Carol E. Smith biography

Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Carol E. Smith
MSA SC 3520-11798

Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City, 1985-1993
Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, 1993-2008

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, July 30, 1946. Attended Mercy High School; College of Notre Dame of Maryland, B.A. (English), 1970; Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America, J.D., 1975. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1975.

Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, from September 13, 1993 to September 3, 2008. Judge-in-Charge, Civil Division, 1990-91. Judge-in-Charge, Eastside District Court, 1991-93. Judge-in-Charge, Civil Docket, 2000-05. Retired September 3, 2008.

Associate Judge, Baltimore City, District 1, District Court of Maryland, September 20, 1985 to September 12, 1993.

Member, Women's Law Center of Maryland. Past president, Maryland Chapter, National Association of Women Judges. Board of Directors, Library Company of the Baltimore Bar. Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., 1975-80 (staff attorney, Domestic Law Center; chief attorney, Mental Health Law Project; chief attorney, Housing Law Center). Advisory Board, Mercy Medical Center, 1993-96; Women's Center for Health and Medicine, 1993-96. Advisory Board, Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, 1993-97 (bridges beyond bars advisory committee, 1993-). Founder, Girl Scouts Beyond Bars. Board of Directors Award, Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, 1994. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2001, 2004, 2007 (Circle of Excellence). Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2005.

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Source:
Maryland Manual on-line (http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/31cc/former/html/msa11798.html)

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