M. Brooke Murdock

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M. Brooke Murdock

Prior offices:

Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Delaware, 1972

Law

University of Baltimore, 1977

M. Brooke Murdock was a judge on the Eighth Circuit Court for Baltimore City in Maryland. She served as a judge on the court from October 3, 1997, until she officially retired on January 1, 2014.

Education

Murdock received her undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware in 1972. She was awarded a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1977.

Career

• 1997-2014: Associate judge, Eighth Circuit Court, Baltimore City
• 1996-1997: Principal, Ferguson, Schetelich, Hefferman & Murdock
• 1992-1996: Partner, Thieblot, Ryan, Martin & Ferguson
• 1987-1991: Assistant federal public defender, Office of Federal Public Defender, District of Maryland
• 1983-1987: Assistant state's attorney, Baltimore City
• 1980-1982: Investigative attorney, U.S. International Trade Commission
• 1978-1979: Assistant state's attorney, Baltimore City

Awards and associations

Awards

• 2005: Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record
• 1997, 1999, 2001: Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record (Circle of Excellence)

Associations

• Member, Maryland Bar Association
• Member, National Association of Women Judges
• Member, Circuit Court Judges Association
• Instructor, Judicial Institute of Maryland
• Advisory Board, University of Baltimore School of Law
• Board of Directors, Baltimore Clayworks

See also

• Courts in Maryland
• Baltimore City, Maryland
• Judicial selection in Maryland

External links

• Maryland State Archives, "Maryland Manual On-Line, Baltimore City, Maryland, Judicial Branch," accessed May 9, 2014
• mdcourts.gov, "Maryland Courts, Circuit Courts," accessed May 9, 2014

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