Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Gerard F. Devlin
MSA SC 3520-11858

Biography:

Born in Dorchester, Massahusetts, May 29, 1933.  Boston College Suffolk University, A.B., cum laude; University of Maryland, M.A., University of Baltimore Law School, J.D.  Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1971.  Married; four children.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Prince George's County, 1975-86.  Vice-chair, Ways and Means Committee, 1979-86.  Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, Joint Budget and Audit Committee.  Chair, Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources, Southern Legislator's Conference, 1985-86.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 5, Prince George's County, May 19, 1986 to September 1, 2001. Retired September 1, 2001. Chair, Executive Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 1996-97 (vice-chair, 1995-96). Member, Judicial Compensation Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference.Member, Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts, 2012-. Professional staff member, U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, 1959-69, 1972-75. Member, Board of Election Supervisors, Prince George's County, 1964-69 (chair, 1965-67, 1969). Member, Charter Review Commission, City of Bowie. Maryland National Relations Officer, 1969-72. Delegate, White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health, 1969. Member, Governor's Commission on Childhood Nutrition, 1969; Maryland Commission on Concerns of Spanish-Speaking People, 1970-72.

Served in U.S. Marine Corps, 1955-57. Instructor, Gonzaga High School, Bowie State University, Prince George's Community College. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Prince George's County Bar Association (board of directors, 2004-05, 2007-08; parliamentarian, 2008-). Freshman Legislator of the Year, Maryland Young Democrats, 1975. Legislator of the Year, Prince George's Municipal Association, 1983, 1985, 1986. Veteran of the Year, Joint Veterans Committee of Maryland, 2007.

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