Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 10, Howard County, August 31, 1989 to November 28, 1996. Past member, Committee on Civil Procedures, District Court of Maryland. Past member, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, and Judicial Ethics Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference.
Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1973-75. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, September 30, 1948. Boston University, B.A., 1969 (Delta Honor Society); University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1973. State's Attorney's Office, Baltimore City, 1973-75. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1974; admitted to practice before U.S. District Court for District of Maryland, 1979, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1980. Partner, Gelfman & Gelfman, P.A., 1975-89. Member, American Bar Association (advisory committee on elder abuse & legal problems of the elderly); Maryland State Bar Association (solo & small firm practice section council, 2004-, chair, 2008-09; animal law section council, 2008-); Howard County Bar Association (president, 1991-92); Women's Bar Association of Maryland. Secretary, Baltimore-Washington Chapter, National Association of Women Judges. Board of Directors, Maryland Bar Foundation, 2009-. Past member, Baltimore City Bar Association; Maryland Trial Lawyers' Association; National District Attorneys' Association. Member, Howard County Executive's Ad Hoc Committee on Human Rights; Education Committee, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Center, Howard County; Howard County Criminal Justice and Treatment Coalition. Board of Directors, United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland. Member, Hadassah (past pres.). Community Relations Council, Howard County General Hospital. Instructor (alternative sentencing), Judicial Institute of Maryland. Past lecturer (real estate law & contracts), Howard County Community College. Former guest speaker, 9th Welfare Advocate Conference; MICPEL faculty speaker at trial advocacy course, 1990-2010. Bencher, James Macgill American Inn of Court. Pro Bono Award for outstanding legal services to the poor of Maryland, Maryland Volunteer Legal Services, Inc., and Maryland State Bar Association.
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