chair, In-laws committee, 1979 88) Board of Trustees, Holy
Trinity School, 1983 85, Queen Anne School, 1988 93
Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 1989— Director, law
Foundation of Prince George's County, Inc, 1991 Service
Award, Prince dory's Count}, 1986 President's Award
for Service, Punct George's Count) Ba» Association, 1988

RICHARD H. SOTHORON, JR. Associate Judge, Pnncc
George's County C ircuit C ourt, 7th Judicial Circuit, since
1991 Member, Trial Court Judicial Nominating Commis
sion, 7th Judicial ( ircmt, 1979 83, 1988 90 Member, Per
sonnel Boird, Prince George's C ountv, 1982 86,
C orrectional Ad\ isorv Board, Pnnce George's County, 1982
87, 1990— Chair, Citizens' Advison Committee, Pnnce
George's C ountv Public Master Plan, 1986 89 Secretary,
Industrial De\ elopment Authontv, Pnnce George's ( ounty,
1987 91 C ounsel. Board of Ethics, Pnnce George's County,
1988 91 Member, Blue Ribbon Commission for Public
Satetv and C ommunm Relauons, Pnncc George's County,
1989 Member, Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insur
ancc Oversight Committee, 1991 Born in Cheverly Mary-
land, Novembe) 25, 1944 Umve; sitv of Maryland, BS, 1966,
University of Baltimore School of Law JD, 1969 Member,
Maryland State Bar Association (board of governors, 1991-93),
Prince George's County Bar Association (pros, 1990) Fellow',
Maryland Bar Foundation Distinguished Service Award,
Pnnce George's County Bar Association, 1988, 1989, 1990
Distinguished Service Award, Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, 1989 Membe», University/if
Maryland Alumni Association, Terrapin C tub, Marlboro Boys
and G»rls C tub, Trinity Episcopal Chin ch Board of'Overseers,
Qaeen Annc School, 1992—

WILLIAM B. SPELLBRING, JR. Associate Judge,
Prince George's ( ounty Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Cir
cult, since 1992 Assistant State's Attorney, Prince
George's County, 1971 76 Born in Washington, DC,
November 5, 1942 University of Scranton, BA, 196'!,
Villanova University Law School, ] D, 1968 Served in US
Army, 1968 70 (Ameneal Division, Republic of Vietnam,
1969 70) Associate, then partner, O 'Malley & Miles, 1976
92 Member, American Bar Association, Maryland State
Bai Association (altel native dispute i esolution subcommit
tee, 1990—), Prince George's C ounty Bar Association (bd
of directors, 1990 96, treas, 1992 93, secretary, 1993 94,
pies-elect, 1994 95, pros 1995 96) Mi mber, Marlborough
Inn ofCouit Fellow, Maryland Bai Foundation, 1989—

DONNA HILL STATON Associate Judge, Howard
County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit, since 1995
Member, Attornev Grievance Commission, 1991 95,Ad
visor; Committee to U S District Court for the District
of Maryland, 1991 95 Born in 1959 Pnnceton Univer
sity, B A , 1979, National Law C ente;, George Washington
University, JD, 1982 Law clerk to Judge Joseph C
Howa»d, US District Court for the District of Maryland,
1982 85 Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1982 Member,
American and National Bar Associations, Maryland State
Bar Association (boa; d ofgove; no? s, 1988-90, committee on
laws, 1988 91), Women's, Howard County and Monumen
tal City Bar Associations President, Alliance of Black
Women Attoi nevs, 1987 88 (vice pres, 1986 87) Business
Advisory C ouncil. College of Not; i Dame of Maryland,
1993 Board of Directors, Howard County Sexual Assault
Center Membel, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Jack and
Jtll of Amel tea, Inc Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation

MARVIN B. STEINBERG Associate Judge, Baltimore
City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, since 1985 Mem
ber. Judicial Nominating Committee, 8th Judicial Circuit,
1974 78 C hair of panels tor Health C laims Arbitration
Office Born in Baltimore, Maryland, September 10, 1929
University of Baltimore, A A , 1949, University of Balti-
more School of Law, LL B, cum laude, 1952 Admitted to
Maryland Bar, 1952 Served in US Air Force, 1953-54
Member, American Bar Association (chair, Judicial per
formance evaluation comm , national center for state trial

Judges, chair. Judicial education comm , judicial admini
stratton division), Maryland State Rai Association (board
of governors, 1971 72, past chan, section on legal education
& admissions to the bar, past chair, section on Judicial
administration), Baltimore City Bar Association (past
chair, workmen's compensation committee) Member,
American and Maryland Trial lav yeis Associations Past
chair, Maryland Retardate T>u>t Albittatoi fo; Be(te»
Business Bureau Member, Remington Jmpioienunt Asso
elation Board member. International Association of Jewish
Lawyers and Jurists, 1991—

MARY ANN STEPLER. associate Judge Frederick
County Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Cucuit since 1986
Panel Attorney, Frederick C ouni^ Public Defender's Of
fice, 197475 Assistant State's Attorney Frederick
County, 1975 80 (chief prosecuting attornc^ 1977 80)
Administrative Judge, District C oui t of Man land. District
11, Frederick County, 1982 86 (Associitc Judge, 1980
82) Bo»n in York, Pennsylvania Novimbci 7 1942
American University, B A , 1967, University of Baltimore
School of Law, LL B, cum laude 1974 Membu Minister
Honor Society Admitted to Maiyland Bar 1974 Member,
American, Maryland State and Frederick County Bar
Associations, American Judges Association, National Asso
elation of Women Judges Forrnei newspaper 1 ipoi tcr and
editor, 196770 Diplomats, National Institute for Trial
Advocacy Partner, Steplcr and Steplei, 1974 80

GARY I. STRAUSBERG. Associate Judge Baltimore
City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, since 199S Trial
Attorne), Cl\ll Division, General I itigation Section, U S
Dept of Justice, 1973 74 Bo;n in lodz Poland March
23, 1947 Brooklyn College, City University oj New York,
BA, cum laude, 1969, National I an C into Gioige
Washington University, J D with hono;s I9"2 Harvaid
University School of Law, LL M 1975 law c/i;k to Chief
Judae Edward S Northrop, U S Disti let Coin t for the
District of Maryland, 1972 73 Admitted to District of
Columbia Bar, 1973, Maryland Bai 19^6 Membel,
American, Maryland State and Baltirnoi e C it\ Bar Asso
clations, Maryland Trial Lawyei s' Association (past pres )
Hoard, oj Trustees, Baltimore City Bai Iibia-iy Boaid of
Directors, Mt Washington Improvement Association

DENNIS M. SWEENEY. Associate Judge, Howard
County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial ( ircuit since 1991
Assistant Federal Public Dclcndcr, 1975 Assistant attor
ney general and Special assistant to Attoine\ General,
1979 81 Chief, Civil Division and C hitt, Gcncril Coun
sel, Office of Attorney General, 1981 84 Member, U S
District Court Trial Experience C ommittcc 1984 88
Deputy Attorney General, 1984 91 Member, Go\ernor's
Task Force on Administrative Hearing Officers, 1987 88,
Advisor) Council to Man land Legal Services Coipora
tion, 1987 89 Chair, State Ad\isor\ C ouncil on Admin
istrati\e Hearings, 1989 91, General \ssembl\'s Task
Force on Uninsured Employers, 1990 Vice ( ban, Go\
ernor's Prescription Drug Commission, 1990 91 Mem
ber. Special Ad Hoc Committee to Implement Man land's
New Domestic Violence Law, 1992, Howard County
Executive's Ad Hoc Committee on Hum in Rights,
1993—, Executive Committee, Man land Circuit Judges
Association, 1994—, Judicial Clerkship Ad\isor\ Corn
mittee. University of Manland School of Law, 1995—,
Family Violence Council 199^;l— Boin in I ouisville,
Kentucky, July 23, 1945 Loiola C o/legt BA , 1967, Geor
getown University Law C ente> JD, 19^1 Admitted to
Maryland Bar, 1971 Member, American Bai Association
(vice chair committee on health & human sin'ties 1978
82), Maryland State Bar Association (chan, admimsfia
tive law section, 1984), Howard County Bai Association
Staff attorney, Baltimore Legal Aid Bineau, Inc, 1971 75
Chief Attorney, Baltimoic Legal Aid Bmeau Inc 1975
79 President, Public Lawyers Legal Sei vices Pi og; am, Inc ,
1989-91 Member, Maiyland Coalition for Civil Justice