Paid FOR by Citizens for Judicial Campaign for Claudia Barber, Marilyn Barber Treasur
CLAUDIA BARBER An Experienced & Trusted Voice for Fair Circuit Courts
Impartial – Independent – Fair
Reasonable – Rational –
Diverse Knowledge
of the Law
A proven professional with over 35 years of experience
A LEGAL PROFESSIONAL OF DISTINCTION
Anne Arundel County has choices. Choose a jurist with a proven track record. Claudia Barber's candidacy as judge on the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County is duly qualified.
CLAUDIA BARBER is the ONLY candidate on this ballot with long term experience: 10 years of judicial experience, 35 years of legal experience and she has authored 5,000 decisions. She is the ONLY candidate with top performance evaluations as a judge and is a 2024 Lawyer of Distinction award recipient.
A Trusted Voice for Fair Courts, Barber authored "How to Survive Protracted Civil Litigation" (2024) to help those who find themselves in the legal system and have limited financial resources.
Claudia Barber is also a Trusted Community Leader, who has been endorsed by elected officials, community leaders, pastors, Independents, Republicans, Democrats, and Green Party members. She has hosted community job fairs, and is the chair of the Anne Arundel County Transportation Task Force for the Underserved Population. Community awards include: 2022 Sojourner Truth Award; 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice Award and the 2021 IPMA Chapter Award of Excellence when serving as president of the IPMA Patuxent River Basin chapter.
Claudia Barber cares most about ensuring that all cases in the Anne Arundel Circuit Court are processed fairly and impartially. Whether a criminal, family law or juvenile case, don't you want that, too? VOTE CLAUDIA BARBER!
A TRACK RECORD OF SERVICE
24 years Private Practice Law Firm Experience as a principal of firm. Claudia Barber returned to private practice in 2017 after serving as administrative law judge 2005-2016. Her background includes hearing officer/administrative law judge; and in economic development, commerce, intellectual property/software licensing, copyright, trademark law, litigation and employment law.
24 Years Senior Management Experience as Business Owner with knowledge of managing a budget for a small business; maintaining profit and loss statements; project manager of government contracts; familiar with procurement law; was an 8(a) contractor and certified minority business owned enterprise. Former member of US Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council.
Non-Profit Organization -- Scholarship Foundation Board Chairperson – For 23 years, Claudia Barber has successfully operated a non-profit organization, which awards scholarships to college students. She has managed the operations of the foundation since the beginning and prepares strategic plans of the organization, named in honor of her deceased father. The Foundation has awarded over $110,000 in college scholarships since it’s inception in 2001.
College Instructor; Lecturer -- Claudia Barber has taught Business Law course; intellectual property in Legal Issues for Business Entrepreneurs; Leadership Ethics, Business Ethics and Speech Communication at area colleges in Maryland as part of undergraduate and graduate programs.
Memberships -- Lifetime member of the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) – served as District 4 Director. Barber is a lifetime member of the National Bar Association, and currently serves on the American Bar Association's Senior Lawyers Division on their publication committee.
WHY PEOPLE ARE VOTING FOR CLAUDIA BARBER FOR CIRCUIT COURT
Endorsements
Maryland State Senator Jill P. Carter
Cynthia Carter (former City of Annapolis Alderwoman)
Pastor Sheryl Menendez
Former Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
The Caucus of African American Leaders (CAAL)
Samuel Jordan, Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition
Audrey Jenkins (former judge)
Attorney Cheryl Crowder
William Barry
Steven Waddy
Elder Charles James
Toni Strong Pratt
N. Denise Wilson Taylor
Andy Ellis
Will Rowel
Art Holt
Chrissy Holt
Linda Mundy
Ann & Rick Kinard
Heaven White