Gov. Moore Announces Two New Judicial Appointments — Critics Say Maryland Still Lacks Transparency in How Judges Are Chosen
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has announced two new judicial appointments—one to the Anne...
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Maryland Family Courts vs. Invisible Disabilities: Rights Denied, Families Punished
In Maryland, family court is supposed to protect children and preserve parental rights. Instead, it’s become the one...
Montgomery County Circuit Court: Where Poverty and Fatherhood Are Crimes
By Michael Phillips Montgomery County, Maryland, is often portrayed as one of the wealthiest, most progressive counties in...
Shadows on the Bench: Maryland’s Judicial Campaign Finance Transparency Problem
When Americans think about judicial integrity, they expect judges to be impartial arbiters of the law. But what happens...
Judges Aren’t Invincible: How Maryland Voters Can Keep the Bench Accountable
For too long, Maryland’s judiciary has operated in a climate of comfort and complacency. Judges—whether they sit on the...
Family Court as Legalized Child Trafficking: The Case of Reichert v. Hornbeck
America has spent decades wagging its finger at the rest of the world about “human trafficking,” while right here at...
Child Support & “Double Dipping” – The Absurd Economics of Erasing a Parent
By Michael Phillips In the warped theater of Anne Arundel County Family Court, the Reichert v. Hornbeck saga has reached a...
Judge Lisa Kemler’s Monday Exit: A Strategic Retirement or an Escape from Accountability?
By Michael Phillips On Monday, Judge Lisa Kemler officially retired from the Alexandria Circuit Court after more than two...
Judicial Injustice in Suburbia: How Judge Bibi Berry and Montgomery County Family Court Became Every Father’s Worst Nightmare
Montgomery County, Maryland—the affluent, progressive suburb of Washington, D.C.—likes to boast about its high-ranking...
Who Is Sarah Hornbeck? The Woman at the Center of One of Maryland’s Most Disturbing Custody Cases
Sarah Hornbeck is not merely a litigant in a prolonged family court case—she is the subject of a years-long legal and...
Maryland Codifies Child Custody Factors — But Will Anything Really Change?
By Michael Phillips In a move hailed by some as progress and by others as political theater, Maryland Governor Wes Moore...
This Memorial Day, Let’s Remember All the Battles — Including the Ones Fought at Home
By Michael Phillips Memorial Day is a sacred time of reflection. We pause to honor the men and women who died in service to...
Holy Hell, Maryland: What the Heck Is Going on in Reichert v. Hornbeck?
I wasn’t planning to write this article. In fact, I was working on something else entirely when I stumbled upon the court...
When the System Rewards Destruction
There are some people in family law who don't just represent their clients — they feed off the destruction.Alisa G....
Maryland and Virginia Need Their Own TRUST Act: It’s Time to Pull Back the Curtain on Judicial Bias
When you walk into a courtroom, you expect fairness. You expect the judge to be neutral, the facts to speak louder than...
The Revolving Door Spins Again: Judge Harry Storm Retires Into the Same Broken System He Helped Create
When Judge Harry C. Storm announced his retirement from the Montgomery County Circuit Court in early 2025, there was little...