M. BROOKE MURDOCK, Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, since October 3, 1997. Member, Mental Health, Alcoholism and Addiction Committee, 1998-2001, Maryland Judicial Conference.
Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1978-79, 1983-87. Investigative Attorney, U.S. International Trade Commission, 1980-82. Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of Federal Public Defender for District of Maryland, 1987-1991. Member, Inquiry Committee, Attorney Grievance Commission. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, August 25, 1949. University of Delaware, B.A. (American studies), 1972; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1977. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1978. Alliance Francaise, Paris, France, 1982-83. Senior Associate, Hylton & Gonzales, 1991-92. Partner, Thieblot, Ryan, Martin & Ferguson, 1992-96. Principal, Ferguson, Schetelich, Hefferman & Murdock, 1996-97. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (board of governors, 1990-91; vice-chair, judiciary committee, 1996-97; chair, litigation section, 1999); Baltimore City Bar Association (chair, legislative committee); Women's Bar Association; National Association of Women Judges (chair, women-in-prison project, 2000). Member, Governing Board, Federal Bar Association, Maryland Chapter, 1993-97. Member, Women's Law Center, 1983- (president, 1995-96). Board of Directors, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, 1993-97. Board member, William T. Walters Association of the Walters Art Museum, 1994-96. Member, Alumni Advisory Board, University of Baltimore School of Law, 1996-2000. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 1997, 1999, 2001, and Circle of Excellence, 2001.
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