Melissa Marie Phinn
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2013 - Present
2029
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Melissa Marie Phinn is an associate judge on the 8th Judicial Circuit for Baltimore City in Maryland. She was appointed to the court by Governor Martin O'Malley on December 28, 2012, and assumed office on January 18, 2013.[1][2][3] Phinn was re-elected to the 8th Judicial Circuit in 2014, winning a new term that expires on December 31, 2029.[4][5]
Elections
2014
See also: Maryland judicial elections, 2014
Phinn ran for re-election to the 8th Judicial Circuit.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2014, receiving 13.3 percent of the vote. She competed against Page Croyder and judges Melissa K. Copeland, Philip Senan Jackson, Alfred Nance, Christopher L. Panos, Jeffrey M. Geller, and Julie Rubin. Phinn cross-filed as a Republican and won in that primary as well, receiving 13.1% of the vote. Primary candidates competed for 7 seats.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. Seven seats were up for election.
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Education
Phinn received her undergraduate degree in history from Towson University in 1976 and her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1992.[2]
Career
- 2013-2029: Associate judge, 8th Judicial Circuit for Baltimore City
- 2004-2013: Attorney, Solo practitioner
- 2002-2004: Associate, Law Office of Stanley H. Needleman
- 1993-2002: Assistant public defender, District 1, Baltimore City
- 1992-1993: Law clerk to Judge Ellen L. Hollander, 8th Judicial Circuit
- 1993: Admitted to the Maryland Bar [2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- Member, Women's Bar Association
- Member, Baltimore City Bar Association
- Member, Maryland Criminal Defense Counsel Association
- 1997: Public Defender of the Year, District 1 [2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Daily Record, "Nazarian appointed to appellate court; Hughes to chair PSC," December 28, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Maryland State Archives, "Baltimore City Circuit Court, Melissa M. Phinn Biography," accessed June 26, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Archives, "Baltimore City Circuit Court, Maryland Judicial Branch," accessed June 26, 2014
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Maryland," accessed May 1, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Primary Ballot, Baltimore City," accessed March 30, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official Primary Election Results," accessed October 3, 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
