WASHINGTON COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURT

FORMER JUDGES

JOHN HANKINS McDOWELL, Associate Judge, Washington County Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, May 28, 1993 to January 13, 2014 (County Administrative Judge, August 1, 2008 to June 29, 2011). Retired January 13, 2014. Member, Executive Committee, 1997-99, and Family Law Committee, 2001-03, Maryland Judicial Conference. Circuit Representative, 4th Judicial Circuit, Conference of Circuit Judges, 2008-12. Member, Judicial Council, 2010-12.

Appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge for Western Maryland, February 1989; Northern Judicial District of West Virginia, October 1989; Middle District of Pennsylvania, December 1989. Co-Chair, Governor's Citizens Advisory Board for Western Maryland, 1992-93. Member, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, Washington County, 2008-11.

Born in Camden, New Jersey, June 6, 1952. Attended Overbrook Regional Senior High School, Pine Hill, New Jersey; Fairleigh Dickinson University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1974; University of Tennessee School of Law, J.D., December 1976. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1977. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Washington County Bar Association (secretary, 1982-84). Director, Washington County Criminal Defense Bar Association, 1988-92. Member, Maryland Association for Justice (formerly Maryland Trial Lawyers Association); Maryland Criminal Trial Lawyers Association; National Council of United States Magistrate Judges; Federal Magistrate Judges Association; Maryland Circuit Judges Association (executive & family law committees).

Maryland Judiciary
Maryland Government
Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
Maryland Departments
Maryland Independent Agencies
Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards
Maryland Universities & Colleges
Maryland Counties
Maryland Municipalities
Maryland at a Glance

Maryland Manual On-Line

Search the Manual
e-mail: mdmanual@maryland.gov


This web site is presented for reference purposes under the doctrine of fair use. When this material is used, in whole or in part, proper citation and credit must be attributed to the Maryland State Archives. PLEASE NOTE: The site may contain material from other sources which may be under copyright. Rights assessment, and full originating source citation, is the responsibility of the user.

Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!

[ Archives' Home Page  ||  Maryland Manual On-Line  ||  Reference & Research
||  Search the Archives   ||  Education & Outreach  ||  Archives of Maryland Online ]

Governor     General Assembly    Judiciary     Maryland.Gov

© Copyright March 11, 2022 Maryland State Archives