The Judicial Administration Committee of the Bar Association of Baltimore City developed this program, in cooperation with the Circuit Court for Baltimore City and the District Court for Baltimore City, to provide informal, confidential feedback to individual members of the Bench concerning judicial process, demeanor, etc. The goal is to encourage comments, suggestions and constructive criticisms from the Bar. This program is not a substitute for the existing judicial grievance system and is not to be used for conveying substantive communications about a particular case.The guidelines for the Alter Ego Program are:1) Participation by members of the Bench is voluntary:2) Members of the Bench designate an attorney as an alter ego;3) A listing of the participating members of the Bench and their alter egos will be distributed through BABC mailings;4) All comments from members of the Bar are conveyed anonymously to the Bench unless the initiator directs otherwise;5)There is no record keeping or publication of any communications; and6) An attorney is not precluded from appearing before the member of the Bench for whom he or she serves as an alter ego, but service should be disclosed to opposing counsel and considered along with the usual factors in determining if recusal should occur.

Members of the Bar Association of Baltimore City may receive a copy of the list of Alter Egos by calling Bar headquarters at 410-539-5936, or email your request to info@baltimorebar.org.