(pros elect, 1995 96) Cardin Pro Bono Service Award,
University of Maryland School of Law Alumni Association,
1995

JOSEPH PATRICK McCURDY, JR- Associate Judge,
Baltimore Crt) Circuit Court, 8th Judicial C ircuit, since
1991 Assistant attorney general tor Maryland, 1982 88
Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1,
Baltimore C itv, 1988 91 Born in Baltimore, Maryland,
'November 1 1940 Loyola High School, Loyola College, A B,
1962, Villanova University School of Law, LLB, 1965
Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1966 Member, American,
Maryland State and Baltimore Ctty Bar Associations

JOHN HANKINS McDOWELL. Associate Judge,
Washington C ountv Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit,
since 1993 Appointed U S Magistrate Judge tor Western
Maryland, Feb 1989, Northern Judicial District ofWest
Vn gniiJ, oll 1989, Middle Disti let of Pcnna) Ivania, Dec
1989 C o Chair, Governor's Citizens Advisory Board for
Western Man land 199293 Born m C amden. New Jersey,
June 6, 1952 Fairleigh Dickmson University, B A, summa
cum laude 1974 University of Tennessee School of Law,
JD, December 1976 Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1977
Member, Maryland State Bar Association, Washington
County Bar Association (secretary, 1982 84) Director,
Washington ( ountv Cf iminal Defense Bar Association,
1988 92 Member, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association,
Maryland C»iminal Trial Lawyers Association, National
Council of United States Magistrate Judges, Federal Mag
istrate Judges Association, Maryland Circuit Judges Asso
elation (executive & family law committees)

PAUL A. McGUCKIAN. Associate Judge, Mont
gomery Counn Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, since
1989 Former Town Attorney, Fown of Somerset Legal
consultant to Maryland National Capital Park and Plan
mng Commission (citizens advison committee blue rib
bon committee) Counsel, Housing Opportunities
Commission Montgomery County Assistant C ounty At
tornc), Montgomery Count\, 196671 Counsel,
Montgomery C ounty Delegation to General Assembly,
1974 78 C ount) Attorney, Montgomery County, 1979
87 Member, Rock\illc Charter Review Commission,
Montgomen County C ouncil task Force on Real Prop
ertv Assessment Practices Associate Judge, District Court
of Maryland, District 6, Montgomery County, 1987 89
Born in Norwood, Massachusetts, May 3, 1938 Dickmson
College, B A, I960, George Washington University Law
School, LLB, 1964 Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1965
Served in U S Army Member, Maryland State Bar Asso
elation (board of governors, 1987 88, long range planning
committee), Montgomery County Bar Association (chair,
long range planning committee Juvenile law committee,
administrative law committee) Board of Directors,
Montgomery County Bar Foundation President, West End
(. itizens Association, Rockville

GRAYDON S. McKEE HI Circuit Administrative
Judge, Prince George's C ounty ( ircuit Court, 7th Judi
cial Circuit, since 1992 (Associate Judge, 1987—) Master
of Juvenile Causes, Prince George's Counn, 1970 75
Member, Plince George's Counn Board of Education,
1972 73 Member, Prince George's Count) Joint Corn
mittee on Mental Health District Administrative Judge,
District Court of Maryland, District S, Prince George's
County, 1981 87 (Associate Judge, 1977 87) Chair,
Prince George's C ount\ Corrections Advisory Board,
1982 92 Born in New Brighton Pennsylvania, November
8, 1937 McGuffy High School, Claysville, Pennsylvania,
Baldwin Wallace College Berea, Ohio, University of Mary
land School of Law, JD, 1967 University of Virginia
(international law), C ollege of Juvenile Justice, National
Judicial ( ollege on Court Administration, 1980, 1993
Served in U S Marine Corps Admitted to Maryland Bar,
1967 Member, American and Maryland State Bar Asso-
ciations, Prince George's County Bar Association (past

J. JAMES McKENNA. Associate Judge, Montgomery
County Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, since 1986
Assistant corporation counsel, District of Columbia,
1965 66 Assistant U S Attorney, District of Columbia,
1966 69 Assistant State's Attorney, Montgomery
County, 1970 72, Deputy State's Attorney, 1972 73
District Public Defender, District 6, Montgomery
County, 1973 79 District Advisory Board, Public De
fender System, Montgomery County, 1979 86 Board of
Trustees, Public Defender System of Maryland, 1983 86
Born»» Fast Orange, New Jersey, December 17, 1935 Seton
Hall University, B A, 1958 Served in US Army, 1958 60
Georgetown University Law Center, LL B, 1963 Law clerk
to Judge Edward A Tamm, US District Court for District
of Columbia, 1962 63 Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1970
Member, American Bar Association, Maryland State Bar
Association (ethics committee, 1981 83, special committee
on professional responsibility, 1982 83), Montgomery
County Bar Association (judicial selections committee,
1975 77, ethics committee, 1976 80, chair, 1979 80, execu
tive committee, 1980 81) Member, Association of Trial
Lawyers of America, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
(board of governors, 1981 83), National Association of
Criminal Defense Attorneys, Maryland Criminal Defense
Attorneys Association (chair, education committee, 1984
85,pres, 1985 86) Adjunct Professor, Georgetown Univer
sity Law Center, 1991— Founder, Trial Lawyers for Public
Justice Member, The Barristers

AUDREY EARNSHAW MELBOURNE Associate
Judge, Prince George's County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial
Circuit, since 1978 Born in Chicago, Illinois, December 20,
1930 Drake Academy, New York, New York, Roanoke Col
lege, George Washington University, B A, 1955, University of
Maryland School of Law, LL B, 1962 Admitted to Maryland
Bar, 1962 Member, Maryland State and Prince George's
County Bar Associations Woman of the Year, Business and
Professional Women's Club, 1969, Ten Most Outstanding
Women of Laurel, 1971, Outstanding Citizen, Soroptimists
International, Laurel, 1976 Inducted into Women of
Achievement, Prince George's County, 1994

WILLIAM D. MISSOURI. Count} Administrative
Judge, Prince George's Count) Circuit Court, 7th Judi
cial Circuit, since 1992 (Associate Judge, J987 92)
State's Attorney's Office, Prince George's County, 1978
85 Administrative Judge, District Court of Mar) land, 5th
District, Prince George's County, 1987 (Associate Judge,
1985 87) Mcmbci, Special Joint Committee on Gender
Bias in the Courts, 1987 89 Board of Directors, Judicial
Institute of Maryland, 1991 95 Chair, Board of Visitors,
Bov> ie State University, 1994— Born in Washington, DC,
September 4, 1940 Attended elementary and high school,
Dalzell, South Carolina, Bowie State College, BS, 1975,
University of Maryland School of Law, J D, 1978 Served
in US Air Force 1958 Member, American and J Franklyn
Bourne Bar Associations, Maryland State Bai Association
(hoard of governors, 1990 92, Judicial administration sec-
tion, pattern Jury instruction subcommittee). Prince
George's County Bar Association (chair, continuing legal
education committee, 1986 87, chair, special committee to
review bar association committee structure, 1987 88, board
of directors, 1983 88) Member, Executive Committee, Uni
versify of Maryland Law School Alumni Association, 1986
92 Member, Phi Alpha Delta International Law
Fraternity, National District Attorneys Association, Asso-
ciation of Criminal Defense Lawyers Instructor, Paralegal
Studies, Prince George's Community College, 1985—
American Inns of Court, Marlborough Chapter (master of
the bench, 1988-90, pres, 1990 91) Prince Hall Masons,
Prudent Lodge no 27 (worshipful master, 1971, 1972)