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Michael Wilson Reed
2014 - Present
2034
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Michael Wilson Reed is a judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland 6th Appellate Circuit. He assumed office on March 18, 2014. His current term ends on December 31, 2034.
Reed ran for re-election for judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland 6th Appellate Circuit. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Reed was appointed to the court by Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley on February 24, 2014.[1][2][3][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]
Biography
Reed received his B.A. in political science from the College of the Holy Cross in 1982 and his J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 1985.[1]
Associations
- Member, Baltimore City Bar Association
- Trustee, Baltimore Bar Foundation
- Trustee, The Bar Insurance Trust
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association[1]
Career
- 2014 - Present: Judge, Court of Appeals
- 2011-2014: Associate judge, Eighth Circuit Court for Baltimore City
- 2011: Attorney, Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl
- 2007-2011: Senior counsel, assistant attorney general, Health Occupations Prosecution and Litigation Division, Office of Attorney General
- 1999-2007: Attorney, Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos
- 1988-1999: Assistant state's attorney, Baltimore City
- 1986-1988: Legislative counsel, Department of Legislative Reference[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Maryland intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
Appellate Court of Maryland 6th Appellate Circuit
Michael Wilson Reed was retained to the Appellate Court of Maryland 6th Appellate Circuit on November 5, 2024 with 85.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
85.8
|
150,890 | ||
No |
14.2
|
24,885 | |||
Total Votes |
175,775 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Reed in this election.
2014
Reed was retained to the Court of Special Appeals with 87.8 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014.[3]
2012
Reed ran unopposed for election to his appointed seat on the Eighth Circuit Court.[6] He was successful in his bid, receiving 16.3% of the vote; the six candidates with the highest vote percentages were elected in the race.[7][8]
- See also: Maryland judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Wilson Reed did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Maryland State Archives, "Court of Special Appeals, Michael Wilson Reed Biography"
- ↑ The Office of Governor Martin O'Malley, "Governor O’Malley Announces Judicial Appointments," February 24, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Gubernatorial General Election State Candidates List - Court of Special Appeals," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Maryland," accessed May 1, 2015
- ↑ CBS News, "The Court of Appeals of Maryland is now the Supreme Court of Maryland," December 14, 2022
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "State Candidates List, Judge of the Circuit Court"
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2012 Presidential General Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Presidential General Election Results," accessed December 1, 2012
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