clear space clear space clear space white space
A
 r c h i v e s   o f   M a r y l a n d   O n l i n e

PLEASE NOTE: The searchable text below was computer generated and may contain typographical errors. Numerical typos are particularly troubling. Click “View pdf” to see the original document.

  Maryland State Archives | Index | Help | Search		 search for:
clear space
white space
Maryland Manual, 1987-88
Volume 183, Page 487   View pdf image (33K)
 Jump to  
   << PREVIOUS  NEXT >>
clear space clear space clear space white space

COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS

BIOGRAPHIES OF MEMBERS

RICHARD P. GILBERT. Court of Special Appeals, 1972-;

Chief Judge. Born in Baltimore, February 5, 1924. Mt. St. Jo-
seph's High School; University of Baltimore, A.A., 1947; Univer-
sity of Baltimore, J.D., 1950, LL.M., 1954, LL.D. (Hon) 1979.
Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1950. Served in U.S. Army. Member,
American, Maryland State and Baltimore City Bar Associations;

American Judicature Society. Chairman, National Conference of
Chief Judges, Courts of Appeal, 1986-87. Member, Judicial Disa-
bilities Commission, 1972-(chairman, 1974-); member, American
Bar Association Advisory Commission on Judicial Standards;

vice-chairman, Maryland Judicial Conference. Board of Zoning
Appeals, Baltimore City, 1965-71; magistrate. Traffic Court, Bal-
timore City, 1955-59; member, Advisory Committee, Baltimore
City Charter, 1963-65. Contributor to legal periodicals. Lecturer
in law, University of Baltimore and American Academy of Judi-
cial Education. Co-author, Criminal Law, Practice and Procedure
in Maryland; Maryland Tort Law Handbook. Sigma Delta Kappa
Intercollegiate Law Fraternity Distinguished Jurist Award, 1976;

Alumnus of the Year, University of Baltimore Law School, 1982;

chairman, University of Baltimore School of Law Advisory
Board, 1982-. Married; 2 children.

PAUL E. ALPERT. Court of Special Appeals, 1982-.
Born in Baltimore, September 1, 1935. Baltimore City
College; University of Baltimore, A.A., 1954; University
of Baltimore Law School, LL.B., J.D. (magna cum
laude), 1957. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1957. Served
in U.S. Army and Maryland National Guard. Member,
Maryland State Bar Association. Maryland House of
Delegates, 1967-72; vice-chairman, House Judiciary
Committee. Judge, District Court of Maryland,
1972-77. Judge, Third Judicial Circuit, 1977-82. Associ-
ate Professor (business law), Towson State University.
Board member, Jewish Big Brother League; member,
Center Lodge AF&AM; Golden Eagle Square and Com-
pass Club. Married; 3 children.

ROBERT M. BELL. Court of Special Appeals, 1984-.
Bom in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, July 6, 1943.
Dunbar High School; Morgan State University, A.B.,
1966; Harvard Law School, J.D., 1969. Admitted to
Maryland Bar, 1969. Member, Maryland State, Balti-
more City, Monumental City and National Bar Associa-
tions. Judge, District Court, District 1, 1975-80. Judge,
Eighth Judicial Circuit, 1980-84. Unmarried.

ROSALYN BLAKE BELL. Court of Special Appeals,
1983-. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, April 22, 1923.
Trenton High School; Simmons College, B.S., 1944; Na-
tional University, LL.B., J.D., 1951. Admitted to Dis-
trict of Columbia Bar, 1951, Maryland Bar, 1965. Mem-
ber, American, Maryland State, Montgomery County,
Women's and District of Columbia Bar Associations;
Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia;

National Conference of Appellate Judges; National As-
sociation of Women Judges; American Judges Associa-
tion; Maryland Bar Foundation; American Bar Founda-
tion; Advisory Committee, University of Baltimore
School of Law, 1985-. Trustee, 1973-78, director,
1973-77, Montgomery-Prince George's Continuing Le-
gal Education Institute. Vice-president, 1976-78, trustee,
1979-80, MICPEL. Chairperson, Montgomery County
Abused Spouse Task Force, 1980-. Woman Lawyer of
the Year, District of Columbia Women's Bar Associa-
tion, 1975. Professional Achievement Award, George
Washington University Law Association, 1980; Focus
Women's Award, Women's Commission of Montgomery
County, 1981; Alumni Achievement Award, Simmons
College, 1982. Judge, District Court, Montgomery
County, 1978-80. Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit,
1980-83. Widowed; 1 child.

JOHN J. BISHOP, JR. Court of Special Appeals,
1981-. Born in Baltimore, December 6, 1927. Attended
Baltimore parochial schools; Loyola College; Towson
State University; University of Baltimore; University of
Baltimore Law School, J.D., 1951. Admitted to Mary-
land Bar, 1954. Served in U.S. Coast Guard, honorably
discharged. Member, Maryland State and Baltimore
County Bar Associations. Former member, Maryland
State Bar Association Board of Governors and Third Ju-
dicial Circuit Committee on Judicial Appointments.
Member, Maryland Senate, 1967-81; minority whip;
member, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Executive
Nominations Committee; chairperson, Special Commit-
tee to Study the Mental Health Laws. Delegate,
Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, 1968.
Instructor (political science). University of Baltimore,

 



  		clear space
clear space
white space

Please view image to verify text. To report an error, please contact us.
Maryland Manual, 1987-88
Volume 183, Page 487   View pdf image (33K)
 Jump to  
   << PREVIOUS  NEXT >>


This web site is presented for reference purposes under the doctrine of fair use. When this material is used, in whole or in part, proper citation and credit must be attributed to the Maryland State Archives. PLEASE NOTE: The site may contain material from other sources which may be under copyright. Rights assessment, and full originating source citation, is the responsibility of the user.

Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!

An Archives of Maryland electronic publication.
For information contact mdlegal@mdarchives.state.md.us.

©Copyright  October 06, 2023
Maryland State Archives