Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Lynn Stewart Mays
MSA SC 3520-13753

Biography:

Born in Calvert County, Maryland, August 3, 1963. University of Maryland, College Park, B.A. (English), 1985; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1988 (moot court board). Admitted to the Maryland bar, 1989.

Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, since January 22, 2002. Designated Judge for Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource (ASTAR) Center Program, 2005-. Member, Public Awareness Committee, 2002-04, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, 2004-07, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, 2007-09, and Problem-Solving Courts Committee, 2009-12, Maryland Judicial Conference. Judicial Law Clerk, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 1988-90. Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1990-2002. Member, Judicial Trial Courts Nominating Commission, 1995-96; Inquiry Panel, Attorney Grievance Commission, 1998-2001.

Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 1989- (chair, local & specialty bar committee, 1999-2000; member, professionalism committee, 2002-; board of governors, 2011-); Baltimore City Bar Association, 1989- (chair, criminal law committee, 1995-96; chair, judicial selection committee, 1998-99; chair, legal services committee, 2000-; co-chair, program committee, 2002-; secretary, 2006-07; treasurer, 2007-08; vice-president, 2008-09; president, 2010-11); Monumental City Bar Association, 1990- (chair, membership committee, 1993-96; secretary, 1994-96); Women's Bar Association of Maryland, 1994- (executive council, 1998-99; co-chair, program committee, 1999-2000). Member, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 1990-95; National Bar Association, 1993-96; National Black Prosecutors' Association, 1993-96. Board of Directors, Legal Aid Bureau of Maryland, Inc., 1996-2002. President, Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland, 1997-98 (member, 1987-). Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 1999-; Baltimore Bar Foundation, 2002- (president, board of trustees, 2008-09). Member, National Association of Women Judges, 2002-. Governor's Citation for Community Service, 1999. Certificate of Appreciation, Training and Education Division, Baltimore City Police Department, 2003. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2005, 2010, 2012 (Circle of Excellence). Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2007.

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