Michelle Ardabily

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Chief of Court Operations at Maine Judicial Branch

Portland, Maine, United States

Overview

Michelle Ardabily is the Chief of Court Operations for the Maine Judicial Branch, leveraging over two decades of experience from the Florida State Courts. Her expertise includes managing diverse court programs, grant implementation, budgetary analysis, and policy development. She earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of South Florida.

She has a pronounced professional interest in specialized court programs aimed at aiding vulnerable populations, including early childhood courts, dependency drug courts, and initiatives to support individuals with mental health disorders within the justice system.

She played a key role in establishing a new Mental Health Court in Pinellas County, Florida, designed to divert individuals from the justice system into community-based treatment.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Not Easily Convinced

Value Seeker

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Topics They Care About

Specialized Court Programs
Managed programs like juvenile diversion, adult drug court, and unified family court, and helped establish a mental health court in Florida to divert individuals to treatment.
Judicial Administration
Progressed from Administrative Assistant to Chief of Court Operations, with extensive experience in court policy, performance reporting, and managing state and local funding.
Child and Family Welfare
Expressed interest in co-parenting research for dependency courts and was involved in initiatives focused on domestic violence cases and truancy prevention.

Media Appearances

Michelle has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2024
Chief of Court Operations at Maine Judicial Branch
3-2004 - 12-2023
Chief Deputy Court Administrator at Sixth Judicial Circuit, Florida State Courts
11-1999 - 3-2004
Sr. Deputy Court Administrator at Sixth Judicial Circuit, Florida State Courts
9-1990 - 11-1999
Personnel Manager at Sixth Judicial Circuit, Florida State Courts
9-1988 - 9-1990
Administrative Assistant at Sixth Judicial Circuit, Florida State Courts

Education

2000 - 2004
MPA from University of South Florida
1987 - 1991
Bachelor of Arts (BA) from University of South Florida

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DO's

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  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Michelle

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

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  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
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  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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