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of Juvenile Causes, Wicomico County, 1976-1978.
Member, Optimist Club of Maryland; Elks Club; Advi-
sory Council and Boys Club Council, Salvation Army.
Married; 2 children.

HARRY T. SISK, JR. District Court, District 3,
1981—. Born in Washington, D.C., August 29, 1926.
Attended Vets High School Center, Washington, D.C.;
University of Maryland, B.S., 1952; George Washington
University School of Law, J.D., 1956. Admitted to the
Maryland Bar, 1962. Served in the U.S. Navy, 1943-
1946. Member, Maryland State and Kent County Bar
Associations. Married; 2 children.

DONALD M. SMITH. District Court, District 10,
1971—. Born in York, Pennsyvlania, May 21, 1931.
Attended public schools in Taneytown, Carroll County;
Western Maryland College, A.B., 1952; George Wash-
ington University Law School, J.D., with honors, 1957.
Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1957. Served in the
U.S. Army. Member, American Legion; VFW;
Taneytown Rod and Gun Club; Taneytown Chamber
of Commerce. Lutheran Church member. Married; 2
children.

PAUL J. STAKEM. District Court, District 12,
1981—. Born in Cumberland, October 10, 1939.
Attended La Salle High School, Cumberland; St.
Vincent College, B.A., 1961; University of Maryland
School of Law, LL.B., 1964. Admitted to the Maryland
Bar, 1964. Member, Maryland State and Allegany
County Bar Associations; Order of the Coif, University
of Maryland, 1964. Deputy state's attorney for
Allegany County, 1967-1971; district public defender,
Allegany and Garrett counties, 1972-1981. Member,
Knights of Columbus; Order of the Alhambra; Elks.
Former part-time instructor in Law Enforcement and
Criminal Justice, Allegany Community College. Mar-
ried; 1 child.

MARY ANN STEPLER. District Court, District 11,
1980—; Administrative Judge. Born in York, Pennsyl-
vania, November 7, 1942. Attended American Universi-
ty, B.A., 1967; University of Baltimore Law School,
LL.D., cum laude, 1974. Admitted to the Maryland
Bar, 1974. Member, American, Maryland State, and
Frederick County Bar Associations; Maryland Trial
Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Associa-
tion. Member, Heuisler Honor Society, University of
Baltimore Law School. Assistant State's attorney for
Frederick County, 1975-1980. Partner in law firm of
Stepler and Stepler. Married; 2 children.

HENRY W. STICHEL, JR. District Court, District 1,
1971—. Bora in Baltimore City, August 26, 1930.
Attended Patterson Park High School; University of
Maryland; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D.,
1952. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1952. Member,
American, Maryland State, and Baltimore City Bar As-
sociations. Assistant city solicitor, 1955-1959; traffic
magistrate, 1959-1961; chairman, Board of Supervisors

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of Elections, Baltimore City, 1963-1966. Associate
judge. Municipal Court, 1966-1971. Phi Eta Sigma;
Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity Honor Key. Member,
Boumi Temple A.A.O.N.M.S.; Highlandtown Exchange
Club. Married; 2 children.

JAMES F. STRINE. District Court, District 11,
1982—. Bom in Frederick, September 12, 1926.
Attended Hagerstown High School; Norwich Universi-
ty; University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., J.D.,
1950. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1950. Served in
the U.S. Navy Air Force. Member, American, Mary-
land State, and Washington County Bar Associations.
Past president, Maryland Association of County Attor-
neys; State's Attorneys Association. Magistrate for
Washington County, 4 years; state's attorney for Wash-
ington County, 4 years; county attorney for Washington
County, 8 years; town attorney for Funkstown, 12
years. Past president and life member, Hagerstown Jay-
cees; past president and life member, A.F. of M.; past
presiding justice, Hagerstown Elks; past judge advo-
cate, American Legion Post 42; president, Washington
County Bar Association. Married; 2 children.

GEORGE M. TAYLOR. District Court, District 7,
1964—. Bom in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, September
26, 1920. Attended various schools in Pennsylvania and
Binghamton North High School, Binghamton, New
York; University of Baltimore, A.A., 1951, LL.B., 1953.
Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1954. Served in the
U.S. Army. Member, North American Judges Associa-
tion. Assistant attorney, Anne Arundel County Sanitary
Commission, 1961-1964. Married; 3 children.

JOHN CHARLES TRACEY. District Court, District
6, 1970—. Born in Silver Spring, February 27, 1932.
Attended Capitol Page School; University of Maryland,
B.A., 1957; University of Maryland School of Law,
LL.B., 1958, J.D., 1969. Admitted to the Maryland
Bar, 1958. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Member,
Maryland State and Montgomery County Bar Associa-
tions; American Judicature Society; National Council of
Juvenile Court Judges; former member. Executive Com-
mittee, Bar Association of Montgomery County. Master
for Juvenile Causes, Montgomery County, 1966-1967.
Member, Hiram Lodge # 10; Mithras Lodge of Perfec-
tion, A.A.S.R.; Almas Temple Shrine; founder, Mont-
gomery County Boys and Girls Home; founder, Drug
Action Coalition of Montgomery County; life member,
Order of Demolay; former director. Silver Spring
YMCA; former director, Boy Scouts of America; for-
mer director. Community Psychiatric Clinic. Lecturer
on the Juvenile Justice System; member, Section Coun-
cil, Juvenile and Family Law Committee, Maryland
State Bar Association. Member, Ager Road United
Methodist Church. Married; 5 children.

JACK R. TURNEY. District Court, District 12,
1982—. Born in Accident, June 2, 1932. Graduated
from Western Maryland College, 1956; George Wash-