CHIEF JUDGE
ROBERT P. SWEENEY. Chief Judge. District Court of
Maryland, since 1971. Member, Executive Committee,
Maryland Judicial Conference. Magistrate, Housing Court
of Baltimore City, 1959-61. Assistant attorney general of
Maryland, 1961-64. Chief of Criminal Division, Office of
Attorney General, 1964-66. Deputy attorney general of
Maryland, 1966-71. Member, Governor's Commission on
Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, 1971-
82; Task Force on Violence and Extremism, 1981-87;
Maryland Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 1982-87;
Task Force on Mentally III Offenders, 1985-86; Governor's
Advisory Board for Juvenile Assistance, 1987—; Drunk and
Drugged Driving Task Force, 1988. Born in Baltimore,
Maryland, September 17, 1926. Loyola High School. Served in
U.S. Navy, 1944-46. Loyola College; University of Baltimore
School of Law, J.D., 1957. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1957.
Member, Maryland State Bar Association (vice-pres., 1969-
70). Admitted to practice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1963. Board
of Trustees, Villa Julie College. Co-founder, Advocate Club of
Baltimore (pres., I960).

WILLIAM H. ADKINS III. Associate Judge, Talbot
County, District 3, District Court of Maryland, since 1984.
Assistant Public Defender, Worcester County, 1981. Bom
in North Adams, Massachusetts, November 10,1947. St. fames
School, St. James, Maryland, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New
York, B.A., 1970; Catholic University School of Law, J.D,
1973. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1973. Member, Maryland
State and Talbot County Bar Associations.

H. GARY BASS. Associate Judge, Baltimore City, District
1, District Court of Maryland, since 1983. Assistant State's
Attorney, Baltimore City, 1970-82. Deputy State's Attorney,
Baltimore City, 1983. Bom in Baltimore, Maryland, November
7,1942. Baltimore City College High School; Loyola College, B.S.,
1964; University of'Maryland School of'Law, J.D., 1967. Admit-
ted to Maryland Bar, 1967. Member, American, Maryland
State and Baltimore City Bar Associations. President, University
of Maryland Law School Alumni Association, 1982.

LOUIS A. BECKERIII. Associate Judge, Howard County,
District 10, District Court of Maryland, since 1989. Member,
Inquiry Panel, Attorney Grievance Commission, 1975-80.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, January 28, 1944. Loyola High
School; Loyola College, B.S; 1965; University of Baltimore School
of Law, J.D., 1970. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1970. Served i»
U.S. Army, 1965-67,- U.S. Army Reserves, 1967-94, Lt. Colonel
(Ret.) (meritorious service & commendation medals;graduated
from Air War College, U.S. Army Command and General Staff
College). Member, American Bar Association; Maryland State
Bar Association (board ofgovemors, 1982-84); Howard County
Bar Association (pres. ^director, 1980-82). Past president and
master, Macgill Inn of Court. Tribute for outstanding service,
Maryland State Bar Association, 1982-84.

RICHARD R. BLOXOM. Associate Judge, Worcester
County, District 2, District Court of Maryland, since 1990.
Attorney, Worcester County Board of Education, 1981-90.
Assistant Public Defender, Worcester County, 1983-88. Born
in Chincoteague, Virginia, September 22, 1947. University of
Maryland, B.S., 1969. Served in U.S. Navy, 1969-79 (Achieve-
ment Medal; Commendation Medal). University of Virginia
Law School, J.D, 1976. Special Court-Martial Military Judge,
1977-79. Served in U.S. Naval Reserves, 1980-95. Admitted to
Virginia Bar, 1976; Maryland Bar, 1980. Member, Maryland

State, Virginia State and Worcester County Bar Associa-
tions. Member, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association.

A. GORDON BOONE, JR. Associate Judge, Baltimore
County, District 8, District Court of Maryland, since 1982.
Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore County, 1963-68.
Assistant Public Defender, Baltimore County, 1972-74.
Assistant Statne's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1975-82. Born
in Baltimore, Maryland, August 21, 1933. Georgetown Pre-
paratory School; University of Maryland; University of Balti-
more School of Law, LL.B., 1963. Served in U.S. Air Force,
1953-56. Member, Baltimore County Bar Association; Dis-
senters Law Club. Member, Democratic State Central Com-
mittee, Baltimore County, 1964-72, 1978-82. Member,
B.P.O.E.; Advisory Board, St. Joseph Hospital; Navy League;
American Legion; National Rifle Association.

FREDERICK J. BOWER. District Administrative Judge,
Frederick County, District 11, Distnct Court of Maryland,
since 1991 (Associate Judge, 1986—). Deputy State's Attor-
ney, Frederick County, 1965-71. Assistant State's Attorney,
Frederick County, 1981-86. Born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
March 18, 1935. Served in U.S. Army, 1954-56. University of
Maryland, B.S., 1959; American University Law School, J.D.,
1962. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1963. Member, Maryland
State and Frederick County Bar Associations.

L. EDGAR BROWN Associate Judge, Caroline
County, District 3, District Court of Maryland, since
1976. Born in Fasten, Maryland, November 3, 1935. At-
tended Easton public schools; University of Maryland, B.A.,
1957. Served in U.S. Army, 1958-60.''University ofMary-
land School of Law, LL.B., 1965. Admitted to Maryland
Bar, 1965. Member, Maryland State, Second Judicial Cir-
cuit and Caroline County Bar Associations.

JOSEF B. BROWN. Associate Judge, Prince George's
County, District 5, Distnc Court of Maryland, since 1994.
Member, Bladensburg Town Council, 1963-70. Board of
Library Trustees, Prince George's County Memorial Li-
brary System, 1979-94. Chair, Maryland Advisory Coun-
cil on Libraries, 1993— (member, 1990—). Born in
Baltimore, Maryland, April 23, 1935. Bladensburg High
School; University of Maryland, B.A., 1956; University of