Lynn Stewart Mays
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2002 - Present
2033
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Lynn Stewart Mays is a judge of the Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City. She assumed office in 2002. Her current term ends on December 31, 2033.
Stewart Mays ran for re-election for judge of the Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Education
Stewart received her undergraduate degree in English from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1985 and her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1988.[1]
Career
- 2002-present: Associate Judge, Eighth Circuit Court, Baltimore City
- 1990-2002: Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City
- 1988-1990: Judicial Law Clerk, Baltimore City Circuit Court
- 1988: Admitted to the Maryland Bar[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City (5 seats)
Incumbent Dana Middleton, incumbent Charles Dorsey, incumbent Lynn Stewart Mays, incumbent Jennifer Schiffer, and incumbent John Nugent won election in the general election for Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dana Middleton (Nonpartisan) | 21.5 | 111,252 | |
| ✔ | Charles Dorsey (Nonpartisan) | 20.6 | 106,971 | |
| ✔ | Lynn Stewart Mays (Nonpartisan) | 20.2 | 104,507 | |
| ✔ | Jennifer Schiffer (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 103,259 | |
| ✔ | John Nugent (Nonpartisan) | 17.3 | 89,607 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 3,007 | ||
| Total votes: 518,603 | |||
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Awards and associations
Awards
- 2007: Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record
- 2005, 2010, 2012: Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record
- 2003: Certificate of Appreciation, Training and Education Division, Baltimore City Police Department
- 1999: Governor's Citation for Community Service[1]
Associations
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- Member, Baltimore City Bar Association
- Member, Monumental City Bar Association
- Member, Women's Bar Association of Maryland
- Member, Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland
- Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation
- Member, Baltimore Bar Foundation
- Member, National Association of Women Judges[1]
See also
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