Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Marjorie L. Clagett
MSA SC 3520-12364

Born in Albany, New York, April 18, 1949.  Mary Washington College, University of Virginia, B.A., cum laude, 1971; Unviersity of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1977.

County Administrative Judge, Calvert County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, March 28, 2012 to February 28, 2019. Retired February 28, 2019. Chief Judge, 2017-19. Associate Judge, February 10, 1995 to March 25, 2012. Member, Commission on Judicial Disabilities, 1996-2006. Member, Child Support Enforcement Committee, 1995-96, and Family and Domestic Relations Law Committee, 1996-98, Maryland Judicial Conference. Board of Directors, Judicial Institute of Maryland, 1997-2013. Member, Council on Jury Use and Management, 1999-2000. Chair, Judicial Inquiry Board, 2007-15. Circuit Representative, 7th Judicial Circuit, Conference of Circuit Judges, 2012-18. Chair, Court Reporting Work Group of Court Operations Committee, Judicial Council, 2015-. Member, Maryland Electronic Courts Advisory Committee, 2017-. Assistant State's Attorney, Prince George's County, 1978-85. Assistant State's Attorney, Calvert County, 1985-92. Master for Domestic Relations, Calvert County Circuit Court, 1992-95.

Member, Maryland State Bar Association (family & juvenile law section; litigation law section); Calvert County Bar Association (past president); National Association of Women Judges. Founding member, Southern Maryland Inns of Court, 2010- (chair, membership committee, 2010-). Founding member, President's Patient and Family Partnership Council, University of Maryland Medical Center, 2015-. Advocacy Award, Calvert County Commission for Women, 2015.

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