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JOHN CARROLL COOLAHAN
Democrat, District 12.

Associate Judge, District Court, Baltimore County, District 8, 1989-1994. Member of Senate, 1971-78, 1983-89. Chairperson, Baltimore County Delegation, 1973, 1975, 1983-86. Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee; Executive Nominations Committee. Member, Joint Study Committee on School Construction.

Member, House of Delegates, 1967-70.

Member, Task Force to Study Home Improvement Laws; Task Force on Mentally Ill Offenders. Member, English Counsul Democratic Club. Member, Arbutus Social Club; Knights of Columbus; VFW; Legislative Committee, American Legion.

Born in Baltimore, October 29, 1932. Mt. Saint Joseph; Western Maryland College, B.A., 1958; University of Baltimore Law School, LL.B., 1967, J.D. Attorney. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1972. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps, Sergeant, 1951-54; Awarded Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, and Korean Service Citation.

Compiled from the biographical files of the Maryland Manual, ©Maryland State Archives, February 11, 1999

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