MONTGOMERY COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURT

Assistant State's Attorney, Montgomery County, 1981-84. Member, Peer Review Panel, Attorney Grievance Commission, 1999-2005.

Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, February 3, 1952. Attended Wheaton High School; Washington College, B.A. (american studies), 1974; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1978 (member, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1977-78). Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1978; U.S. District Court for District of Maryland, 1984. Law clerk to Judge Plummer M. Shearin, Montgomery County Circuit Court, 1978-1980. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (civil subcommittee of pattern jury instruction committee, 2013-); Montgomery County Bar Association (community outreach program, 2010-). Member, Montgomery County Inns of Court, 1997- (program director, 1999-2000; executive committee, 2005-07). Author, Casenote: "Maryland Declaration of Rights Requires Unanimous Jury Verdict, Unless Defendant Waives Rights Effectively," 7 University of Baltimore Law Review 130 (1977). Instructor (constitutional law), U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School, 1980-87. President, Board of Directors, Montgomery School Safety Committee, 1993-. Youth baseball and basketball coach, 1993-2004. Volunteer, Shepherd's Table, 2010-. Annual Community Outreach Award, Montgomery County Bar Association, 2012.

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