State and Prince George's Community College. Profes-
sional staff member U.S. House and Senate. Maryland
National Relations Officer, 1969-72. Delegate, White
House Conference on Food and Nutrition and Health,
1969. Founder, Maryland Commission on the Concerns
of Spanish-Speaking People, 1970. Member, House of
Delegates, 1975-86. Vice-Chairman, Ways and Means
Committee, 1979-86. Member, Joint Committee on Ad-
ministrative, Executive and Legislative Review; Joint
Committee on Budget and Audit. Vice-Chairman, Com-
mittee on Environmental and Natural Resources, South-
ern Legislative Conference. Named "Freshman Legisla-
tor of the Year, 1975" by Maryland Young Democrats;
"Legislator of the Year" by Prince George's Municipal
Association, 1983, 1985, 1986. Married; 4 children.

SOL J. FRIEDMAN. District Court, District 1, 1973-.
Born in Baltimore, March 20, 1919. Attended Baltimore
public schools; University of Baltimore, LL.B., 1945;
J.D. Member of the Maryland Bar. Former Unit Chief,
Enforcement Section, OPA. Member, American and
Baltimore City Bar Associations. Member, Maryland
House of Delegates, 1955-73; chairman, Labor Commit-
tee, 1963-67; member. Committee on Legislative Re-
view, 1965 Session; chairman. Motor Vehicle Commit-
tee, 1967 Session; member, Judiciary Committee.
Member, Governor's Study Group on Vocational Reha-
bilitation; Governor's Commission to Study Workmen's
Compensation Laws; Intergovernmental Cooperation
Committee; Governor's Task Force to Develop a System
of Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspection; Governor's Com-
mission to Study Driver Education. Member, American
Jewish Congress, B'nai B'rith; Citizens Planning and
Housing Association; Mt. Washington Improvement As-
sociation; Masons. Founder and board member, Bonnie
View Country Club; Green Spring Valley Synagogue.
Married; 2 children.

JOHN H. GARMER. District Court, District 8, 1980-;
Administrative Judge. Born in Baltimore,.June 23, 1934.
College of the Holy Cross, B.S., 1956; University of
Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1964. Admitted to
Maryland Bar, 1965. Served in U.S. Air Force, 1st Lieu-
tenant, 1956-59. Member, Baltimore County Bar Asso-
ciation. Assistant State's attorney for Baltimore County,
1970-80. Married; 6 children.

ASKEW W. GATEWOOD, JR. District Court, District
1, 1984-. Born in Baltimore, December 10, 1950. Mor-
gan State College, B.S., 1972; Howard University, grad-
uate degree in finance, 1973; University of Maryland
School of Law, J.D., 1976. Admitted to Maryland Bar,
1976; District of Columbia Bar, 1980. Admitted to prac-
tice, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, 1977; Federal
Bar, 1977; Supreme Court of the U.S., 1980. Member,
American, Maryland State, Monumental City and Dis-
trict of Columbia Bar Associations; former treasurer,
Monumental City Bar Association. Partner, Foster,
Gatewood, Mathews & Stokes, 1976-77; associate,
Mitchell, Mitchell & Mitchell, 1981-84. Assistant attor-
ney general, 1977-81. Judge, Orphans' Court of Balti-
more City, 1981-84. Director, Legal Aid Bureau;
spokesman for National Association of Business Devel-
opment Specialists, 1972. Inventor and patent holder of
inventory control device. Unmarried.

ROBERT JAMES GERSTUNG. District Court, Dis-
trict 1, 1969- Born in Baltimore, May 18, 1932. Mount
St. Joseph's High School; Villanova University, B.S.,
1954; University of Maryland, J.D., 1957; Johns Hop-
kins University, M.L.A., 1970; attending St. Mary's
University. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1957. Adminis-
trator of Loan Laws for Maryland, 1967-69. Associate
professor in Political Science, Loyola College; associate
professor, University College, University of Maryland.
Chairman, Judicial Institute of Maryland; and Judicial
Compensation Committee. Baltimore Kicker's Club;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Man of All Seasons Award,
Thomas More Society, 1978. Married; 5 children.

DARROW GLASER. District Court, District 11,
1982- Bom in Hancock, November 6, 1930. Hancock
High School; University of Maryland, B.A., 1957;
George Washington School of Law, LL.B., 1960. Ad-
mitted to Maryland Bar, 1960. Served in U.S. Army,
1952-54. Member, Maryland House of Delegates,
1971-74. Deputy state's attorney, Washington County,
1975-78; special counsel. Office of the Attorney General
of Maryland, 1978-82. Conservation Legislator of the
Year, National Wildlife Federation (Maryland), 1973.
Member, American Legion; Elks; Tonoloway Rod and
Gun Club; Board of Trustees, Washington County Mu-
seum of Fine Arts. Married; 4 children.

THOMAS C. GROTON III. District Court, District 2,
1983-; Administrative Judge, 1985-. Bom in Baltimore,
August 6, 1947. St. Paul's Preparatory School; Washing-
ton and Lee University, B.A., 1970; University of Balti-
more School of Law, J.D., 1974. Admitted to Maryland
Bar, 1974. Member, American, Maryland State and
Worcester County Bar Associations; Association of Tri-
al Lawyers of America; National District Attorneys As-
sociation. Deputy City Solicitor, Ocean City, 1978-82;
attorney, Ocean City Board of Zoning Appeals and
Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission, 1978-83.
Assistant State's Attorney, Worcester County, 1979-82.
Assistant Public Defender, Worcester County, 1982-83.
Attorney for Planning Commission, Town of Snow Hill,
1981-83. Married; 2 children.

EDWARD DEAL HARDESTY. District Court, Dis-
trict 8, 1971-. Bom in Baltimore City, December 11,
1930. Forest Park High School; University of Baltimore,
A.A., 1950; University of Baltimore Law School, LL.B.,
1953. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1953. Member, Balti-
more County Bar Association. Assistant County Solici-
tor; deputy zoning commissioner, and zoning commis-
sioner, Baltimore County. Member, Airport Zoning
Board; Commission on Judicial Disabilities. Member,
Rotary Club of Arbutus. 3 children.

EDWIN H. W. HARLAN, JR. District Court, District
9, 1978-; Administrative Judge, 1985-. Born in Balti-
more, April 21, 1921. Episcopal High School, Alexan-
dria, Virginia; Washington and Lee University, A.B.,
1948; University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B.,
1952. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1952. Law clerk,
Court of Appeals, 1952-53. Served in U.S. Army,
1942-46, with llth Airborne Div. in New Guinea, Ley-
te, Luzon, Okinawa, and Japan. Member, Maryland
State Bar Association. Past President, Harford County