About me
MARINA L. SABETT has been an Associate Judge for the District Court of Maryland, District
6, Montgomery County, since January 20, 2017; Presiding and Coordinating Judge, Mental
Health Court, 2017-2023. As of October 2023, she was designated as the Coordinating
Judge for Behavioral Health for the Maryland Judiciary. Member: Behavioral Health
Subcommittee 2018-; Technology Education Subcommittee 2018-; Civil Workgroup of the
District Court Chief Judge’s Committee, 2018-2019; Judicial Education Subcommittee 2020-
23; Remote Hearings Workgroup 2020-; Judicial Council Technology Committee 2021-
present; Accessibility and Accommodations Subcommittee 2021-present.
Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, 2004-2007, 2010-2017.
Partner, Venable LLP, 1999-2004 (associate, 1990-1998).
Loyola College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1987; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D.,
1990. Admitted to: Maryland Bar, 1990; United States District Court of Maryland, 1991;
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1997. Member, American Bar
Association, 1991-2004; Maryland State Bar Association, 1991-2004, 2013-. Montgomery
County Bar Association, 2013- (executive committee, 2018-2020; vice-chair, administrative
law section, 2015-2017). Montgomery County Bar Foundation, 2014- (co-chair, CLE
Committee 2016-; Diversity Committee 2020-21). Women's Bar Association, Montgomery
County Chapter, 2014- (chair, mentor/membership committee). J Dudley Digges Inn of Court,
2000- (President, 2018-2023; Secretary 2002-2008). Member, Maryland Association of
Defense Trial Counsel, 1995-2004; Defense Research Institute, 1995-2004. National
Association of Women Judges, 2012-14. Board of Directors, Maryland Public Interest Law
Project, 1989-1990 (fundraising chair, 1988-1989). Coach, Boys' Soccer League, Olney Boys
and Girls Club, 2006-2009. Assistant Coach, Boys Soccer League, Damascus Soccer Club,
2010-2011.
