--- title: "Sharon V. Burrell | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sharon-v-burrell-md-circuit-montgomery" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Sharon V. Burrell Circuit Court for Montgomery · Judge ## Profile - Court: Circuit Court for Montgomery - State: Maryland - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### remote proceedings Scope: statewide Maryland trial courts may conduct remote electronic proceedings when authorized by rule, and the court may permit or require participants to appear by remote electronic communications. Evidence excerpt: the court may permit or require one or more participants, or all participants, to join the proceeding by means of remote electronic communications. [Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote recording Scope: statewide For Maryland remote proceedings, the required recording is made by the court, and participants should not make their own audio or video recording unless the court permits it. Evidence excerpt: Proceedings conducted via videoconferencing technology must be recorded by the court [Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### electronic devices Scope: statewide Maryland permits electronic devices in court facilities only in accordance with court rules and orders; attorneys may use devices reasonably for a proceeding if silent, positioned away from the trier of fact or witnesses, not used for recording, and not used for unauthorized communication. Evidence excerpt: attorneys are permitted the reasonable and lawful use of an electronic device in connection with the proceeding provided that [NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### photography video recording Scope: statewide Maryland prohibits taking, recording, or transmitting photographs, videos, or other visual images in court facilities unless the court expressly grants permission in a specific instance. Evidence excerpt: The taking, recording, or transmitting of photographs, videos, or other visual images by cell phone or any other device is prohibited in the court facility at all times [NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.mdcourts.gov/sites/default/files/import/hr/pdfs/judges_list_external.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.mdcourts.gov/sites/default/files/import/hr/pdfs/judges_list_external.pdf) - [Maryland Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.mdcourts.gov/sites/default/files/import/hr/pdfs/judges_list_external.pdf) - [Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings) - [NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sharon-v-burrell-md-circuit-montgomery", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sharon-v-burrell-md-circuit-montgomery", "name": "Sharon V. 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Franklyn Bourne Bar Association’s Legal Excellence Award (2010), Women Who Make a Difference Award (2012), and Maryland’s Top 100 Women Award, where she was inducted into the Circle of Excellence in 2021 - In 2012, she was added to the Montgomery County Women’s History Archives for her contributions to the legal profession and community - Born in Washington, D.C., in 1957; attended D.C. Public Schools - After law school, she clerked for Judge Harry A. Cole on the Maryland Court of Appeals, the first Black judge on the state’s highest court - She has presided over juvenile, family, criminal, and civil cases and currently serves as Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit - Active in numerous professional and civic organizations, including the National Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association, Montgomery County Bar Association, National Association of Women Judges, NAACP, and the National Council of Negro Women - She then practiced corporate and tax law at Cable, McDaniel, Bowie & Bond in Baltimore before joining the Montgomery County Attorney’s Office, where she worked for 21 years representing the county in civil rights, employment discrimination, and municipal liability cases - She is a member of the Court’s Sentence Review Panel and chairs the Committee on Equal Justice for the Maryland judiciary - Co-founded and edited the Black Heights Literary Magazine at Barnard College ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d7f2b6c1b52f4889f91cdbe) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings). Collected 2026-07-26. - [NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-9a7f81ce806c87a1ae6dac48) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice). Collected 2026-07-26.