Symposium on Judicial Elections in Maryland

Join The Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. Center for Education, Justice and Ethics; the University of Baltimore School of Law; and the Maryland State Bar Association for a symposium on judicial elections in Maryland. Hear perspectives from legal scholars and prominent members of the bench, bar and legislature on the controversial topic of contested judicial elections.

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Welcome
  • Judge Harry Storm, Montgomery Circuit Court and president, Maryland Bar Association
  • Judge Shirley M. Watts, Maryland Court of Appeals
  • Judge Alexander Williams Jr. (retired), U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
 
Panel Discussion
  • Moderator: Professor Jose Anderson, University of Baltimore School of Law
  • Lu Pierson, chair, Maryland Judicial Campaign Conduct Committee
  • Ralph Watkins, vice president, Voters Service League of Women Voters in Maryland
  • Judge Joseph F. Murphy Jr. (retired), Maryland Court of Appeals
  • Judge Alexander Wright Jr., Maryland Court of Special Appeals
 
Networking Lunch
 
Town Hall Debate
  • Moderator: Harry Johnson, partner, Whiteford, Taylor, Preston
  • Judge William H. "Billy" Murphy Jr., senior & founding partner, Murphy, Falcon, & Murphy
  • Henry E. Dugan, Jr., partner and principal, Dugan, Babij, Tokket & Kohler
  • Timothy Maloney, principal, Joseph Greenwald & Laake
 
Closing Remarks
  • Professor Jose Anderson, University of Baltimore School of Law
  • Judge Alexander Williams Jr. (retired), U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland