In the Matter of Judge Nickerson , 472 Md. 687 ( 2021 )

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
OF MARYLAND
JD No. 1
September Term, 2020
IN THE MATTER OF THE HONORABLE
AMY LEIGH NICKERSON,
JUDGE OF THE ORPHANS’ COURT OF
MARYLAND FOR KENT COUNTY,
SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL
DISABILITIES
Barbera, C.J.
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¢ ®) 2021-03-26
J 15:51-04:00 Filed: March 26, 2021
IN THE MATTER OF THE HONORABLE * IN THE
AMY LEIGH NICKERSON, JUDGE * COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE ORPHANS’ COURT OF * OF MARYLAND
MARYLAND FOR KENT COUNTY, * JD Docket No. 1
SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT * September Term, 2020
PER CURIAM ORDER
WHEREAS, the Maryland Commission on Judicial Disabilities, pursuant to Md.
Rule 18-435, referred to this Court its findings, the record, and its recommendation in Jn
the Matter of the Honorable Amy Leigh Nickerson, Judge of the Orphans’ Court of
Maryland for Kent County, Second Judicial Circuit, Case Nos. CJD 2018-033 and 2019-
013, for the Court’s consideration pursuant to Maryland Rule 18-437, and
WHEREAS, this Court having considered the Commission’s “Findings of Fact,
Conclusions of Law, Order, and Recommendations,” and having received no response
from the Hon. Amy Leigh Nickerson, and for reasons to be stated in an opinion later to be
filed, it is this 26 day of March, 2021,
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the disciplinary sanction
recommended by the Commission is hereby GRANTED, and it is further
ORDERED, that, effective immediately, Amy Leigh Nickerson is hereby removed
from office as Judge of the Orphans’ Court for Kent County, Maryland.
/s/ Mary Ellen Barbera
Chief Judge