Arrie Davis
| Arrie W. Davis | |
|---|---|
| July 21, 1940 | |
| Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals | |
| Assumed office December 27, 1990 | |
| Eighth Circuit Court Judge | |
| In office June 2, 1983 - December 27, 1990 |
Arrie W. Davis was a judge on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the intermediate appellate court for the state of Maryland. He took office on December 27, 1990.[1] He was retained by voters in 2002[2] to a new 10-year term ending in 2012.[3]
Davis retired from the court in October 2010.[4][5]
Education
Judge Davis was born on July 21, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his B.A. degree from Morgan State College in 1963 and his M.A. degree from New York University in 1966. He went on to earn his J.D. degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1969.[1]
Career
Judge Davis began his legal career as a law clerk for Judge Joseph Carter and Master Harry Sachs from 1968 to 1969. During that time he was also the Bailiff to the Supreme Bench of Baltimore. From 1970 to 1971, he was an Assistant State's Attorney in Baltimore City. He then became an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Appeals Division until 1979. He provided legal counsel to the Division of Correction, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services until he became a judge in 1981. He served as an Associate Judge on the District Court of Maryland, District 1 from March 2, 1981 to June 2, 1983, when he was elevated to the position of Associate Judge of the Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit. He held this position until his appointment to the Court of Special Appeals. He has also taught law at Morgan State University and Villa Julie College.[1]
Awards and associations
- 2011 Inducted into the National Bar Association's Hall of Fame[6]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Davis biography
- ↑ 2002 Election Results
- ↑ Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- ↑ Maryland Courts, Maryland Judicial Vacancies
- ↑ Maryland Judiciary, "Judge Arrie W. Davis Retires," October 8, 2010
- ↑ Maryland Judiciary, Press Release: "Maryland's Chief Judge, Fellow Appellate Judge, Inducted into National Bar Association Hall of Fame," August 17, 2011 (dead link)
