Glenn T. Harrell, Jr.
Glenn T. Harrell, Jr. was a judge for the Maryland Court of Appeals, or Maryland's highest court. He was appointed to the court on September 10, 1999, by former Governor Parris N. Glendening and was elected on November 7, 2000.[1][2] Harrell was re-elected on November 2, 2010.[3] He retired on June 27, 2015, upon reaching the age of mandatory retirement.[4]
The court's name changed from the Maryland Court of Appeals to the Maryland Supreme Court, following a ballot initiative that voters approved in November 2022.[5]
Education
Harrell received his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland in 1967 and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1970.[1]
Career
- 1999-2015: Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
- 1997-2003: Adjunct professor, Baltimore School of Law
- 1991-1999: Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- 1973-1991: Partner, O'Malley, Miles & Harrell
- 1971-1973: Associate county attorney, Prince George's County
- 1970-1971: Attorney in private practice[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2007: Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record
- 2007: Unknown and Unsung Hero Award, Administrative Law Section, Maryland State Bar Association[1]
Associations
- Board of directors, Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource Center, Inc.[1]
Elections
2010
Harrell was retained to the Maryland Court of Appeals on November 2, 2010, with 91.44 percent of the vote.[3][6]
- Main article: Maryland judicial elections, 2010
Political outlook
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Harrell received a campaign finance score of 0.48, indicating a conservative ideological leaning. This was more conservative than the average score of -0.44 that justices received in Maryland.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[7]
See also
External links
- Maryland Court of Appeals official site
- NPR.org, "Maryland Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban," September 17, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Maryland Courts, "Official biography of Judge Harrell," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2000 election results"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Maryland 2010 Unofficial General Election Results"
- ↑ The Daily Record, "Help Wanted: Md. Court of Appeals Judge," July 2, 2015
- ↑ CBS Baltimore, "The Court of Appeals of Maryland is now the Supreme Court of Maryland," December 14, 2022
- ↑ Lambda Legal, "Judicial Elections Guide 2010" Scroll to "Maryland"
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
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
