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July 31, 2020

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COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS

[photo, Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, 361 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland] Matthew J. Fader, Chief Judge

Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, 361 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-1450; 1-888-200-7444 (toll free); tty: (410) 260-1553
web: http://mdcourts.gov/cosappeals/
www.mdcourts.gov/cosappeals/pdfs/cosaguideselfrepresentation.pdf (guide for self-representation)

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    Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent & elected by Voters to 10-year terms:
    Matthew J. Fader, Chief Judge (designated by Governor), At Large, 2028

    Christopher B. Kehoe, Judge, 1st Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2020
    Douglas R. M. Nazarian, Judge, 2nd Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2024
    Kathryn Grill Graeff, Judge, 3rd Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2020
    Melanie M. Shaw Geter, Judge, 4th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2028
    Timothy E. Meredith, Judge, 5th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2026
    Michael W. Reed, Judge, 6th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2024
    Steven B. Gould, Judge, 7th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2020
    Kevin F. Arthur, Judge, At Large, 2024
    Donald E. Beachley, Judge, At Large, 2028
    Stuart R. Berger, Judge, At Large, 2022
    Dan Friedman, Judge, At Large, 2026
    Andrea M. Leahy, Judge, At Large, 2024
    E. Gregory Wells, Judge, At Large, 2020
    Vacancy, Judge, At Large, 2020

    [photo, Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, Annapolis, Maryland]


    Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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