488/Mary land Manual
1980. Instructor (state and local government), Universi-
ty of Maryland School of Law, 1982-. Member, Execu-
tive Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 1985-.
Received numerous distinguished service awards and ci-
tations. Married; 6 children.
THEODORE G. BLOOM. Court of Special Appeals,
1983-. Bom in Baltimore, July 18, 1926. Attended Bal-
timore, Md., and Durham, N.C., public schools; Univer-
sity of Maryland, B.A., 1949; University of Maryland
School of Law, J.D., 1953. Scholastic honors: Phi Eta
Sigma (National Freshman Honor Society); Phi Kappa
Phi (National Scholastic Honor Society); Order of the
Coif (National Law School Honor Society). Admitted to
Maryland Bar, 1952. Served in U.S. Navy, 1944-46,
1950-51. Member, Maryland State Bar Association
(board of governors, 1971-72); Anne Arundel County
Bar Association (president, 1975-76). Member, Anne
Arundel County Charter Commission, 1971-72; Attor-
ney Grievance Commission, 1982-83. Married; 4 chil-
dren.
JOHN J. GARRITY. Court of Special Appeals, 1982-.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, December 3, 1933.
Attended Brattleboro, Vermont, parochial schools;
Montgomery Junior College; University of North Caro-
lina; American University, B.A., 1961; American Uni-
versity School of Law, J.D., 1963. Admitted to Mary-
land Bar, 1964. Served in U.S. Navy, 1955-59. Member,
American, Maryland State and Prince George's County
Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of
America; Delta Theta Phi law fraternity. Assistant
state's attorney, Prince George's County, 1967-69; assis-
tant attorney general of Maryland, 1969-71. Member,
Prince George's County Council 1971-74 (chairman,
1973). Member, House of Delegates, 1975-78 (vice-
chairman, Prince George's County delegation, 1975-78);
member of Senate, 1978-82. Outstanding legislator of
the Year, Maryland State's Attorneys Association, 1981;
Legislator of the Year, Maryland Association of Coun-
ties, 1975 and 1979. Founder, Breakfast of Champions,
Prince George's County; member. Ancient Order of
Hibernians, Emerald Isle Division; charter member,
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Author, Appellate Writing.
Practice and Procedure (Montgomery-Prince George's
County Continuing Education Program); "A History of
the Irish in Maryland," National Hibernian Digest (June
1981). Married to Ann Carter Garrity; children: Kevin
and John, Jr.
ROBERT L. KARWACKI. Court of Special Appeals,
1984-. Born in Baltimore, August 2, 1933. Attended
Mt. St. Joseph's High School; University of Maryland,
A.B., 1954; University of Maryland School of Law,
LL.B., 1956. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1956. Served
in U.S. Army Reserve. Member, American, Maryland
State and Baltimore City Bar Associations. Assistant at-
torney general for Maryland, 1963-65. Member, Gover-
nor's Commission to Revise the Testamentary Laws of
Maryland, 1965-69; president, Board of School Com-
missioners of Baltimore City, 1970-71; chairman, Juve-
nile Justice Commission, 1975-77. Member, Advisory
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Board, Juvenile Services Administration, 1976-79; Com-
mission to Study the Judicial Branch of Government,
1981-82. Judge, Eighth Judicial Circuit, 1973-84. Mar-
ried; 3 children.
CHARLES E. MOYLAN, JR. Court of Special Ap-
peals, 1970-. Born in Baltimore, December 14, 1930.
Baltimore City College; Johns Hopkins University, B.A.,
1952; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D.,
1955. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1958. Served as a spe-
cial agent in Counter Intelligence Corps. Member,
American, Maryland State and Baltimore City Bar As-
sociations; The Selden Society. Assistant state's attor-
ney, Baltimore City, 1959-62; deputy state's attorney,
Baltimore City, 1963; state's attorney, Baltimore City,
1964-70. Lecturer on constitutional/criminal law for
American Academy of Judicial Education, National Ju-
dicial College, National College of District Attorneys,
and other organizations. Distinguished Service Award,
National District Attorneys Association, 1968. Married;
3 children.
RICHARD M. POLLITT. Court of Special Appeals,
1986-. Born in Allen, Wicomico County, April 30,
1927. Attended Wicomico County public schools; Salis-
bury State College, 1946; University of Maryland School
of Law, LL.B., 1949. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1949.
Member, Maryland State and Wicomico County Bar
Associations; delegate. National Conference of State Tri-
al Judges, 1975-77. Special assistant attorney general,
1959-72. Judge, First Judicial Circuit, 1972-86; Chief
Judge and Circuit Administrative Judge. Member, Lions
Club; BPOE. Married; 2 children.
EDWARD 0. WEANT, JR. Court of Special Appeals,
1979-. Born in Westminster, April 9, 1918. Attended
Westminster public schools; St. James School, St. James;
Donaldson School, Ilchester; Western Maryland Col-
lege, A.B., 1941; University of Maryland, LL.B., 1949;
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1949. Served in U.S. Army.
Member, American, Maryland State and Carroll County
Bar Associations. Maryland Senate, 1959-65. Judge,
Fifth Judicial Circuit, 1965-79. Life member, American
Legion; VFW. Married; 2 children.
WILLIAM W. WENNER. Court of Special Appeals,
1985-. Born in Brunswick, Maryland, September 24,
1930. Brunswick High School and St. James School;
Kenyon College, A.B., 1952; University of Maryland,
LL.B., 1958. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1958. Served
in U.S. Army. Member, Maryland State and Frederick
County Bar Associations; American Judicature Society.
Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation. Deputy State's At-
torney, Frederick County, 1960-64. Judge, District
Court, District 11, 1978-80. Judge, Sixth Judicial Cir-
cuit, 1980-85. Married; 2 children.
ALAN M. WILNER. Court of Special Appeals, 1977-.
Born in Baltimore, January 26, 1937. Baltimore City
College; Johns Hopkins University, A.B., 1958, M.L.A.,
1966; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D.,
1962. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1962. Member, Mary-
land State Bar Association. Order of the Coif. Assistant
attorney general of Maryland, 1965-68; chief legislative
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