Committee to Elect Baltimore County Orphans' Court Judges
Judge Colleen A. Cavanaugh
Chief Judge William "Bill" Evans
Judge Theresa A. Lawler
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About the Judges for Orphans' Court Baltimore County
Colleen A. Cavanaugh, Judge
- Elected to Baltimore County’s Orphans’ Court in 2006.
- Served as Chief Judge of the Baltimore County Orphans’ Court from January 2007 - February 2009.
- Member of Trial Judges Association of Maryland
- J.D. from the University of Maryland; BA from American University.
- Attorney admitted to practice before the Maryland Bar, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, and the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
- Member: Maryland Association of the Judges of the Orphans’ Courts, National College of Probate Judges, and National Association of Women Judges
- Member of the Maryland State and Baltimore County Bar Associations.
- Over 15 years of experience in family law, estates and trusts, and appellate practice.
- Appellate practice resulting in published opinions clarifying Maryland’s estate and family laws.
- Court-appointed advocate for children and the elderly
- Graduate of Maryvale Preparatory School.
- Married for 14 years to Michael Warshaw, Esquire, with whom she has two sons.
William R. "Bill" Evans, Chief Judge
- Elected to the Baltimore County Orphans’ Court in 2006
- Appointed by the Governor of Maryland to serve as Chief Judge of the Baltimore County Orphans' Court in February 2009
- Member of Maryland Association of Judges of the Orphans’ Court
- Member of the National College of Probate Judge
- Member of Trial Judges Association of Maryland
- Over 34 years of experience in General Practice of Law; specializing in litigation
- J.D. from University of Baltimore School of Law - 1973; B.S. from John Carroll University - 1969
- Attorney admitted to the Maryland Bar - 1973, and the U.S. District for the District of Maryland
- Member of American, Maryland State, Baltimore County Bar Associations
- Elected Baltimore County Council – 1986
- Appointed Baltimore County Board of Appeals - 1982 - 1986
- Graduate of Calvert Hall College High School - 1963
- Married over 40 years to his wife, Judith Ann, and father of two grown sons, Bill and Todd
Theresa A. Lawler, Judge
- Elected to the Baltimore County Orphans' Court in 1998; re-elected in 2002 and 2006
- Appointed by the Governor of Maryland to serve as Chief Judge from 1999 - 2006.
- Appointed to Conference of Orphans' Court Judges by Judge Robert M. Bell in 1994; current Vice-chair of conference.
- President of Maryland Association of Judges of Orphans' Court; Treasurer from 1999 - 2001.
- Member of the National College of Probate Judges, National Association of Women Judges, and the Trial Judges Association of Maryland.
- Author of several articles and frequent speaker on probate related topics.
- Over 30 years of experience in Estates and Trusts law; 10 years on the Orphans' Court and 20 years as an attorney.
- JD with Honors from University of Maryland School of Law; BA from Northwestern University.
- Attorney admitted to the Maryland Bar and the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
- Member of American, Maryland State, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, and Women's Bar Associations.
- Past Member of the Baltimore Estate Planning Council and Financial Planners of Maryland.
- Member of the Women's Law Center and St. Thomas More Society of Maryland.
- Former Adjunct Professor (Estate Administration) at Dundalk Community College and Villa Julie College.
- Married for 38 years to George S. Lawler, and mother of two adult children.
- Service on corporate boards, including Downtown Baltimore ChildCare, Inc. and local PTAs.
- Voted one of "Maryland's Top 100 Women" in 2008 and 2010 by the Maryland Daily Record
