Athena Malloy Groves
Athena Malloy Groves is a judge on the Orphans Court of Prince George's County in Prince George's County, Maryland.[1] She has served as a judge for the court since 2006.[2] Groves was re-elected to the Orphans Court of Prince George's County in 2014, winning a term that expired on December 31, 2018.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Maryland judicial elections, 2014
Groves ran for re-election to the Orphans Court of Prince George's County.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2014, receiving 32.7 percent of the vote. She competed against incumbent Judges Wendy A. Cartwright and Vicky L. Ivory-Orem. All 3 candidates ran unopposed in the primary.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election.
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2010
Groves was re-elected to the Orphans Court of Prince George's County (along with Wendy A. Cartwright and Vicky L. Ivory-Orem) in the general election on November 2, 2010. She received 30.53 percent of the vote.[6]
- Main article: Maryland judicial elections, 2010
Education
Groves received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1989 and her J.D. from the North Carolina Central University School of Law in 1994.[2]
Career
In addition to her judicial duties, Groves works as an attorney at her private practice, Malloy Groves LLC. She was previously a managing partner at the firm of Taylor, Groves & Martin from 1999 to 2001 and an associate attorney at the Law Offices of James H. Taylor, P.C. from 1996 to 1999.[2]
See also
External links
- Maryland Courts.gov, "About the Orphans' Court"
- Maryland Courts, "Directory of Judges: Maryland Orphans’ Court"
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland Courts.gov, "Maryland Orphans' Court, Directory of Judges," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Maryland State Archives: Prince George's County Orphans' Court, "Judge Athena Malloy Groves," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Maryland," accessed May 1, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Primary Ballot, Prince George's County," accessed March 30, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official Primary Election Results," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Prince George's County 2010 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed July 22, 2014
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Maryland • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Maryland
State courts:
Maryland Supreme Court • Appellate Court of Maryland • Maryland District Courts • Maryland Circuit Courts • Maryland Orphans' Court
State resources:
Courts in Maryland • Maryland judicial elections • Judicial selection in Maryland
