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[photo, Peter K. Killough, Supreme Court of Maryland Justice] PETER K. KILLOUGH, Justice, Supreme Court of Maryland, 4th Appellate Judicial Circuit (Prince George's County), since July 31, 2024.

Associate Judge, Prince George's County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, January 5, 2018 to July 30, 2024. Coordinating Judge, Juvenile Division, 2019-21. Presiding Judge, Veterans' Court, 2022-24. Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 2022-; Sentencing Subcommittee, 2023-, of Equal Justice Committee, Judicial Council.

Assistant Attorney General, 2009-18 (principal counsel, people's insurance counsel division, 2009-16; director, medicaid fraud control unit, 2016-18). Member, Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts, 2012-13.


Born in Detroit, Michigan, 1960. New York University, B.A. (history), 1983. Served in U.S. Army (captain), 1983-86 (army commendation medal with oak leaf cluster; army achievement medal); U.S. Army Reserves, 1986-89. University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1989. Admitted to New York Bar, 1990; U.S. District Court for District of Columbia, 1997; District of Columbia Bar, 1997; Maryland Bar, 2002; U.S. District Court for District of Maryland, 2003. Counsel, Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, 1989-2006. Senior Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Ford Motor Company, 2006-08. Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1990-95; Maryland Chapter, Federal Bar Association, 2015-18 (board of governors, 2015-18); Prince George's County Bar Association, 2015-; J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, 2016-. Board of Directors, Charm City Youth Lacrosse League, 2010-19. Volunteer, Homeless Children's Playtime Project, 2011-; Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program, 2013-18.

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