Vicki Ballou-Watts
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2022
Vicki Ballou-Watts is a judge on the Third Circuit Court for Baltimore County in Maryland.[1] She has served as a judge on the court since May 29, 2002.[2][3]
Education
Ballou-Watts received her undergraduate degree in journalism from Howard University in 1980 and her J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1983.[2]
Career
- 2002-2019: Judge, Third Circuit Court
- 1999-2002: Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, 8th District, Baltimore County
- 1988-1999: Panel Attorney, Public Defender's Office, Baltimore City,
- 1987-1999: Attorney, Solo practice
- 1984-1987: Associate, Gerald A. Smith & Associates
- 1984: Admitted to the Maryland Bar[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Member, Baltimore County Bar Association
- Member, Maryland Trial Lawyers' Association
- Member, Baltimore County Advisory Board, Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland
- Board of Directors, Carver Center for the Arts and Technology Foundation
- Board of Directors, Maryland Chapter, National Association of Women Judges[2]
Associations
- 2011: Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record
- 2004; 2006; 2008: Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record
- 2004: Award of Excellence for Outstanding Service to the Maryland Legal Community, Black Women's Bar Association of Suburban Maryland, Inc.
- 2003: Award for Outstanding Community Service, Woodlawn-Westview Rotary Club
- 2003: Award of Excellence for government service, Maryland Women for Responsive Government
- 2002: Social Action Award, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- 2002: Certificate of Recognition for support of domestic violence victims, Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland[2]
See also
- Baltimore City, Maryland
- Baltimore County, Maryland
- Maryland Circuit Courts
- Judicial selection in Maryland
External links
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
