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Marcus Z. Shar

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Nonpartisan

Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City
Tenure

2008 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

17

Elections and appointments
Appointed

2008

Education

Bachelor's

The Ohio State University, 1973

Law

University of Maryland, 1976


Marcus Z. Shar is an associate judge on the Eighth Circuit Court for Baltimore City in Maryland. He has served as a judge on the court since September 4, 2008 and was elected on November 2, 2010 to a full fifteen-year term, ending in 2025.[1][2][3][4]

Education

Shar received his undergraduate degree in history from the Ohio State University in 1973 and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1976.[1]

Career

  • 2008-2025: Associate Judge, Eighth Circuit Court for Baltimore City
  • 1997-2008: Partner, Shar, Rosen & Warshaw, LLC
  • 1979-1996: Partner, Bierer, Shar & Allentoff, P.A.
  • 1976-1979: Associate, Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos
  • 1976: Admitted to the Maryland Bar[1]

Awards and associations

Awards

  • 2000: Certificate of Appreciation, University of Baltimore School of Law
  • 1998: Distinguished Service Award, Franklin County (Ohio) Trial Lawyers Association[1]

Associations

  • Member, Maryland State Bar Association
  • Member, Baltimore City Bar Association
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland School of Law
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine[1]

2010 election

Shar was re-elected to the Eighth Circuit Court, along with four other judges, in the general election on November 2, 2010. He received 17.92% of the vote.[3][5]

Main article: Maryland judicial elections, 2010

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Maryland State Archives: Baltimore City Circuit Court, Marcus Z. Shar Biography
  2. ↑ Maryland State Archives: Baltimore City Circuit Court, Maryland Judicial Branch
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maryland 2010 Unofficial General Election Results: Circuit Courts
  4. ↑ Maryland Constitution, Article IV, Section 3
  5. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, Circuit Court Candidates (dead link)

Maryland courts

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


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