In the Matter of Judge Nickerson

248 A.3d 298, 472 Md. 687

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: March 26, 2021
• Docket: 1jd/20
• Status: Published

Opinion

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

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Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal PER CURIAM ORDER

Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article} this document is authentic

¢ ®) 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