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Orphans' Court judge urges technology updates and city benefits alignment as court serves grieving families
Summary
Chief Judge Lewin Garrett told the council that Baltimore City’s Orphans' Court — a city agency separate from the Circuit Court — needs upgraded technology, clearer maintenance contracts, and parity on some employee benefits; Garrett said the court’s budget is under $1 million and described efforts to expedite property matters for decedents.
Lewin Garrett, chief judge of the Orphans' Court in Baltimore City, told the Baltimore City Council Wednesday that the Orphans' Court is a city agency with a budget of less than $1 million and needs upgraded technology and access to city employee benefits to better serve grieving families.
“The Orphans' Court is a state institution. We are a city agency, and that's one of the drastic big difference[s],” Garrett said, emphasizing the court’s role managing decedents’ property and assets and the need to respond quickly to…
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