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Michelle Renee Saunders

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Michelle Renee Saunders is an associate judge for the Fourth District Court in Calvert County, Maryland. She was appointed to the court by Governor Martin O'Malley on September 19, 2013 and assumed office on October 17, 2013.[1][2] Her current term expires in 2023.[3]
Education
Saunders received her undergraduate degree from High Point College in 1990 and her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1993.[1][2]
Career
- 2013-2023: Associate Judge, Fourth District Court, Calvert County
- 2000-2013: Senior Assistant State's Attorney, and Chief, District Court Division, Office of State's Attorney, Calvert County
- 1998-2000: Attorney, Lamson & Saunders,
- 1994-1998: Assistant State's Attorney, Office of State's Attorney, Calvert County
- 1993-1994: Law Clerk to Judge Warren J. Krug, Calvert County Circuit Court[1][2]
Awards and associations
- 2009, 2010: Respect for Law Award, Optimist Club
- 1998: Employee of the Month, Calvert County
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- Member, Calvert County Bar Association[2]
See also
External links
- Maryland State Archives: District 4, Michelle R. Saunders Biography
- Maryland State Archives: District 4, Calvert County District Court
- Maryland State Archives: District 4, Maryland Judicial Branch
- Maryland Courts, "District Court Judges Directory"
Footnotes
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