Walter M. Baker (1927-2012)
MSA SC 3520-12141
Biography:
Born in Port Deposit, Maryland, September 23, 1927. Attended Perryville High School; Washington College, B.A., 1960; University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1960. Admitted to the Maryland bar, 1960. Married; two children: Stephen J. Baker and Nancy Brown. Died April 17, 2012, in Wilmington, Delaware.
General Assembly:
Maryland Senate, (D) 36 (Cecil County, Caroline County, Kent County,
Queen Anne's County & Talbot County), 1979-2003. Chair, Judicial
Proceedings Committee, 1987-2003 (past vice-chair). Member, Rules
Committee, 1987-2003; Legislative Policy Committee, 1987-2003 (management
subcommittee); Executive Nominations Committee, 1993-2003; Special Committee
on Gaming, 2001-2003; Senate Committee on Redistricting, 2001-2002; Joint
Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2002. Member,
Joint Task Force on Catastrophic Liability Insurance Fund and Maryland
Reinsurance Exchange, 1986. Senate Chair, Tort and Insurance Reform
Oversight Committee, 1988-93.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Served in U.S. Army, 1950-53. State's Attorney, Cecil
County, 1963-66. Attorney, Baker, Thomey and Emrey, P.A., Elkton,
Cecil County. Member, Governor's Task Force to Review the Defense
of Insanity, 1982-84; Governor's Task Force on Correctional Rehabilitation,
1983; Governor's Task Force on Time-Sharing, 1983-84; Task Force to Study
the Maryland Tax Court, 1984-85; Joint Executive/Legislative Task Force
on Medical Malpractice Insurance, 1985; Court of Appeals Standing Committee
on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1985-95; Task Force to Study Revision
of Inheritance and Estate Tax Laws, 1987; Sentencing Guidelines Advisory
Board of Maryland Judicial Conference, 1987-1999; Commission to Study Ways
to Improve the Financial Viability of the Racing Industry, 1997-99; Commission
on Juvenile Justice Jurisdiction, 1998-2000; Governor's Task Force on Childproof
Guns, 1999; Governor's Task Force on Eastern Shore Economic Development,
1999-2001; Attainment Plan (federal air quality standards) Task Force,
Department of the Environment; Anti-Terrorism Work Group, 2001-2002; Mid-Shore
Regional Council, 2001-2003. Member, National Conference of State
Legislatures; Southern Legislative Conference of State Governments.
President and director, Cecil County Bar Association. President,
Young Democrat Club of Washington College & Cecil County. Member,
director, and president, Elkton Rotary Club. Member, American Legion;
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Sadler Award, Washington College, 1960.
First Citizen Award, Maryland Senate, 2002.
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