Assistant State's Attorney, Montgomery County, 1985-89. Born in Dothan, Alabama, April 12, 1957. University of Maryland, B.A. (criminal justice), 1978; The American University, M.S. (judicial administration), 1980; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1984. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1985; District of Columbia Bar, 1989. Attorney, Sherman, Meehan, Curtin & Ain, 1989-97. Member, American Bar Association (co-chair, committee on race & racism in the criminal justice system, criminal justice section, 1998-; member, project advisory board, state of criminal justice publication, 2000-; member, criminal justice section council, 2001-); Federal Bar Association (board of governors, 1996-99); Maryland State Bar Association (chair, leadership academy, 1999-; member, criminal law & practice section council, 2007-). Montgomery County Bar Association (board of directors, 1995-); J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association. Adjunct Professor, Montgomery College, 1986-95. Board of Directors, Central Union Mission, 1994-96. Instructor, Washington, DC, campus, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1995-. Adjunct faculty, Washington College of Law, The American University. Board of Directors, Montgomery County Bar Foundation, 1995-. Member, Montgomery County Inns of Court; Alan J. Goldstein Inn of Court, 1995- (president, 1999). Board of Directors, Alumni Association, University of Maryland School of Law, 1998-99. President, Federal Magistrate Judges Association, 2007-08 (past secretary, treasurer; vice-president, 2005-06; president-elect, 2006-07). Executive Committee, National Council of Federal Trial Judges, 2009-. President's Award, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, 1994. President's Citation for Outstanding Service to the Bar, 1995, and Professionalism Award, 1998, Montgomery County Bar Association. Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2001.
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