Joseph S. Michael
2022 - Present
2025
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Joseph S. Michael is a judge of the Maryland 4th Circuit Court Washington County. He assumed office on March 11, 2022. His current term ends in 2025.
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He was appointed to the court on February 17, 2022 by Governor Larry Hogan to replace Daniel Patrick Dwyer.[1] Michael served as a Deputy State Attorney for Washington County for 18 years before being appointed to the circuit court. He also served as the assistant state attorney for ten years.[2]
Education
Dwyer received his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1987 and his J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1991.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association (animal law section; special committee on agriculture)
- Member, Washington County Bar Association[2]
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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