C. Daniel Saunders, District Public Defender

District No. 4; Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert
counties

Robert C. Nalley, Chairperson

James A. Keeney III; Thomas F. Mudd; Franklin
B. Olmsted; Thomas L. Starkey.

T. Myron Loyd, District Public Defender
District No. 5: Prince George's County
Joseph S. Casula, Chairperson

Arthur M. Ahalt; Donna C. Aldridge; Francis X.
Jahn; William H. McGrath.

James E. Kenkel, District Public Defender
District No. 6: Montgomery County

John J. Mitchell, Chairperson

Albert D. Brault; Elsa R. Kaufmann; J. James
McKenna; Theodore A. Miller.

J. Theodore Wieseman, District Public Defender
District No. 7: Anne Arundel County

Bruce C. Williams, Chairperson

Judith Billage; William A. Franch; Mettie M.
Smith; Edwin A. Leehowicz.

Stephen Harris, District Public Defender
District No. 8: Baltimore County

Gerard W. Wittstadt, Chairperson

Charles E. Foos III; Michael J. Lambros; C. Victor
McFarland; Raymond E. Pryor.

Thomas J. Saunders, District Public Defender
District No. 9; Harford County

Edward D. Higinbothom, Chairperson

Judith C. H. Cline; Stanley Getz; John S.
Landbeck, Jr.; E. Edward Toscani.

Henry C. Engel, Jr., District Public Defender
District No. 10: Howard and Carroll counties

Guy J. Cicone, Chairperson

Nathan Greene; Marker J. Lovell; William R.
MacDonald; one vacancy.

Independent Agencies/385

Bernard F. Goldberg, District Public Defender

District No. 11: Frederick and Washington
counties

Fred C. Wright III, Chairperson
James F. Strine; three vacancies.
William R. Leckemby, Jr., District Public Defender
District No. 12: Allegany and Garrett counties
Paul J. Stakem, Chairperson

Donald W. Mason; Matthew J. Mullaney; Harry I.
Stegmaier; William Walsh.

Michael Robert Burkey, District Public Defender

Terms expire January 1, 1987.

Tower Building
222 E. Baltimore St.
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 659^830

Public Defender System was created by Chapter
209, Acts of 1971. It provides counsel for indi-
gents, including related necessary services and
facilities, in criminal and juvenile proceedings
within the State. The System assures effective
assistance and continuity of counsel to indigent
accused taken into custody and indigent defend-
ants in criminal and juvenile proceedings before
the courts of the State. The Office of the Public
Defender administers and assures enforcement of
these provisions.

The Board of Trustees of the Public Defender
System consists of three members appointed by the
Governor for three-year terms. Two members
must be active attorneys-at-law. The Board elects
its own chairperson.

Public Defender is appointed by the Board of
Trustees and serves at the Board's pleasure. He
must be an attorney-at-law, admitted to practice
law in Maryland by the Court of Appeals, and
must have engaged in the practice of law for a
period of five years prior to appointment. Public
Defender, with the approval of the Board of
Trustees, appoints the Deputy Public Defender
and one District Public Defender for each District
of the District Court who must possess the same
qualifications as the Public Defender. Assistant
Public Defenders may also be appointed by the
Public Defender with the advice of the District
Public Defenders.

Each District has a District Advisory Board
composed of five members. One member is the