DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND


JESSICA L. COLWELL, Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 12, Allegany & Garrett counties, since August 21, 2026.

District Public Defender, Allegany Counrty and Garrett County, 2021-26 (Deputy District Public Defender, 2018-21; past supervising attorney, Garrett County). Former Assistant District Public Defender (felony trial division), Baltimore City.

Pennsylvania State University, B.A. (administration of justice); University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1999. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1999. Associate Attorney, Rapaport & Skalny LLC, 2021. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Allegany County Bar Association.

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