KEITH E. MATHEWS. District 1, District Court of
Maryland, 1983—. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, March 2,
1944. Morgan State College, B.S., 1966; University of
Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1972. Admitted to Maryland
Bar, 1972. Served in U.S. Air Force, 1966-68. Staff attorney,
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc, 1972-73. Legislative assistant and
special counsel to Representative Parren J. Mitchell, 1973-
74. Attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice,
1974-75. Partner, Foster, Mathews & Hill, 1975-82. Assis-
tant State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1978-83.

JOSEPH PATRICK McCURDY, JR. District 1, Dis-
trict Court of Maryland, 1988—. Born in Baltimore, No-
vember 1, 1940. Loyola High School; Loyola College,
A.B., 1962; Villanova University School of Law, LL.B.,
1965. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1966. Member, Ameri-
can, Maryland State and Baltimore City Bar Associations.
Assistant attorney general, 1982-88.

JAMES CHARLES McKINNEY. District 3, District
Court of Maryland, 1986—. Born in Wilmington, Dela-
ware, January 7, 1946. Attended Cecil County public
schools; Washington College, B.A., 1968; University of
Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1975. Admitted ro Mary-
land Bar, 1975. Member, Maryland State and Cecil County
Bar Associations. Assistant State's Attorney, Cecil County,
1977-81. Deputy State's Attorney, Cecil County, 1982-86.
Treasurer, Cecil County Democratic Central Committee,
1982-86.

HENRY J. MONAHAN. District 6, District Court of
Maryland, 1981—. Born in New York City, November 15,
1932. St. Thomas Seminary, Hartford, Connecticut, A.A.,
1952; Fairfield University and Walsh School of Foreign
Service, Georgetown University, B.S., 1955; Georgetown
University School of Law, LL.B., 1963. Admitted to District
of Columbia Bar, 1964, Maryland Bar, 1969. Served in U.S.
Army Counter-intelligence Corps, 1955-57. Member,
American, Maryland State, Montgomery County and Dis-
trict of Columbia Bar Associations. Assistant U.S. Attorney
for District of Columbia, 1964-69. Past president, Or-
chardale Citizen Association; past chairman, Little Flower
Parish Council. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Board
of Directors, Catholic Youth Organization.

DOUGLAS H. MOORE, JR. District 6, District Court
of Maryland, 1967—. Born in Washington, D.C., Janu-
ary 30, 1926. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School;
George Washington University, B.S., 1950; George
Washington University Law School, J.D., 1953. Admit-
ted to Maryland and District of Columbia Bars, 1954.
Served in U.S. Army Air Corps. Member, Maryland
State, Montgomery County and District of Columbia
Bar Associations; National Council of Juvenile Court
Judges; Maryland Council of Juvenile Court Judges;
Metro Area Council of Juvenile Court Judges. Assistant
corporation counsel, District of Columbia, 1956-58. As-
sistant county attorney, Montgomery County, 1958-60;
deputy county attorney, Montgomery County, 1960-67.
Judge, People's Court for Juvenile Causes, 1967-71.
Judge-in-charge, Juvenile Division, District Court of
Maryland, District 6. Chairman, Advisory Board of Ju-
venile Services; Judicial Conference Committee on Juve-
nile and Family Law and Procedure, 1978. Member,
Benchbook Committee for Maryland Courts. Washing-
tonian of the Year Award, Wnshingtoninn Mngnaru\
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce
President's Award for Service to the Youth of Montgom-
ery County.

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RICHARD O. MOTSAY. District 1, District Court of
Maryland, 1978—. Bom in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, May
26, 1925. Benjamin Franklin High School; University of
Baltimore; Boston College; University of Baltimore School
ofLaw, J.D., 1952; fellow, Institute forCourt Management.
Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1952. Served in U.S. Army Air
Corps. Member, American, Maryland State and Baltimore
City Bar Associations. Former appeals counsel, Board of
Liquor License Commissioners, Baltimore City. Assistant
State's Attorney, Baltimore City. Director, Pre-Trial Release,
Division of Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. Author of
articles in journals of American and Maryland State Bar
Associations, and of a study on the civil, criminal, and grand
jury system in the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Maryland.
Received Heuisler Honor Key from University of Baltimore
School of Law, and Afro-American Award of Merit. Consul-
tant on Pre-Trial Release with LEAA, American University,
and American Corrections Association. Secretary to the
Archdiocesan Holy Name Society; American Legion judge
advocate for the Department of Maryland.

C. PHILIP NICHOLS, JR. District 5, District Court of
Maryland, 1985—. Born in Cheverly, June 23, 1947. At-
tended Laurel public and parochial schools; LaSalle Military
Academy, Oakdale, New York, 1965; Georgetown Univer-
sity, AB., 1969; University of Baltimore School of Law,
J.D., 1973. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1973. Member,
Maryland State Bar Association (board of governors, 1985);
Prince George's County Bar Association (board of directors,
1982—; treasurer, 1986-87; secretary, 1987-88; president-
elect, 1988-89); Maryland Association of Judges of the
Orphans' Court (president, 1981-85). Judge, Orphans'
Court, Prince George's County, 1977-82 (chief judge, 1982-
85). Lt. Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve. Member, Rotary
Club of Laurel (president, 1980). Honorary life member,
Laurel Volunteer Fire Department.

THERESA A. NOLAN. District 5, District Court of
Maryland, 1985—. Born in Washington, D.C., December
10, 1930. St. Cecilia's High School, Washington, D.C.;
University of Baltimore, B.A., 1972; University of Balti-
more School of Law, J.D., 1975. Admitted to Maryland
Bar, 1976. Member, Maryland State Bar Association
(board of governors, 1985—); Prince George's County
Bar Association (president, 1985); and Women's Bar As-
sociation. Chairperson, Prince George's County Cable
Television Commission, 1978. Master for Domestic Rela-
tions, Prince George's County Circuit Court, 1980-85.
Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, 1982. Member, Child
Support Enforcement Advisory Council, 1983—. Mem-
ber, District Advisory Board for the Public Defender Sys-
tem, District 5, 1984—. Instructor, paralegal program,
University of Maryland, Prince George's Community Col-
lege, and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

JOHN L. NORTON III. District 2, District Court of
Maryland, 1985—. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, January
18, 1951. Yale University, BA, 1972; Boston University
School of Law, J.D., 1975; Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1975.
Member, Maryland State and Dorchester County Bar Asso-
ciations. State's Attorney, Dorchester County, 1979-83.

THEODORE B. OSHRINE. District 1, District Court
of Maryland, 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. Law clerk to Judge Wikon K. Barnes,
Court of Appeals, 1973-74. Allen, Thieblot & Alexander,