Nicole Pastore Klein

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Nicole Pastore Klein

Maryland 1st District Court Baltimore City

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

Tulane University, 1995

Law

University of Baltimore, 2000

Nicole Pastore Klein is an associate judge on the First District Court in Baltimore City, Maryland. She was appointed to the court by Governor Martin O'Malley in August 2013 and assumed office on September 10, 2013. Her current term expires in 2023.

Education

Klein received her undergraduate degree in political science and communications from Tulane University in 1995 and her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2000.

Career

• 2013-2023: Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, 1st District, Baltimore City
• 2007-2013: Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings
• 2001-2007: Attorney, Saul Ewing LLP
• 2000-2001: Law Clerk to Judge John C. Eldridge, Maryland Court of Appeals
• 2000: Admitted to the Maryland Bar

Awards and associations

Awards

• 2005: Strategic Partner of the Year, Getintegrated, Inc.
• 2005: Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record
• 2004: Volunteer of the Year Award, Baltimore City
• 2004: Presidential Award, Baltimore City Bar Association

Associations

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, Baltimore City Bar Association

See also

• Courts in Maryland
• Maryland District Court
• Maryland counties

External links

• Maryland State Archives: District 1, Nicole Pastore Klein Biography
• Maryland State Archives: District 1, Maryland Judicial Branch
• Maryland Courts, "District Court Judges Directory"

Footnotes

Maryland courts

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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