DISTRICT 7—DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD
(Anne Arundel County)
Bruce C. Williams, Chairperson

Appointed by Governor (who names chair): Judith Billage,
Esq.; William A. Franch, Esq.; Mettie M. Smith, Esq.;
Edwin A. Lechowicz, Esq. Terms expire 1990.

OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Alan R. Friedman, Esq., District Public
Defender (appointed by Public Defender)
Edward J. Albert, Esq., Deputy District Public
Defender
.................... (410) 974-2201

DISTRICT 8—DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD
(Baltimore County)

Gerard W. Wittstadt, Chairperson

Appointed by Governor (who names chair): Michael J.
Lambros, Esq.; C. Victor McFarland, Esq.; Raymond
E. Pryor, Esq.; one vacancy. Terms expire 1990.

OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Thelma S. Thompson, Esq., District Public
Defender (appointed by Public Defender)
Rolf A. Quisgard, Esq., Deputy District Public
Defender
.................... (410) 321-2961

DISTRICT 9—DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD
(Harford County)

Vacancy, Chairperson

Appointed by Governor (who names chair): Judith C. H.
Cline, Esq.; Stanley Getz, Esq.; John S. Karas, Esq.;
Michael E. Leaf, Esq. Terms expire 1990.

OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Lloyd G. Merriam, Esq., District Public
Defender (appointed by Public Defender)
.................... (410) 836-4880

DISTRICT 10—DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD
(Howard & Carroll Counties)

Vacancy, Chairperson

Appointed by Governor (who names chair): Charles O.
Fisher, Jr., Esq.; Nathan Greene, Esq.; Marker J.
Lovell, Esq.; William R. MacDonald, Esq. Terms expire
1990.

OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Carol A. Hanson, Esq., District Public
Defender (appointed by Public Defender)
Louis P. Willemin, Esq., Deputy District
Public Defender
.................... (410) 461-0155

ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Carroll County ...... (410) 876-2788

DISTRICT 11—DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD
(Frederick & Washington Counties)
Frederick C. Wright III, Chairperson

Appointed by Governor (who names chair): Edward L.
Kuczynski, Esq.; Lewis C. Metzner, Esq.; Robert S.
Rothenhoefer, Esq.; one vacancy. Terms expire 1990.

OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Franklin D. Stillrich, Esq., District Public
Defender (appointed by Public Defender)
.................... (301) 694-1991

ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Washington County
Wiley S. Rutledge, Esq. Deputy
District Public Defender
............ (301) 791-4735

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DISTRICT 12—DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD
(Allegany & Garrett Counties)
Paul J. Stakem, Chairperson

Appointed by Governor (who names chair): Thomas B.
Dabney, Jr., Esq.; Donald W. Mason, Esq.; William
H. Rudd, Esq.; William Walsh, Esq. Terms expire 1990.

OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Michael R. Burkey, Esq., District Public
Defender (appointed by Public Defender)
....................(301) 777-2142

ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Garrett County ....... (301) 334-9196

The Office of Public Defender was created in 1971
(Chapter 209, Acts of 1971). In criminal and juvenile
proceedings within the State, the Office provides in-
digent persons with counsel, and related necessary
services and facilities. The Office assures effective assis-
tance and continuity of counsel to accused indigent
persons in custody and to indigent defendants in
criminal and juvenile proceedings before the courts of
the State. The Office of the Public Defender adminis-
ters and assures enforcement of these provisions.
The Public Defender provides legal representation
for indigent defendants in criminal or juvenile pro-
ceedings that require the presence of counsel before a
commissioner or judge; in post-conviction proceed-
ings; and in any other proceeding where incarceration
may result pursuant to a judicial commitment of indi-
viduals to public or private institutions.
The Board of Trustees of the Public Defender
system consists of three members appointed by the
Governor for three-year terms. Two members must
be practicing attorneys-at-law.
Appointed by the Board of Trustees, the Public
Defender must be an attorney-at-law, who has been
admitted to practice law in Maryland by the Court
of Appeals and engaged in the practice of law for a
period of five years prior to appointment. The
Public Defender, with the approval of the Board of
Trustees, appoints the Deputy Public Defender
and, for each district of the District Court, appoints
one District Public Defender who must possess the
same qualifications as the Public Defender. With the
advice of the District Public Defender, Assistant
Public Defenders may be appointed by the Public
Defender (Code 1957, Art. 27A, secs. 1-14).
Within the Office of the Public Defender are four
divisions: Appellate; Collateral Review; Mental
Health; and Capital Defense.

APPELLATE DIVISION
Dennis M. Henderson, Esq., Chief
(410) 333-4861

The Appellate Division has statewide responsi-
bility for all appellate litigation involving Public
Defender clients and provides research and consult-
ation on legal issues for staff and panel attorneys
throughout the twelve Public Defender Districts.
The Division also publishes a monthly Digest, con-