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Robert France Hon. Robert France (1896-1952)
R. McGill Mackall (1889-1982)
Oil on canvas, n. d.
38 H x 32 ½ W in.
Presented, February 2, 1956
Donor, Mrs. Mary France
Owner, Baltimore City Circuit Court
Private Career:
Admitted to the bar, c.1918
Practiced with the firm, Janney, Ober, Slingluff & Williams
60th President, Bar Association of Baltimore City, 1938-1939
Secretary, Maryland State Bar Association, 1943-1947
Public Service:
Chief Magistrate, Traffic Court, 1939-1943
Chairman, State Tax Commission, 1943-1945
Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, 1946-1952
Comments:
Appointed to the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City by Governor Herbert R. O'Conor. Executive Chair, Maryland Council for Civic Defense during World War II.

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