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1974-85 (partner, 1978-85). Instructor, New Trial Judges
Orientation Program, 1986—. Member, Judicial Institute
Board of Directors, 1988—. Member, District Court Judi-
cial Education Committee, 1987— (chairman, 1988—).
Member, Civil Law Committee, Maryland Judicial Con-
ference, 1986— (chairman, 1988—). Member, Character
Committee of the Court of Appeals for 8th Judicial Circuit,
1980-85.

STEVEN I. PLATT. District 5, District Court of Mary-
land, 1986—; Administrative Judge, cross-designated to
Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit. Born in Woodstock,
Virginia, January 1,1947. Massanutten Military Academy;
University of Virginia, B.A, 1969; American University
Law School, J.D., 1974; National Judicial College and
National Center for State Courts (court administration),
1988. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1975. Maryland National
Guard, 1969-75. Member, American and Maryland State
Bar Associations. President, Prince George's County Bar
Association. Master of the Bench, Prince George's County
Inns of Court. Member, Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity.
Member, Prince George's County Human Relations Com-
mission, 1976-77 (chairman, 1977-78). Judge, Orphans'
Court, Prince George's County, 1978-86 (chief judge, 1985-
86). Chairman, Prince George's County Council Labor Law
Revision Task Force, 1981. Member, Adoption Advisory
Committee, Prince George's County Department of Social
Services. Member, Regional Board of Directors, Prince
George's County United Way. Instructor, Paralegal Insti-
tute, University of Maryland, 1982—; faculty, Prince
George's Community College. Chairman, Board ofTrustees,
Henson Valley Montessori School, 1985-87.

PATRICIA SHIMANEK PYTASH. District 8, Dis-
trict Court of Maryland, 1982—. Born in Baltimore, April
5, 1941. Graduated from Maryvale School; Hollins Col-
lege, B.A., 1962; University of Baltimore School of Law,
J.D., 1967. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1972. Member,
Maryland State, Baltimore County and Women's Bar As-
sociations.

C. CLARKE RALEY. District 4, District Court of Mary-
land, 1983—. Born in Washington, D.C., January 9,1943.
Ryken High School; University of Maryland, B.A., 1964;
University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1968. Admit-
ted 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 Attorney, St. Mary's
County, 1974-78. State's Attorney, St. Mary's County,
1981-82. Member, Annans Yacht Club.

JOHN PERICLES RELLAS. District 8, District Court
of Maryland, 1976—. Born in Nashua, New Hampshire,
July 26,1926. Tilton Prep, Tilton, New Hampshire; Stet-
son University, A.B., 1949; University of Baltimore
School of Law, LL.B., 1955. Admitted to Maryland Bar,
1961. Served in U.S. Navy. Assistant Public Defender,
Baltimore County, 1972-76.

ALAN M. RESNICK. District 1, District Court of Mary-
land, 1974—. Born in Baltimore, May 14,1928. Baltimore
City College; University of Maryland, A.B., 1949; Univer-
sity of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1952. Admitted to
Maryland Bar, 1952. Served in U.S. Army. Member, Mary-
land House of Delegates, 1958-74 (chairman, insurance
committee, 1966-74). Member, executive board, Conference
of Insurance Legislators of the United States, 1972-74.

THURMAN H. RHODES. District 5, District Court of
Maryland, 1988—. Born in Baltimore, August 18, 1949.
Morgan State College, B.A., 1972; Catholic University

School of Law, J.D., 1975. Admitted to Maryland Bar,
1976. Member, American, Maryland State, Prince
George's County and J. Franklin Bourne Bar Associations.
Member, Inquiry Committee of Attorney Grievance Com-
mission. Associate General Counsel to Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commission, 1975-1988. As-
sistant attorney general, 1988.

MARY ELLEN T. RINEHARDT. District 1, District
Court of Maryland, 1982—. Born in Plainfield, New
Jersey, August 6, 1929. Attended Laurel, Maryland, pri-
mary and secondary schools; University of Maryland, B.A.,
1950; University of Baltimore School of Law, LL.B.,
1968. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1968. Member, Court
of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and
Procedure. Member, Maryland State, Baltimore City and
Women's Bar Associations. Member, Heuisier Honor So-
ciety; Women's Law Center; National Association of
Women Judges. Former member, Governor's Commission
on Workmen's Compensation Laws. Chief of Litigation,
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., 1979-82. Member, National Or-
ganization for Women; Church of the Holy Nativity.

HERBERT L. ROLLINS. District 11, District Court
of Maryland, 1985—; Administrative Judge. Born in
Brunswick, November 15, 1928. Frederick High School;
University of Maryland, A.B., 1958; University ofMary-
land School of Law, LL.B., 1959. Admitted to Maryland
Bar, 1959. Served in U.S. Army (8th Army, Korea).
Member, Maryland State Bar Association (board of gov-
ernors, 1982-83); Frederick County Bar Association (pres-
ident, 1972). Member, Sixth Circuit Trial Courts Judicial
Nominating Commission, 1980-84. Board of Trustees,
Maryland Institute for the Continuing Professional Educa-
tion of Lawyers (MICPEL), 1984-85. Fellow, Maryland
Bar Foundation. Member, Frederick Rotary Club; Calvary
United Methodist Church.

LAWRENCE HOWARD RUSHWORTH. District
7, District Court of Maryland, 1985—. Born in Baltimore,
December 23, 1933. Attended Baltimore public schools.
Graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. Attended
undergraduate and graduate schools at University of Bal-
timore (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. Anne Arundel County Assis-
tant Public Defender, 1972-82; Deputy Public Defender,
1982-85. Former officer of various corporations. Member,
Board of Directors, Methodist Church Council; Sigma
Delta Kappa Legal Fraternity; American Legion.

JAMES L. RYAN. District 6, District Court of Maryland,
1987—. Born in Washington, D.C., January 5,1941. Mont-
gomery College, AA., 1962; University of Maryland, B.A.,
1964; Catholic University School of Law, J.D., 1969. Ad-
mitted to Maryland Bar, 1969. Member, Maryland State and
Montgomery County Bar Associations. Master for Domestic
Relations, Montgomery County, 1982-87.

R. RUSSELL SADLER. District 10, District Court of
Maryland, 1980—. Born in Baltimore, October 16,1926.
Attended Baltimore City schools; University of Baltimore,
A.A., 1953; University of Baltimore School of Law,
LL.B., 1955. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1955. Served in
U.S. Navy, 1943-46. Member, Maryland State and How-
ard County Bar Associations. Member, Heuisier Honor
Society. Appeals Tax Court, Howard County, 1970-72.