Patrice E. Lewis
MSA SC 3520-11818

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, May 4, 1956.  Attended Elizabeth Seton High School, Bladensburg, Maryland; University of Maryland, B.A., 1977; Rollins College, M.S., 1978; Howard University School of Law, J.D., 1981.  Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1982.

Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 5, Prince George's County, since December 18, 1990. Presiding Judge, Mental Health Court, 2007-. Board of Directors, Judicial Institute of Maryland, 1992-. Member, Executive Committee, 1997-2000, Family and Domestic Relations Law Committee, 1999-2001, Family Law Committee, 2001-02, and Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, 2002-05, Maryland Judicial Conference. Member, Judicial Education Committee, District Court of Maryland, 2001-. Member, Problem-Solving Courts Committee, 2007-08 (chair, mental health oversight committee, 2007-14), Maryland Judicial Conference. Member, Mental Health, Alcoholism and Addiction Committee, 2011-14, Maryland Judicial Conference. Member, State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 2014-. Member, District Court Chief Judge's Committee, 2015-, and Specialty Courts and Dockets Committee, 2015-, Judicial Council.

Member, American Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association (board of governors, 1990-92; criminal law & practice section council, 1992-, past chair; criminal law & practice section; judicial administration section); Prince George's County Bar Association (president, 1992-93); Women's Bar Association of Maryland; National Association of Women Judges. Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate School of Management and Technology, University of Maryland University College, 1987-. Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 1989. Counselor, Alan J. Goldstein Inn of Court, 1995-. Legal Excellence Award for Advancement of Professional Competence, Maryland Bar Foundation, 2000. Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2009.

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