THEODORE B. OSHRINE. District Court, District 1,
1985-. Born in Baltimore, March 18, 1949. University
of Virginia, B.A., 1970; University of Maryland School
of Law, J.D., 1973. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1973.
Member, American, Maryland State and Baltimore City
Bar Associations. Member, Character Committee of the
Court of Appeals for 8th Judicial Circuit. Married; 2
children.
STEVEN I. PLATT. District Court, District 5, 1986-.
Born in Woodstock, Virginia, January 1, 1947. Mas-
sanutten Military Academy; University of Virginia,
B.A., 1969; American University Law School, J.D.,
1974. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1975. Maryland Na-
tional Guard, 1969-75. Member, American, Maryland
State and Prince George's County Bar Associations.
Member, Prince George's County Human Relations
Commission, 1976-77 (chairman, 1977-78). Judge, Or-
phan's Court, Prince George's County, 1978-86 (chief
judge, 1985-86). Chairman, Prince George's County
Council Labor Law Revision Task Force, 1981. Mem-
ber, Adoption Advisory Committee, Prince George's
Department of Social Services. Member, Regional Board
of Directors, Prince George's County United Way. In-
structor, Paralegal Institute, University of Maryland,
1982-. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Henson Valley
Montessori School, 1985-87. Married.
PATRICIA SHIMANEK PYTASH. District Court,
District 8, 1982-. Born in Baltimore, April 5, 1941.
Graduated from Maryvale School; Hollins College,
B.A., 1962; University of Baltimore, J.D., 1967. Admit-
ted to Maryland Bar, 1972. Member, Maryland State
and Baltimore County Bar Associations.
C. CLARKE RALEY. District Court, District 4, 1983-.
Born in Washington, D.C., January 9, 1943. Ryken
High School; University of Maryland, College Park,
B.A., 1964; University of Maryland Law School, J.D.,
1968. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1968. Associate of
Ober, Grimes and Shriver, 1968-69. Private practice, St.
Mary's County, 1969 -74, 1978-81. Assistant State's At-
torney, St. Mary's County, 1974-78. State's Attorney,
St. Mary's County, 1981-82. Married; 3 children.
JOHN PERICLES RELLAS. District Court, District
8, 1976-. Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, July 26,
1926. Tilton Prep, Tilton, New Hampshire; Stetson Uni-
versity, A.B., 1949; University of Baltimore, LL.B.,
1955. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1961. Served in U.S.
Navy. Assistant public defender, Baltimore County,
1972-76. Married; 2 children.
ALAN M. RESNICK. District Court, District 1, 1974-.
Born in Baltimore, May 14, 1928. Baltimore City Col-
lege; University of Maryland, A.B., 1949; University of
Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1952. Admitted to
Maryland Bar, 1952. Served in U.S. Army. Member,
Maryland State and Baltimore City Bar Associations;
American Judicature Society. Member, Maryland House
of Delegates, 1958-74; chairman, Insurance Committee,
1966-74. Member, executive board, Conference of In-
surance Legislators of the United States, 1972-74. Mar-
ried; 2 children.
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MARY ELLEN T. RINEHARDT. District Court, Dis-
trict 1, 1982-. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, August 6,
1929. Attended Laurel, Maryland, primary and second-
ary schools; University of Maryland, B.A., 1950; Uni-
versity of Baltimore School of Law, LL.B., 1968. Admit-
ted to Maryland Bar, 1968. Member, Court of Appeals
Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Proce-
dure. Member, Maryland State, Baltimore City and
Women's Bar Associations. Member, Heuisler Honor
Society; Women's Law Center; National Association of
Women Judges. Former member. Governor's Commis-
sion on Workmen's Compensation Laws. Chief of Liti-
gation, The Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., 1979-82. Member,
National Organization for Women; Church of the Holy
Nativity. Married; 2 children.
HERBERT L. ROLLINS. District Court, District 11,
1985-; Administrative Judge. Born in Brunswick, No-
vember 15, 1928. Frederick High School; University of
Maryland, A.B., 1958; LL.B., 1959. Admitted to Mary-
land Bar, 1959. Served in U.S. Army (8th Army, Ko-
rea). Member, Maryland State Bar Association (board of
governors, 1982-83); Frederick County Bar Association
(president, 1972). Member, Sixth Circuit Trial Courts
Judicial Nominating Commission, 1980-84. Board of
Trustees, Maryland Institute for the Continuing Educa-
tion of Lawyers (MICPEL), 1984-85 . Fellow, Mary-
land Bar Foundation. Frederick Rotary Club. Calvary
United Methodist Church. Married; 2 children.
LAWRENCE HOWARD RUSHWORTH. District
Court, District 7, 1985-. Born in Baltimore, December
23, 1933. Attended public schools in Baltimore. Gradu-
ated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. Attended un-
dergraduate and graduate schools at University of Balti-
more (LL.B., J.D., 1960); graduate school at George
Washington University. Served in U.S. Navy. Korean
War Veteran. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1961, U.S.
Court of Military Appeals and U.S. Tax Court, 1970,
Supreme Court of the United States, 1971. Member,
District of Columbia Bar Association. Assistant Public
Defender, 1972-82, and Deputy Public Defender,
1982-85, Anne Arundel County. Special Prosecutor for
Anne Arundel County Bar Association. Former officer
of various corporations. Former member, Maryland De-
fense Bar; Optimists Club. Member, Board of Directors,
Community Methodist Church Council; Sigma Delta
Kappa Legal Fraternity; American Legion. Married.
R. RUSSELL SADLER. District Court, District 10,
1980-. Bom in Baltimore, October 16, 1926. Attended
Baltimore City schools; University of Baltimore, A.A.,
1953; University of Baltimore, LL.B., 1955. Admitted to
Maryland Bar, 1955. Served in U.S. Navy, 1943-46.
Member, Maryland State and Howard County Bar As-
sociations. Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Appeals
Tax Court, Howard County, 1970-72; assistant county
solicitor, Howard County, 1972-74; deputy county solic-
itor, Howard County, 1974-79; executive secretary,
Howard County Council, 1979-80. Married.
WERNER G. SCHOELER. District Court, District 8,
1971-. Bom in Baltimore, September 4, 1930. Attended
Baltimore City public schools; University of Maryland;
University of Baltimore, LL.B. (since converted to J.D.),
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