1883-1893 ............. Richard Henry Alvey
1893-1896 .......... John Mitchell Robinson
1896-1907 ................. James McSherry
1907-1924 ............ Andrew Hunter Boyd
1924-1943 ................. Can-oil T. Bond
1943-1944 ................. D. Lindley Sloan
1944-1952 ................... Ogle Marbury
1952 ...................... Charles Markell
1952-1954 ................ Simon E. Sobeloff
1954-1964 .............. Frederick W. Brune
1964 ................. William L. Henderson
1964-1966 ................ Stedman Prescott
1966-1972 .................. Hall Hammond
1972- .................... Robert C. Murphy

CLERKS OF THE COURT OF
APPEALS

The position of Clerk of the Court of Appeals
was authorized in 1780 (Chapter 23, Acts of
March Session 1780). The Clerk was appointed by
the judges of the Court. Under the several acts re-
organizing the judiciary of Maryland in 1806, the
Court of Appeals held separate terms for the
Western Shore and the Eastern Shore, and a clerk
was appointed for each shore (Chapter 55, Acts of
1804; Chapters 16, 65, Acts of 1805). Since the
adoption of the Constitution of 1851, the Court of
Appeals has held its sessions at Annapolis only
and has had only one Clerk of Court. From 1851,
the clerk held office for six years and could be
reappointed (Const. 1851, Art. 4, sec. 3). In 1867
the Clerk's office became elective (Const. 1867,
Art. 4, sec. 17). Clerks were chosen by the quali-
fied voters of the State. In 1939 the office again
became appointive and without limited term
(Chapter 40, Acts of 1939).

1781-1784 .................. David Bradford
1784-1794 .............. Thomas D. Merrick
1795-1805 ................ Burton Whetcroft
1806-1814 .... James Earle, Jr., Eastern Shore
1806-1829 ................................
............. Thomas Harris, Jr., Western Shore
1814-1835 ...... James Parrott, Eastern Shore
1829-1836 John Johnson, Western Shore
1836-1842 .. Thomas C. Nicols, Eastern Shore
1836-1851 ... Richard W. Gill, Western Shore
1842-1851 , H. E. Bateman, Eastern Shore
1851-1852 ................. Richard W. Gill
1852-1863 .............. William A. Spencer
1863-1867 .................... George Earle
1867-1879 ................ James S. Franklin
1879-1891 ................. Spencer C. Jones
1891-1897 ................ John Frank Ford

1897-1900 ............. Allan D. Rutherford
1900-1904 ................ John Frank Ford
1901 ...................... J. Frank Turner
1901-1907 .................. Thomas Parran
1907-1923 ............... Caleb C. Magruder
1923 ...................... Luther H. Gadd
1923-1942 ................. James A. Young
1942-1957 .................... Maurice Ogle
1957-1971 .................. J. Lloyd Young
1971-1983 .............. James H. Norris, Jr.
1983- ............... Alexander L. Cummings

JUDGES OF THE COURT OF SPECIAL
APPEALS

The Court of Special Appeals was created in
1966 by constitutional amendment (Chapters 11,
12, Acts of 1966). Originally, there were five judg-
es, each elected from a special appellate circuit. In
1970 special appellate circuits were abolished and
one judge was then elected from each of the first
five Appellate Judicial Circuits, two from the
sixth Appellate Judicial Circuit representing Balti-
more City, and two from the State at large (Chap-
ter 99, Acts of 1970). The number of judges has
increased several times: from five to nine in 1970,
from nine to ten in 1972 (Chapter 361, Acts of
1972), from ten to twelve in 1974 (Chapter 706,
Acts of 1974), and from twelve to thirteen in 1977
(Chapter 252, Acts of 1977). Currently, six of the
thirteen judges are elected from the State at large.

1967-1982 Charles Awdry
Thompson ............. Dorchester
1967-1972 Robert C. Murphy ....... Baltimore
1967-1972 Thomas M. Anderson .. Montgomery
1967-1983 James C.
Morton, Jr. ......... Anne Arundel
1967-1976 Charles E. Orth, Jr... Baltimore City
1971- Charles E.
Moylan, Jr. ......... Baltimore City
1970-1977 Jerrold V. Powers Prince George's
1971-1973 J. DeWeese Carter ......... Caroline
1971- Richard P. Gilbert ... Baltimore City
1972-1977 W. Albert Menchine Baltimore
1972-1973 Alfred L. Scanlan...... Montgomery
1972-1979 Rita C. Davidson ...... Montgomery
1973-1982 John P. Moore ........ Montgomery
1973-1984 Thomas Hunter Lowe ....... Talbot
1974-1983 David T. Mason Baltimore City
1974-1981 Ridgely P.
Melvin, Jr. .......... Anne Arundel
1976-1984 Solomon Liss........ Baltimore City
1977-1982 James F.
Couch, Jr. ......... Prince George's
1977- Alan M. Wilner Baltimore City
1978-1982 H. Kemp MacDaniel Baltimore