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Kathryn Graeff

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Kathryn Grill Graeff
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Appellate Court of Maryland 3rd Appellate Circuit
Tenure

2008 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

17

Compensation

Base salary

$213,633

Elections and appointments
Appointed

August 7, 2008

Education

Bachelor's

Marquette University, 1983

Law

University of Maryland School of Law, 1986

Contact

Kathryn Grill Graeff is a judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland 3rd Appellate Circuit. She assumed office on September 2, 2008. Her current term ends on December 31, 2030.

Graeff ran for re-election for judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals 3rd Appellate Circuit (Historical). She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.

Graeff was appointed to the court by Governor Martin O'Malley (D) on August 7, 2008, and was sworn into office on September 2, 2008.[1][2][3] She was retained in 2010.[4]

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals became the Appellate Court of Maryland, following a 2022 constitutional amendment that changed the court's name.[5]

Education

Graeff received her B.A. from Marquette University in 1983 and her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1986.[3]

Career

Graeff joined the law firm Smith, Somerville, & Case as an associate in 1986. In 1990, she joined the Office of the Attorney General in the Criminal Appeals Division as an assistant attorney general. In 1999, Graeff was promoted to deputy chief and in 2002, she became the chief of the Criminal Appeals Division. She held this position until her appointment to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, later known as the Appellate Court of Maryland, in 2008.[3]

Awards and associations

Awards

  • 2007: Exceptional Leadership Award, Office of Attorney General
  • 2004: Certificate of Recognition, Baltimore City Circuit Court[3]

Associations

  • Member, Maryland State Bar Association
  • Member, Howard County Bar Association
  • Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation[3]

Elections

2020

Maryland Court of Special Appeals 3rd Appellate Circuit (Historical)

Kathryn Grill Graeff was retained to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals 3rd Appellate Circuit (Historical) on November 3, 2020 with 84.9% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
84.9
 
366,502
No
 
15.1
 
65,209
Total Votes
431,711

2010

Graeff was retained to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals in the 2010 general election with 83.77 percent of the vote.[4]

Main article: Maryland judicial elections, 2010

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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See also

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