Mary Beth McCormick biography

Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Mary Beth McCormick
MSA SC 3520-2655

Born in Syracuse, New York, September 19, 1953. Attended Holy Trinity High School, Washington, DC; Frostburg State College, B.A. (political science, social science, & sociology), 1975; University of Baltimore School of Law, LL.B., 1979. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1980; District of Columbia Bar, 1985.

Associate Judge, Montgomery County Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, December 8, 2006 to May 31, 2017. Retired May 31, 2017. Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 6, Montgomery County, January 31, 1997 to December 8, 2006. Member, Committee on Criminal and Motor Vehicle Matters, District Court of Maryland, 1997-2003. Member, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, 1998-2001, 2004-06 (past chair), and Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, 2001-02, 2004-06, Maryland Judicial Conference.

Assistant Public Defender, Montgomery County, 1981-82. Law clerk to Judge Richard B. Latham, Montgomery County Circuit Court, 1980-81. Associate, Robert Ades & Associates, 1982-85; Gleason & Flynn, 1985-93; Gleason, Flynn, McCormick & Emig, 1993-97. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (board of governors, 2006-08); Montgomery County Bar Association; Women's Bar Association of Maryland; District of Columbia Bar Association, 1982-97. Former member, Montgomery County Business and Professional Women; District of Columbia Defense Lawyers. Member, Montgomery Inn of Court, 1997- (president, 2005-06). President, Maryland Chapter, National Association of Women Judges, 2001-02. Member, Montgomery County Bar Foundation, 2016-. Former instructor, New Trial Judges Orientation; Judicial Institute.

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