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Hotline Numbers
The Ethics Hotline is your direct access to members of
the Ethics Committee. |
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Courtroom Badges
The Maryland State Bar Association Courthouse Identification Badge is available to any attorney who has been admitted to practice law in this state, who is currently a member of the bar in good standing, and who is currently certified by the Court of Appeals as an active practitioner.
Mentoring Program
The MSBA sponsors this program to assist newer, less experienced members of the bar. It
provides a resource for attorneys to seek and receive advice or discuss concern about law office management,
escrow accounts, procedural issues and many other topics. |
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Judicial Appointments Committee
CHAIR |
CHAIR |
CHAIR |
Alan R. L. Bussard (Co-Chair)
405 Allegheny Ave.
Towson, MD 21204
P: (410) 821-5589
F: (410) 828-4120
E:alanbussard@aol.com |
Donna E. McBride (Co-Chair)
200B Monroe St.
Rockville, MD 20850
P: (301) 762-5212
F: (301) 762-6044
E:dmcbride@mmcanby.com |
Edwin “Ted” H. Staples, II (Co-Chair)
125 West Street, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 2289
Annapolis, MD 21404-2289
P: (410) 268-6600
F: (410) 269-8409
E: tstaples@cbknlaw.com |
2011/2012 ANNUAL REPORT |
This Committee, made up of local and at-large members, receives and reviews a copy of each judicial application for every judicial vacancy statewide, and contacts references;
assigns the application to a Committee member for the preparation of a summary and presentation to the Committee; then conducts an in-person interview of each applicant; and votes on the applicant’s qualifi cations. It then submits the Committee’s confi dential fi ndings to the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) and the Governor for consideration (some JNCs request and receive an oral presentation from the Committee Chairs prior to their interviews of the applicants).
The Committee provides each JNC with its peer evaluation of each applicant’s qualifi cations, which stands as the MSBA’s formal position with regard to that applicant for a period of
18 months. |
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This Committee receives and reviews a copy of each application for judicial
appointment, contacts references, assigns the application to a local member
for the preparation of a summary and presentation to the Committee, then
conducts an interview of each applicant and votes on the applicant's
qualifications. It submits the findings to the Judicial Nomination
Commission for consideration. The purpose of this Committee is to provide
the Judicial Nomination Commission with peer evaluation of an applicant's
qualifications. Its evaluation process is currently being reviewed and
changes are expected. |
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