Gilbert J. Genn, MSA SC 3520-12228

Archives of Maryland
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Gilbert J. Genn
MSA SC 3520-12228

Biography:

Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, July 23, 1952. Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School; Duke University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1974; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D, editor-in-chief, Maryland International Law Journal, 1977-78, Dean's Award, 1978. Married; two children.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Montgomery County, 1987-99. Member, Judiciary Committee, 1987-99; chair, Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Special House Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1991-92.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Attorney, Brown, Genn & Genn. Member, U.S. Supreme Court, Fourth Circuit, District of Columbia Circuit, District of Columbia. Member, Maryland State and Montgomery County Bar Associations; American Trial Lawyers Association. Legislative aide to U.S. Senator Birch Bayh, 1974-75. Staff attorney, Maryland Commission to Revise the Annotated Code, 1979-80. Member, Juvenile Court Commission, Montgomery County, 1979-83. Co-counsel, Friendship Heights Village Council, 1980-87. State executive board, Cystic Fibrosis, 1992-. Co-chair, Jim Palmer's Cystic Fibrosis Golf Tournament, 1993-96. Member, Task Force on Law Enforcement, Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 1995-96; Article 27 (Crimes & Punishments) Revision Committee, 1995-99. Elizabeth Scull Community Service Award, Friendship Heights, 1988. Award, Maryland Municipal League, 1990. Annual Award, Cystic Fibrosis, 1992. Leadership Award, Marylanders Against Handgun Abuse, 1994. National Legislative Leadership Award, National Commission Against Drunk Driving, 1995. Legislator of the Year, State's Attorneys' Association, 1997.

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