Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse COURTROOM 400
	Hon. Samuel King Dennis (1874-1953) Thomas C. Corner (1865-1938) Oil on canvas, 1938 68 ½ H x 46 ½ W in. Presented, October 29, 1954 Donor, Helen Gordon Moore Dennis (widow) Owner, Baltimore City Circuit Court Private Career: Admitted to the bar, 1904 Partnership, James U. Dennis (cousin) 39th President, Maryland State Bar Association, 1933-1934 Public Service: Private secretary to Governor John Walter Smith, 1900-1904 Member, Maryland House of Delegates, Worcester County (D), 1904 U.S. Attorney, Maryland, 1915-1920 6th Chief Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, 1928-1944 Comments: Appointed Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City by Governor Albert C. Ritchie. Named one of the pre-eminent Baltimore lawyers and judges of the 20th century. The first Baltimore judge to wear a robe on the bench, in 1928 after his investiture.
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