544/Maryland Manual

CALVIN R. SANDERS. Montgomery County Circuit
Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, 1979—. Born in Brooklyn,
New York, February 20, 1924. James Madison High
School; Cornell University, B.S., 1948; American Univer-
sity Law School, LL.B., 1955. Admitted to Maryland Bar,
1955. Served in U.S. Army Air Corps. Member, Maryland
State andMontgomery County Bar Associations. Member,
Montgomery County Board of Appeals, 1965-69. Judge,
District Court of Maryland, District 6,1970-79.

JOHN W. SAUSE, JR. Queen Anne's County Circuit
Court, 2nd Judicial Circuit, 1988—. Born in Baltimore,
October 14, 1933. Williams College, B.A. cum laude,
1955; University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1958.
Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1958. Member, American,
Second Circuit and Queen Anne's County Bar Associa-
tions. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (chairman,
young lawyers committee, 1964-65; local member, judicial
nominations committee, 1966-67, 1977-83; member,
grievance committee, 1970-72; council, criminal law sec-
tion, 1985—; committee to revise pattern criminal jury
instructions, 1988). Law clerk to Judge William L. Hen-
derson, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1958-59. Assistant
State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1959-62. Associate,
Mylander& Atwater, 1962-65. Assistant attorney general,
1964-66. Reporter, Commission to Revise the Testamen-
tary Laws of Maryland, 1967-68. Trial Magistrate, Queen
Anne's County, 1967-71. Legislative officer to Governor,
1968-69. District Public Defender for Caroline, Cecil,
Kent, Queen Anne's and Talbot Counties, 1971-83. Trust
Clerk, Queen Anne's County Circuit Court, 1981-84 (au-
ditor, 1981—). Member, State Board of Law Examiners,
1983—. Attorney to Queen Anne's County Planning
Commission and Department of Planning and Zoning,
1987-88. Member, Business Regulations Article Review
Committee, 1988—. Member, Commission on Artistic
Property, 1969-75 (chairman, 1973-75); State House
Trust, 1973-75. Member, Queen Anne's County Historical
Society (founding director, 1960). President, Queen
Anne's County Jaycees, 1965-66. Trustee, The Gunston
School, 1972-85 (president, 1974-75; chairman, finance
committee, 1979-85). Chairman, Centreville Heritage
Commission, 1983—.

J. FREDERICK SHARER. Allegany County Circuit
Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, 1980—. Born in Cumberland,
April 12,1938. Attended Allegany County public schools;
Washington and Jefferson College, A.B., 1960; University
of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1963. Editorial Board,
Maryland Law Review, 1962-63. Admitted to Maryland
Bar, 1963. Member, Maryland State and Allegany County
Bar Associations; Maryland State Board of Law Examin-
ers, 1978-80; Bar Admissions Conference, 1981. Former
partner, Wilson and Sharer. Deputy State's Attorney, Al-
legany County, 1965-66. City Solicitor, City of Cumber-
land, 1966-80. Chairman, Executive Committee,
Maryland Judicial Conference, 1988-89. Lecturer, Frost-
burg State University. Vice-chairman, School Board,
Bishop Walsh High School, 1986—. Member, Board of
Trustees, Allegany Community College, 1970-80 (chair-
man, 1970-77); Development Council, Washington and
Jefferson College, 1977-80. President, Greater Cumber-
land Jaycees, 1966-67.

LLOYD L. SIMPKINS. Somerset County Circuit Court,
1st Judicial Circuit, 1975—; Chief Judge and Administrative
Judge, 1986—. Born in Mt. Vernon, Maryland, June 6,
1920. Washington Academy High School; University of
Maryland, B.S., 1947; University of Maryland School of

Law, LL.B., 1952, J.D., 1969. Admitted to Maryland Bar,
1952. Served in U.S. Navy, Naval Aviation, South Pacific,
1941-46. Maryland House of Delegates, 1950-58 (chair-
man, judiciary committee, 1955-58). Governor's staff,
1958-61. Secretary of State, 1961-67. Judge, District
Court of Maryland, 1971-75. Member, Lions; Elks; Ma-
sons; V.F.W.; American Legion.

D. WILLIAM SIMPSON. Somerset County Circuit
Court, 1st Judicial Circuit, 1986—. Born in Camden, New
Jersey, August 27, 1937. Attended Pennsgrove, New Jer-
sey, public schools; University of Delaware, B.A., 1959;
University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1963. Admit-
ted to Maryland Bar, 1963. Member, American, Maryland
State and Wicomico County Bar Associations. Master of
Juvenile Causes, Wicomico County, 1976-78. Judge, Dis-
trict Court of Maryland, District 2, 1978-86. Member,
Optimist Club of Maryland; Elks Club.

CLATER W. SMITH, JR. Frederick County Circuit
Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, 1985—. Born in Baltimore,
December 14, 1931. McDonogh School; University of
Virginia, B.A. 1954; University of Virginia Law School,
LL.B., 1957. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1958. Member,
Maryland State and Frederick County Bar Associations.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Attorney to
County Commissioners for Frederick County, 1970. Assis-
tant attorney general, 1970-85.

JAMES T. SMITH, JR. Baltimore County Circuit
Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit, 1985—. Born in Baltimore,
February 8,1942. Wheeling College, B.A., 1964; Univer-
sity of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1968. Admitted to
Maryland Bar, 1968. Member, Baltimore County Council,
1978-85 (chairman, 1982, 1985). Member, Reisterstown
Revitalization Study Task Force; Baltimore County Com-
munity College Task Force. Former member, Employment
Steering Committee, National Association of Counties.
Member, Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon (R.O.G.)
Coordinating Council; Hathaway Improvement Associa-
tion; Reisterstown Jaycees; Reisterstown Area Recreation
Council. "Outstanding Young Man of Reisterstown,"
1974. Chosen one of five "Outstanding Young Maryland-
ers" by Maryland Jaycees, 1975 (JCI Senator, 1979).

MARVIN B. STEINBERG. Baltimore City Circuit
Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, 1985—. Born in Baltimore,
September 10,1929. University of Baltimore, A.A., 1949;
University of Baltimore School of Law, LL.B., cum laude,
1952. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1952. U.S. Air Force,
1953-54. Member, American and Baltimore City Bar As-
sociations; Maryland State Bar Association (board of gov-
ernors, 1971-72; past chairman, section on legal education
and admissions to the bar; member, council, section on
judicial administration); American and Maryland Trial
Lawyers Associations. Past chairman, Workmen's Com-
pensation Committee, Baltimore City Bar Association.
Member, Judicial Nominating Committee, 8th Judicial
Circuit, 1974-78. Past chairman, Maryland Retardate
Trust; arbitrator for Better Business Bureau; chairman of
panels for Health Claims Arbitration Office; member,
Remington Improvement Association.

MARY ANN STEPLER. Frederick County Circuit Court,
6th Judicial Circuit, 1986—. Administrative Judge. Born in
York, Pennsylvania, November 7,1942. American University,
BA, 1967; University of Baltimore School of Law, LL.D.,
cum iaude, 1974. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1974. Member,
American, Maryland State and Frederick County Bar Associa-
tions; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial