Historical List
Maryland Court of Special Appeals, 1967-2022
Appellate Court of Maryland, 2022-
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Historical List Maryland Court of Special Appeals, 1967-2022 Appellate Court of Maryland, 2022- |
The Court of Special Appeals was created in 1966 by constitutional amendment (Acts of 1966, ch. 11, 12). Originally, five judges served on the court. Each was elected from a special appellate circuit. In 1970, special appellate circuits were abolished and one judge then was elected from each of the first five appellate judicial circuits, two from the Sixth Appellate Judicial Circuit representing Baltimore City, and two from the state at large (Acts of 1970, ch. 99).
The number of judges on the Court of Special Appeals has increased several times: from five to nine in 1970, from nine to ten in 1972 (Acts of 1972, ch. 361), from ten to twelve in 1974 (Acts of 1974, ch. 706), and from twelve to thirteen in 1977 (Acts of 1977, ch. 252). Currently, six of the thirteen judges are elected from the state at large.
The chief judge of the Court of Special Appeals is chosen by the governor from among those judges elected to the Court (Acts of 1966, ch. 11, 12).
The name of the Court of Special Appeals was changed in December 2022 to the Appellate Court of Maryland. (Acts of 2021, ch. 82).
CHIEF JUDGES
| 1967-1972 | Robert
C. Murphy
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, October 9, 1926. Attended Forest Park High School; University of Maryland; University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1951. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1952. Married Helen Theresa Murphy; three children, five grandchildren. |
| 1972-1976 | Charles
E. Orth, Jr.
Born in Baltimore, September 9, 1913. Attended Friends School; Johns Hopkins University, A.B., 1935; University of Baltimore, LL.B., 1939. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1939. Married, 2 children. |
| 1976-1990 | Richard
P. Gilbert
Born in Baltimore, February 5, 1924. Attended Mt. St. Joseph's High School; University of Baltimore, A.A., 1947; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1950, LL.M., 1954, LL.D. (Honorary), 1979. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1950. |
| 1990-1996 | Alan
M. Wilner
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, January 26, 1937. Attended Baltimore City College; The Johns Hopkins University, A.B., 1958, M.L.A., 1966; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1962. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1962. |
| 1996-2007 | Joseph
F. Murphy
Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, January 9, 1944. Attended St.Bernard's High School, Fitchburg, Massachusetts; Boston College, A.B., 1965; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1969. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1969. |
2007-2017 |
Peter B. Krauser
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 5, 1947. Attended Northwestern University, B.A., 1969; University of Pennsylvania School of Law, J.D., 1972. Admitted to Pennsylvania Bar, 1973; District of Columbia Bar, 1974; Maryland Bar, 1978; Virginia Bar, 1997 |
| 2017-2018 | Patrick L. Woodward Born in Bethesda, Maryland. Attended Landon School, Bethesda; Princeton University, A.B., 1970; Vanderbilt University School of Law, J.D., 1973. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1973. |
2018-2022 |
Matthew J. Fader Born in Towson, Maryland, July 23, 1973. Attended University of Virginia, B.A. (history & government), 1995; Yale Law School, J.D., 1998. Admitted to Virginia Bar, 1998; Maryland Bar, 1999; Pennsylvania Bar, 2003; Ohio Bar, 2007. |
2022-present |
E. Gregory Wells Born in Washington, DC, June 28, 1961. Attended Gonzaga College High School, Washington, DC; College of William and Mary, B.A. (government), 1983; University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1986. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1987. |
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