Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse  COURTROOM 406
	Hon. John R. Hargrove (1923-1997) Simmie Knox (1936-) Oil on canvas, 1994 47 ¼ H x 41 W in. Presented, October 22, 1997 Donor, Commissioned by the Baltimore Courthouse & Law Museum Foundation, Inc. Owner, Baltimore City Circuit Court Private Career: Admitted to the bar, 1950 Founding partner, Howard & Hargrove , 1959 Private practice, 1950-1955, 1963-1968 Public Service: Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland, 1955-1957 Deputy U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland, 1957-1962 Associate Judge, People’s Court, Baltimore City, 1962-1963 Member, the 1967-1968 Constitutional Convention of Maryland Associate Judge, Municipal Court, Baltimore City, 1968-1971 Administrative Judge, District Court of Maryland, District No. 1 Baltimore, Maryland, 1971-1974 Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, 1974-1984 Juvenile Court Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, 1977-1980 Judge, U.S. District Court, Maryland, 1984-1997 Comments: First African-American Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland. The courthouse for District Court of Maryland at 700 East Patapsco Avenue in Baltimore was named in his honor in 2003.
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