Parris Nelson Glendening is an American politician and academic who served as the 59th governor of Maryland from 1995 to 2003. He previously served as the county executive of Prince George's County,Maryland from 1982 to 1994 as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1999,Glendening was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
The Supreme Court of Maryland is the highest court of the U.S. state of Maryland. The court,which is composed of one chief justice and six associate justices,meets in the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building in the state capital,Annapolis. The term of the Court begins the second Monday of September. The Court is unique among American courts in that the justices wear red robes.
The government of Maryland is conducted according to the Maryland Constitution. The United States is a federation;consequently,the government of Maryland,like the other 49 state governments,has exclusive authority over matters that lie entirely within the state's borders,except as limited by the Constitution of the United States.
Robert Mack Bell is an American lawyer and jurist from Baltimore,Maryland. From 1996 to 2013,he served as Chief Judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals,now known as the Supreme Court of Maryland,the state's highest appellate court. He was the first African American to hold the position.
Alan M. Wilner is an American lawyer and jurist who served as a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals,the state's highest court,from Baltimore County,Maryland.
Catherine Curran O'Malley is an American jurist who served as a Baltimore City District Court judge. She is married to Martin O'Malley,a former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore,and a 2016 presidential candidate. She was an unsuccessful candidate for Maryland Attorney General in the 2022 election.
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.
Robert Charles Murphy was a Maryland lawyer and jurist. He served as Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals,the state's highest court,from 1972 to October 9,1996,the same that day he turned 70 years old. Seventy is the Maryland State Constitution's mandatory retirement age for judges,which Murphy unsuccessfully attempted to raise to 75 years old. Murphy was 45 years old when he was appointed by then Governor Marvin Mandel,making Murphy the youngest chief judge in Maryland state history.
Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in Maryland since January 1,2013. In 2012,the state's Democratic representatives,led by Governor Martin O'Malley,began a campaign for its legalization. After much debate,a law permitting same-sex marriage was passed by the General Assembly in February 2012 and signed on March 1,2012. The law took effect on January 1,2013 after 52.4% of voters approved a statewide referendum held on November 6,2012. The vote was hailed as a watershed moment by gay rights activists and marked the first time marriage rights in the United States had been extended to same-sex couples by popular vote.
Diana Jane Gribbon Motz is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Pauline Newman is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Arrie W. Davis is an American lawyer and jurist from Baltimore,Maryland. Until his retirement in July 2010,he was an associate judge on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
Kathleen Patricia McDonald O'Malley is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Meyer Melvin Cardin was an American jurist and politician who served as an associate judge on the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. He served one term in the Maryland General Assembly and was a member of the Cardin political family. His brother,son,and grandnephew have all been elected to state or national positions.
Joseph F. Murphy Jr. was an American lawyer and jurist from Baltimore,Maryland. Between December 17,2007,and September 30,2011,he was a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals,the highest court in Maryland. Prior to this appointment,Murphy served as the Chief Judge of the Court of Special Appeals,Maryland's intermediate court of appeals. He was also an instructor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.
Mary Ellen Barbera is an American lawyer and jurist from Baltimore,Maryland.
Michele Denise Hotten is a justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland appointed by Governor Larry Hogan.
Angela M. Eaves is an American lawyer and judge. She is a justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland. She served as an administrative judge for the 3rd Judicial Circuit for Harford County from 2015 to 2022.
