COURT OF APPEALS

HOWARD S. CHASANOW, Judge, Court of Appeals

Judge, Court of Appeals, 4th Appellate Circuit, since 1990.

Associate Judge, Prince George's County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, 1977-90. Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 5, Prince George's County, 1971-77.

Assistant and Deputy State's Attorney, Prince George's County, 1963-69. Chair, Criminal Law Committee of Maryland Judicial Conference, 1976-79. Former chair, Maryland Sentencing Guidelines Advisory Board. Former member, Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (former chair, criminal law subcommittee). Member, Article 27 Revision Committee, 1992-.

Born in Washington, DC, April 3, 1937. University of Maryland, B.A., 1958; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1961; Harvard University Law School, LL.M., 1962. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1961. Served in U.S. Air Force. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (former chair, judicial administration section; criminal law section). Former director, Prince George's County Bar Association (former chair, professional ethics committee, 1973-78). Lecturer, University of Maryland School of Law, 1973-; faculty member, National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, 1980-; American Academy of Judicial Education, Washington, DC.

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