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Maryland Bar, 1952. Law clerk, Court of Appeals, 1952-
1953. Served in the U.S. Army. Member, Maryland
State Bar Association. State's attorney, Harford Coun-
ty, 1963-1978; attorney for the Liquor Control Board,
Harford County, 1955-1958. Married; 4 children.

LOUIS D. HARRINGTON. District Court, District 6,
1982—. Born in Philadelphia, October 16, 1939.
Attended Swarthmore College; Earlham College, B.A.,
1961; University of Pennsylvania, M.A., 1963; George
Washington School of Law, LL.B., 1966. Admitted to
the Maryland Bar, 1966. Member, American, Maryland
State, Montgomery County, and District of Columbia
Bar Associations. Member, Board of Examiners of
Maryland Pilots, 1981-1982. Montgomery County Vol-
unteer of the Year Award, 1976. Married; 3 children.

GEORGE J. HELINSKI. District Court, District 1,
1982—. Bom in Baltimore, March 10, 1928. Attended
Mt. St. Joseph's High School; University of Baltimore,
A.A., 1950; University of Baltimore, J.D., 1953. Admit-
ted to the Maryland Bar, 1954. Served in the U.S.
Coast Guard, 1946-1947. Member, Maryland State and
Baltimore City Bar Associations; Trial Table Law Club.
Assistant state's attorney, Baltimore City, 1961-1964;
deputy state's attorney, Baltimore City, 1964-1970.
Married; 4 children.

BOND L. HOLFORD, SR. District Court, District 5,
1978—. Bom in Washington, D.C., May 12, 1921.
Graduated from Eastern High School, Washington,
D.C., 1942; George Washington University, A.A., 1948;
George Washington University Law Schoool, J.D.,
1950. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1950, and Dis-
trict of Columbia Bar, 1950. Served in the U.S. Navy,
1942-1945. Member, Maryland State, Prince George's
County, and District of Columbia Bar Associations.
Prince George's County Master for Domestic Relations,
1974-1977. Order of the Coif; Prince George's County
Chamber of Commerce Award of Excellence (1973) and
Award for Outstanding Service (1974). Married; 3 chil-
dren.

ROBERT D. HORSEY. District Court, District 2,
1976—. Bom in Marion, August 19, 1933. Attended
Crisfield High School; University of North Carolina;
University of Baltimore, A.A., 1959; LL.B., 1961. Ad-
mitted to the Maryland Bar, 1961. Served in the U.S.
Army. State's attorney, Somerset County, for ten years.
Married; 3 children.

MABEL HOUZE HUBBARD. District Court, District
1, 1981—. Attended Mt. Clemens High School, Mt.
Clemens, Michigan; University of Michigan, B.A., 1958;
University of Pittsburgh, 1962; University of Pennsylva-
nia, 1969; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D.,
1975; University of Nevada, National College of Juve-
nile Justice, 1979. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1977.
Former English teacher and vice-principal; research as-
sistant for Hon. Robert Sweeney, Chief Judge of the
District Court of Maryland, 1974; law clerk to Benja-

District Court Biographies

mm L. Brown, City Solicitor of Baltimore City, 1976-
1977; assistant city solicitor, Baltimore, 1977-1978;
master in Chancery for the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City, 1978-1981. Member, Maryland State, Baltimore
City, and Monumental Bar Associations. Married; 2
children.

NEAL M. JANEY. District Court, District 1, 1980—.
Bom in Baltimore, May 10, 1948. Attended Baltimore
City public schools; Baltimore City College; Morgan
State University, B.A., 1971; Harvard Law School,
J.D., 1974. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1974. Mem-
ber, local, state, and national bar associations. Assistant
United States attorney, Baltimore City, 1976-1980; as-
sistant state prosecutor, Baltimore City, 1978-1979; law
clerk. Honorable Alexander Harvey II, U.S. District
Court, Baltimore, 1974-1975. Unmarried.

JAMES KARDASH. District Court, District 8, 1971—.
Born in Baltimore, December 27, 1929. Attended
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute; University of
Baltimore, A.A.; University of Baltimore Law School,
LL.B. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1963. Served in
the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps, 2nd Lieutenant. Judge,
Appeal Tax Court, Baltimore County, 1964-1966.
Maryland House of Delegates, 1967-1971; chairman,
Banking Subcommittee, 1969-1970; chairman, Environ-
mental Matters, 1971. Married; 5 children.

CHARLES JOSEPH KELLY, SR. District Court,
District 9, 1971—; Administrative Judge. Born in
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1917. Attended
Aberdeen, Maryland, public schools; University of
Baltimore, LL.B., 1944. Admitted to the Maryland Bar,
1945. Served in the U.S. Navy. Member, Maryland
State and Harford County Bar Associations. Past presi-
dent, Harford County Bar Association. Former member
and past president of the Board of Commissioners of
Aberdeen; past president, Aberdeen Chamber of Com-
merce; member, Aberdeen Zoning Appeals Board. For-
mer instructor in criminal law and procedure, Baltimore
College of Commerce and Law of the Mt. Vernon Law
School. Member, American Legion. Married; 2 children.

MARTIN A. KIRCHER. District Court, District 1,
1973—. Bom in Baltimore, June 25, 1930. Attended
Baltimore City College; University of Baltimore, A.A.,
1956; University of Baltimore Law School, J.D., 1958.
Attended National College of the Judiciary in 1975 and
served as faculty advisor in 1978. Admitted to the
Maryland Bar, 1958. Served in the U.S. Air Force.
Maryland House of Delegates, 1963-1973; chairman,
House Judiciary Committee, 1969-1973; Maryland Leg-
islative Council, 1969-1973. Married; 3 children.

STANLEY KLAVAN. District Court, District 6,
1975—. Bora in Baltimore, June 20, 1925. Attended
Central High School, Washington, D.C.; George Wash-
ington University, A.A., 1948, LL.B., 1950. Admitted
to the District of Columbia Bar, 1951. Admitted to the
Maryland Bar, 1957. Served in the U.S. Navy. Mem-