Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Ridgely P. Melvin, Jr.
Judge, Court of Special Appeals, 1974-81
Associate Judge, Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, 1966-74
House, Anne Arundel County, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
House, Special Session, Anne Arundel County, 1956, 1958, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1962
MSA SC 3520-1734

Born in Annapolis, September 26, 1917, son of Judge Ridgely P. Melvin, Sr. who served on the Court of Appeals from 1942 to 1945.  Attended Anne Arundel County public schools.  Graduated from Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia, 1936; Princeton University, A.B., 1940; University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1947.  Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1947.  Served in the U.S. Naval Reserve, 1940-45 (Lt. Commander).  Member, American, Maryland, and Anne Arundel Bar Associations; American Judiciature Society; Rule Day Club.  Member, Annapolis Yacht Club; Sailing Club of the Chesapake; South River Club; Rotary; B.P.O.; Elks; Saint Anne's Episcopal Church.  Former counsel to the Annapolis Sewage Commission.  Married to the former Mary McNeil, 1945.  Children, Jane M. Amsbaugh, Elizabeth M. MacKenzie, and Mary Ann Slocumb.  Died October 9, 1999 of heart failure at the age of 82 in his Annapolis home.

House of Delegates, 1954-1962.
Chair, House Judiciary Committee, 1958-62.
Member Charter Board of Anne Arundel County, 1962-63.
Maryland Constitutional Convention Commission, 1965-66.
Associate Judge, Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, 1966-74.
Member, Rules Committee of the Court of Appeals, 1967-74.
Judge, Court of Special Appeals, 1974-81.

Sources:  Maryland Manual, 1959-60.  (Annapolis:  Hall of Records, 1959), 205; Maryland Manual, 1981-82.  (Annapolis:  Hall of Records, 1981), 398; Rasmussen, Frederick N.  "Ridgely Melvin Jr., 82, Special Appeals judge," Baltimore Sun, October 13, 1999.
 
 


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