CATHY HOLLENBERG SERRETTE, Associate Judge, Prince George's County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, since December 19, 2003. Member, Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Service, 2002-. Member, Family Law Committee, 2004-, Maryland Judicial Conference.
Legislative director, U.S. Representative Gus Savage (Illinois), 1985-86.
Electoral monitor (South Africa), International Electoral Commission, 1994.
Member, Community Task Force on Police Accountability, Prince George's County, 2000-01. Family Law and Juvenile Master, Prince George's County Circuit Court, 2001-03. Co-Chair, Circuit Court Task Force on Circuit Court Accessibility for the Latino Community, Prince George's County, 2002. Member, Local Pro Bono Committee, Prince George's County, 2002-; Charles County, 2003-. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, April 28, 1954. University of Pittsburgh, B.S. (psychology) summa cum laude, 1975. National Law Center, George Washington University, J.D., 1979; Washington College of Law, American University, LL.M. (international legal studies), 1991. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1986. Staff attorney, Advocates for Children, New York, NY, 1980-81. Partner, Kresky, Sinawski & Hollenberg, New York City, 1981-84. Attorney, Information Protection and Advocacy Center for Handicapped Individuals, Washington, DC, 1986-87. Attorney, private practice, Maryland and Washington, DC, 1987-2001. Member, District of Columbia Bar Association, 1987-; Maryland State Bar Association, 1990-; Prince George's County Bar Association (board of directors, 2000-); Women's Bar Association (president, Prince George's County chapter, 2003-04); J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, 2000-; National Association of Women Judges. Fellow, Law Foundation of Prince George's County (board of directors, 1994-; president, 1998-2001). Board of Directors, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, 2001-. Co-Chair, Maryland Legal Services Partnership Conference, 2003, 2004. Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Former board member, Prince George's County Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union. Certificate of gratitude, Lawyers Campaign Against Hunger, Maryland Food Committee, 1991. Certificate of Recognition, Doctor-Lawyer Education Partnership, Prince George's County Board of Education, 1994. Maryland Pro Bono Service Award, Pro Bono Resource Center, 2000. Outstanding leadership presentation, Law Foundation of Prince George's County, 2001. Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2002. Distinguished Service Award, Prince George's County Bar Association, 2003.
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