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RIDGELY P. MELVIN, JR. Court of Special Appeals,
1974 — Born m Annapolis, September 26, 1917 Grad-
uated from Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia,
1936, Pnnceton University, AB, 1940, University of
Maryland School of Law, LLB, 1947 Admitted to the
Maryland Bar, 1947 Served in the US Naval Reserve,
1940-1945 Member, American, Maryland State, and
Anne Arundel County Bar Associations, American Judi-
cature Society, Rule Day Club Maryland House of
Delegates, 1954 - 1962, chairman. House Judiciary Com-
mittee, 1958-1962 Member, Charter Board of Anne
Arundel County, 1962- 1963, Maryland Constitutional
Convention Commission, 1965-1966 Associate Judge,
Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, 1966-1974
Member, Rules Committee of Court of Appeals, 1967 -
1974 Member, Annapolis Yacht Club, Sailing Club of
the Chesapeake, South River Club, BPO Elks, Saint
Anne's Episcopal Church Married, 3 children
JOHN P. MOORE. Court of Special Appeals,
1973 — Born in New York, New York Attended
Regis High School, New York City, Manhattan Col-
lege, B B A , 1937, Catholic University, J D, 1940 Ad-
mitted to the Maryland Bar, 1956 Served in the US
Naval Reserve Member, American, Maryland State,
and Montgomery County Bar Associations, American
Judicature Society, Institute of Judicial Administration,
U S Supreme Court Historical Society, Maryland Bar
Foundation Chairman, Executive Committee, Mary-
land Judicial Conference, 1971 - 1972 Chief counsel,
U S Senate Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections,
1951 -1953, member, Montgomery County Board of
Appeals, 1954-1957 (chairman, 1956-1957) Mary-
land House of Delegates, 1962-1966 Judge, Circuit
Court for Montgomery County, 1966- 1973 Laws and
the Courts Award, Catholic University Alumni Associ-
ation, 1974, E Brooke Lee Award, Distinguished Pub-
lic Service, Silver Spnng Board of Trade, 1977 Mar-
ried, 2 children
JAMES COOKE MORTON, JR. Court of Special
Appeals, 1967 — Born in Baltimore, March 7, 1913
Attended Severn School, Johns Hopkins University,
University of Maryland, LL B, 1937 Admitted to the
Maryland Bar, 1937 Served in the US Coast Guard
Reserve Member, American, Maryland State, and
Anne Arundel County Bar Associations Maryland
General Assembly, 1939-1946 State's attorney, Anne
Arundel County, 1948- 1952, counsel to Anne Arundel

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County Commissioners, 1959- 1961, executive assistant
to the Governor of Maryland, 1961 -1967, chairman,
Board of Trustees, Anne Arundel Community College,
1970- 1971 Board of Editors, Maryland Law Renew.
Marned, 2 children
CHARLES E. MOYLAN, JR. Court of Special
Appeals, 1970 — Born in Baltimore, December 14,
1930 Attended Baltimore City College, Johns Hopkins
University, B A, 1952, University of Maryland School
of Law, JD, 1955 Admitted to the Maryland Bar,
1958 Served as a special agent in the Counter Intelli-
gence Corps Member, American, Maryland State, and
Baltimore City Bar Associations, The Seldon Society
Assistant state's attorney, Baltimore City, 1959- 1962,
deputy state's attorney, Baltimore City, 1963, state's at-
torney, Baltimore City, 1964- 1970 Lecturer on consti-
tutional-criminal law for the American Academy of Ju-
dicial Education, the National College of District
Attorneys, and other organizations Distinguished Ser-
vice Award, National District Attorneys Association,
1968 Marned, 3 children
CHARLES AWDRY THOMPSON. Court of Special
Appeals, 1967 — Born in Hurlock, June 23, 1915
Attended Hurlock High School, Washington and Lee
University, A B , 1936, University of Maryland, LL B ,
1940 Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1940 Served in
the US Naval Reserve, 1942-1945 Member, Ameri-
can and Dorchester County Bar Associations, Ameri-
can Judicature Society Member, House of Delegates,
1950-1954, chairman. Ways and Means Committee,
and majority floor leader, 1954 Attorney for Dorches-
ter County Commissioners, 1954- 1958, member, Eco-
nomic Development Commission of Maryland,
1959- 1963, attorney for Commissioners of Cambridge,
1961 -1966, state's attorney for Dorchester County,
1963-1966 Cambridge Rotary Club, BPO Elks
Marned, 2 children
ALAN M. WILNER. Court of Special Appeals,
1977 — Born in Baltimore, January 26, 1937
Attended Baltimore City College, Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity, AB, 1958, MLA, 1966, University of Mary-
land School of Law, J D , 1962 Admitted to the Mary-
land Bar, 1962 Member, Maryland State Bar
Association Order of the Coif Assistant attorney gen-
eral of Maryland, 1965- 1968, chief legislative officer,
governor's staff, 1974- 1977 Marned, 2 children