Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Shirley M. Watts
MSA SC 3520-13752

Biography:

Born in Baltimore, Maryland.  Attended Howard University, B.A., cum laude, 1980; Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., 1983.

Judge, Court of Appeals, 6th Appellate Circuit (Baltimore City), since July 31, 2013 Judge, Court of Special Appeals, 6th Appellate Circuit (Baltimore City), January 27, 2011 to July 31, 2013. Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, February 5, 2002 to January 26, 2011.

Assistant State's Attorney, Juvenile, Misdemeanor and Felony Trial Divisions, Baltimore City, 1984-88. Assistant Federal Public Defender, 1988-93, and Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender, 1993-97, Office of Federal Public Defender, District of Maryland. Federal Administrative Law Judge, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration, Downey, California, 1997-98, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1998-99. Hearing Office Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland, 1999-2002.

Member, Baltimore City and Monumental City Bar Associations. Member, Alliance of Black Women Attorneys; National Association of Women Judges. Chair, History Committee, Baltimore Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 2001. Member, Slavery Awareness Advisory Council, 2001. Adjunct professor, Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America, 1993-96. Outstanding Leadership Award for Hearing Office Administrative Law Judges, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration, 2000. Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2011.

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