534/Maryland Manual

J. Franklyn Bourne Law Club; National Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers. Senior Assistant State's Attor-
ney, Montgomery County, 1974-75 (District Court),
1975-79 (Circuit Court). District Public Defender, Mont-
gomery County, 1979-82. Member, Montgomery County
Criminal Justice Commission, 1979-82. Judge, District
Court of Maryland, District 6, 1982-84. Chairman, Dis-
trict Advisory Board for Public Defender System, Mont-
gomery County, 1984—. Member, Maryland
Coordinating Committee for Martin Luther King, Jr. Hol-
iday, 1984—. Member, Board of Directors, Children's
Hospital National Medical Center, 1973-81; Board of
Directors, Suburban Maryland Fair Housing, 1973-75;
NAACP (life member); Country Place Citizens Associa-
tion Covenants Committee (vice-chairman, 1977; chair-
man, 1978; board of directors, 1981-84); Board of
Regents, Morgan State University, 1981-82. Assistant
professorial lecturer, George Washington University Col-
lege of General Studies, Graduate School of Forensic
Science, 1978—; guest lecturer, Street Law Program,
Montgomery County Detention Center, 1979—. Mem-
ber, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., IUL Chapter. Out-
standing Citizen of the Year, 1982, Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, Mu Nu Chapter; Montgomery County
NAACP Award, 1984.

ELSBETH LEVY BOTHE. Baltimore City Circuit
Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, 1978—. Born in Baltimore,
October 17, 1927. Park School; University of Chicago,
A.B., 1947; University of Zurich; University of Maryland
School of Law, LL.B., 1952. Admitted to Maryland Bar,
1952. Member, American, Maryland State, Baltimore City
and Women's Bar Associations. Elected to American Law
Institute, 1976. Member, Constitutional Convention
Commission, 1965-67; delegate, Constitutional Conven-
tion, 1967. Member, Board of Patuxent Institution, 1965-
72. Assistant Public Defender, 1972-78. President,
American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland and member,
ACLU National Board (resigned 1978); vice-president,
Citizens Planning and Housing Association (resigned
1978).

GEORGE W. BOWLING. Charles County Circuit
Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, 1978—; Administrative Judge
for Charles County. Born in Charles County, November
6,1925. Attended Charles County public schools; Univer-
sity of Maryland; University of Maryland School of Law,
LL.B., 1950. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1949. Served in
U.S. Army. Member, Maryland and Charles County Bar
Associations. State's Attorney, Charles County, 1954-60.
Judge, District Court of Maryland, 1971-75.

ELROY G. BOYER. Kent County Circuit Court, 2nd
Judicial Circuit, 1987—. Born in Baltimore, May 5,1920.
Attended Hagerstown High School; Washington College,
A.B., 1943; University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B.,
1945, J.D., 1969. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1945. Ad-
mitted to Supreme Court of United States, 1961. Member,
American, Maryland State and Kent County Bar Associa-
tions. Member, House of Delegates, 1958-70. Member,
Senate, 1970-78. Attorney, Town of Rock Hall, 33 years.
Attorney, Town of Betterton, 27 years. Member, Consti-
tutional Convention of Maryland, 1967-68 (chairman,
general provisions committee). Member, Board of Visitors
and Governors, Washington College, 1978-84. Fellow of
Maryland State Bar Association. Member, Chester Lodge
AF & AM; Eastern Star. President, Kent County Chamber
of Commerce.

ALFRED L. BRENNAN, SR. Baltimore County Cir-
cuit Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit, 1988—. Born in Balti-
more, December 10, 1928. Loyola College, 1948-50;
University of Baltimore School of Law, LL.B., 1954.
Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1955. Served in U.S. Naval
Reserve. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (board
member, 1984); Baltimore County Bar Association (pres-
ident, 1982-83); Dissenters Law Club. Substitute magis-
trate, Baltimore County, 1965-66. Judge, Baltimore
County People's Court, 1967. Judge, District Court of
Maryland, District 8,1984-88. Member, Board of Trust-
ees, Franklin Square Hospital, 1966-80. Chairman, Boy
Scout Troop 750, 1966-76; president, Middle River Op-
timist Club, 1967-68.

JOHN HANSON BRISCOE. St. Mary's County Cir-
cuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, 1986—. Born in Leonard-
town, April 10,1934. Mt. St. Mary's College, A.B., 1956;
University of Baltimore School of Law, LL.B., 1960.
Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1960. Member of the House
of Delegates, 1962-79 (chairman, natural resources com-
mittee, 1967; chairman, environmental matters commit-
tee, 1969; chairman, ways and means committee,
1971-73). Chairman, Southern Legislative Conference,
1971-72. Speaker of the House of Delegates, 1973-79.

ROGER W. BROWN. Baltimore City Circuit Court,
8th Judicial Circuit, 1987—. Born in Baltimore, October
12,1940. Graduated from Baltimore City public schools;
Morgan State College, B.A., 1965; University of Balti-
more School of Law, J.D., 1973. Admitted to Maryland
Bar, 1974. Caseworker, 1965-70, and personnel officer,
1970-74, Baltimore City Department of Social Services.
Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1974-75. Board
of Directors, X-CeU, Inc., 1978-85. President, Social Ser-
vices Employees Union, 1968-71. Chairman, St. Ann's
Parish Council, 1978-81.

WILLIAM R. BUCHANAN, SR. Baltimore County
Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit, 1976—. Born in Balti-
more, July 25,1926. Mt. St. Joseph's High School; Loyola
College, Ph.B., 1949; University of Maryland School of
Law, LL.B., J.D., 1953. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1953.
Served in U.S. Army. Member, Board of Governors, Mary-
land State Bar Association, 1971-72; past secretary and
member, Executive Council, Baltimore County Bar Asso-
ciation; Criminal Law Section, American Bar Association.
Judge, District Court of Maryland, 1971-76. Co-author
and committee member, Pattern Jury Instructions. Past
secretary, Board of Property Review, Baltimore County.
Past president, Stoneleigh Community Association; mem-
ber, Advisory Board, St. Joseph Hospital.

LUKE K. BURNS, JR. Carroll County Circuit Court,
5 th Judicial Circuit, 1979—. Born in Baltimore, January
27,1934. Attended Loyola High School; Fordham Uni-
versity, B.A., 1957; University of Baltimore School of
Law, LL.B., 1964. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1964.
Member, Maryland State Bar Association. Judge, District
Court of Maryland, District 10,1978-79.

JOHN CARROLL BYRNES. Baltimore City Circuit
Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, 1982—. Born in Baltimore,
September 1, 1939. Attended Baltimore City parochial
schools; Loyola College, B.S., 1961; University of Geor-
gia; The Johns Hopkins University; University of Mary-
land School of Law, J.D., 1966. President, Student Bar
Association, 1965-66; Outstanding Young Man of the
Year, Baltimore Jaycees. St. Thomas More Man For All
Seasons Award. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1966. Private