District Court Biographies
Attended Eastern High School, Washington, D.C.;
George Washington University, A.A., 1948; George
Washington University Law Schoool, J.D., 1950. Ad-
mitted to the Maryland Bar, 1950. Served in the U.S.
Navy. Member, Maryland State, Prince George's Coun-
ty, and District of Columbia Bar Associations. Order of
the Coif; Prince George's County Chamber of Com-
merce Award of Excellence (1973) and Award for Out-
standing Service (1974). Married; 3 children.
ROBERT D. HORSEY. District Court, District 2,
1976 — . Born in Marion, August 19, 1933. Attended
Crisfield High School; University of North Carolina;
University of Baltimore, A.A., 1959; LL.B., 1961. Ad-
mitted to the Maryland Bar, 1961. Served in the U.S.
Army. State's attorney, Somerset County, for ten years.
Married; 3 children.
LEWIS R. JONES. District Court, District 12,
1971 — ; Administrative Judge. Born in Oakland, Au-
gust 17, 1916. Attended Oakland public schools; West
Virginia Wesleyan, A.B., 1936; University of Maryland
School of Law, LL.B., 1939. Admitted to the Maryland
Bar, 1939. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.
Member, Maryland State Bar Association. Member, AF
& AM; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Married; no children.
RAYMOND J. KANE, JR. District Court, District 10,
1977 — . Born in Baltimore, June 9, 1938. Attended
Calvert Hall High School; Loyola College; University of
Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1963. Admitted to the
Maryland Bar, 1964. Served in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Member, American, Maryland State, and Howard
County Bar Associations. President, Howard County
Bar Association, 1976 - 1977. Assistant state's attor-
ney, Howard County, 1966; counsel to Howard County
Welfare Board, 1967; counsel to Howard County Park
Board. Former president, Ellicott City Junior Chamber
of Commerce. Co-editor, Howard County Code, 1970
and 1971 editions. Married; 2 children.
JAMES KARDASH. District Court, District 8,
1971 —. Born in Baltimore, December 27, 1929.
Attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute; University of
Baltimore, A.A.; University of Baltimore Law School,
LL.B. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1963. Served in
the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps, 2nd Lieutenant. Judge,
Appeal Tax Court, Baltimore County, 1964 - 1966.
Maryland House of Delegates, 1967 - 1971; chairman,
Banking Subcommittee, 1969 - 1970; chairman. Envi-
ronmental Matters, 1971. Married; 5 children.
CHARLES JOSEPH KELLY, SR. District Court,
District 9, 1971 —; Administrative Judge. Born in
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1917. Attended
Aberdeen, Maryland, public schools; University of
Baltimore, LL.B., 1944. Admitted to the Maryland Bar,
1945. Served in the U.S. Navy. Member, Maryland
State and Harford County Bar Associations. Former

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member and past president of the Board of
Commissioners of Aberdeen; past president, Aberdeen
Chamber of Commerce; member, Aberdeen Zoning
Appeals Board. Former instructor in criminal law and
procedure, Baltimore College of Commerce and Law of
the Mt. Vernon Law School. Member, American Le-
gion; Elks; Swan Creek Country Club. Married; 2 chil-
dren.
MARTIN A. KIRCHER. District Court, District 1,
1973 — . Born in Baltimore, June 25, 1930. Attended
Baltimore City College; University of Baltimore, A.A„
1956; University of Baltimore Law School, J.D., 1958.
Attended National College of the Judiciary in 1975 and
served as faculty advisory in 1978, Admitted to the
Maryland Bar, 1958. Served in the U.S. Air Force.
Maryland House of Delegates, 1963 - 1973; chairman,
House Judiciary Committee, 1969 - 1973; Maryland
Legislative Council, 1969 - 1973. Married; 3 children.
STANLEY KLAVAN. District Court, District 6,
1975 —. Born in Baltimore, June 20, 1925. Attended
Central High School, Washington, D.C.; George Wash-
ington University, A.A., 1948, LL.B., 1950. Admitted to
the District of Columbia Bar, 1951. Admitted to the
Maryland Bar, 1957. Served in the U.S. Navy. Member,
American, Maryland State, District of Columbia, and
Montgomery County Bar Associations; American Judi-
cature Society; American Judges Association; Associa-
tion of Trial Lawyers of America. Married; 1 child.
1. SEWELL LAMDIN. District Court, District 1,
1961 —. Born in Foxwdis, Virginia, October 5, 1917.
Attended Baltimore City College; Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity; Mt. Vernon School of Law, J.D., 1950. Admit-
ted to the Maryland Bar, 1950. Served in the U.S.
Navy. Member, American, Maryland State, and
Baltimore Bar Associations; American Judicature Soci-
ety. Potentate, Boumi Temple, 1972; chairman. Com-
mittee on Grievances and Appeals, Shrine of North
America; president, Mid-Atlantic Shrine Association.
Married; 3 children.
BESS B. LAVINE. District Court, District 5, 1978 — .
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 29, 1927.
Attended Washington, D.C., primary and secondary
schools; George Washington University, B.A., 1949; Uni-
versity of Baltimore, LL.B., J.D., 1959. Admitted to the
Maryland Bar, 1959. Member, Maryland State, Prince
George's County, and Womens Bar Associations. Who's
Who of American Women. Chief judge. Orphans' Court
of Prince George's County, 1954 - 1962; master for Ju-
venile Causes, 1970 - 1977; Family Court master, 1977
- 1978. Married; 3 children.
HAROLD LEWIS. District Court, District 1,
1968 — . Born in Baltimore, August 2, 1913. Attended
Baltimore City College; University of Baltimore School
of Law, LL.B. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1940.