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JOHN J. BISHOP, JR.
Republican, District 10.
Judge, Court of Special Appeals, At Large, 1981-1997. Executive Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 1985-88 (chair, 1987-88). Member, State Senate, 1967-81 (minority whip; judicial proceedings committee, executive nominations committee; chair, special committee to study the mental health laws). Past member, Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Committee, 3rd Judicial Circuit.
Born in Baltimore, December 6, 1927. Attended Baltimore parochial schools; Loyola College; Towson State College; University of Baltimore; University of Baltimore Law School, J.D., 1951. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1954. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (past member, board of governors); Baltimore County Bar Association. Delegate, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, 1968. Instructor (political science), University of Baltimore, 1980. Instructor (state & local government), University of Maryland School of Law, 1982-87.
Compiled from the biographical files of the Maryland Manual, ©Maryland State Archives, February 11, 1999
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