The governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland,and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers in both the state and local governments,as specified by the Maryland Constitution. Because of the extent of these constitutional powers,the governor of Maryland has been ranked as being among the most powerful governors in the United States.
Marvin Mandel was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 56th Governor of Maryland from January 7,1969,to January 17,1979,including a one-and-a-half-year period when Lt. Governor Blair Lee III served as the state's acting Governor in Mandel's place from June 1977 to January 15,1979. He was a member of the Democratic Party,as well as Maryland's first,and to date,only Jewish governor.
Simon Ernest Sobeloff was an American attorney and jurist,who served as Solicitor General of the United States,as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland,and as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
William Purington Cole Jr. was an American jurist and politician. From 1927 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1942,Cole was a United States representative who represented the second district of Maryland. He later served as a judge of the United States Customs Court and as an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
Alexander "Aleck" Boarman was a United States representative from Louisiana and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Previously,he served in the Confederate States Army and as Mayor of Shreveport,Louisiana.
Peter Brunswick Krauser is an American jurist who served as the chief judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Prior to his appointment to the court,he was the chair of the Maryland Democratic Party.
James William Denny was a U.S. representative from Maryland.
James Hughes was a United States representative from Indiana and a judge of the Court of Claims.
John R. Hargrove Sr. was the first African American to be appointed Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Maryland and was later appointed by President Ronald Reagan to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Robert A. Zarnoch is an American lawyer and jurist. Since February 2008 he has been a judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals,Maryland's Intermediate Appellate Court.
Richard D. Bennett is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Samuel Jameson Gholson was a United States representative from Mississippi,a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and a General in the Confederate States Army.
Alexander Harvey II was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Frank Albert Kaufman was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
James Rogers Miller Jr. was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Joseph Wilson Morris was an American attorney,arbitrator and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He was a partner in the Tulsa,Oklahoma law firm of Gable Gotwals.
Harrison Lee Winter was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Paul William Grimm is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Stephen Howard Sachs was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Maryland. He served as the Attorney General of Maryland from 1979 to 1987. He was noted for prosecuting the Catonsville Nine in 1968.
Victor Eugene Bianchini is a retired State of California Superior Court Judge and a retired,U.S. magistrate judge,with service in the Southern District of California,the Central District of California,the Western District of New York,the Northern District of New York,and the Eastern District of Washington. Bianchini served as a judge,for both the state and federal courts continuously for over 48 years,during which period he was honored numerous times. Bianchini now practices as a full-time private neutral mediator and arbitrator. Bianchini is a decorated United States Marine Corps colonel with 31 years of service,active and reserve. Bianchini is also an American sabre fencer and is a two-time World Team champion and a World Team silver and bronze medalist,a former 2012 individual U.S. National Champion,most recently won the Sabre individual National Championships for 2021 and 2022,and is a four-time North American Cup champion in Veteran competition. He has qualified for nine Veterans World Championships,and has finished sixth,seventh,and tenth twice,in individual competition. He was also a bronze medalist in the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem in the 40's age division,and a bronze and silver medalist in the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv in the 35's age division.
