No.
1002SP001402015. Judge Reese called four character witnesses:
Lorraine Lawrence Whittaker, Esquire, a private attorney
specializing in family law, Carol Hanson, Esquire, the
District Public Defender for Howard and Carroll counties,
Judge Joseph Murphy, and Judge James N. Vaughan. Judge Reese
also testified on her own behalf.

Ms.
Whittaker testified that she has appeared before Judge Reese
for the last nine years as counsel in both criminal and civil
cases, including protective order matters. In her experience
appearing before Judge Reese, Ms. Whittaker believed that
Judge Reese was fair and unbiased. Ms. Hanson has known Judge
Reese for twenty years in a professional capacity. Ms. Hanson
testified that she has appeared before Judge Reese as counsel
in domestic violence matters on multiple occasions. Although
Ms. Hanson did not always agree with Judge Reese's
decisions, Ms. Hanson opined that Judge Reese consistently
treated litigants and attorneys withfairness and respect.

Judge
Reese testified that before she became a judge, she served as
an Assistant State's Attorney for Howard County and as a
private defense attorney for Reese & Carney, a private
law firm. Judge Reese testified that on a weekly basis, she
presided over traffic cases, landlord-tenant cases, and one
day a week, domestic violence cases, including peace orders
and protective orders. Judge Reese also singularly presided
over mental health cases. She understood that in her capacity
as a judge, she was tasked to listen to the individuals that
come before her, the facts presented, and apply those facts
to the law. Judge Reese indicated that she was aware of what
the relevant peace order statute, Cts. & Jud. Proc.
§ 3-1504, requires. She testified that she also is
familiar with the Maryland Judge's Domestic Violence
Manual, October 2009 Edition, and