge, 1996–2019 (Retired)
Julius A. Silvestri, Jr., Esq., Magistrate for Juvenile Causes, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit
George Simms III, Esq., Assistant State’s Attorney, Montgomery County
Diana Smith, Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City
Donald Stone, Esq., University of Baltimore School of Law Professor (Retired)
Hon. Thomas J. S. Waxter, Jr., Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit (Retired)
Hon. Halee F. Weinstein, Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City, Judge-in-Charge, Eastside District Court, 2014–Present
*Hon. David W. Young, Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit (Retired)