Circuit Court Biographies

versity of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1968. Admit-
ted to the Maryland Bar, 1968. Member, American,
Maryland State, and Washington County Bar Associa-
tions. Maryland State Bar Association Board of Gover-
nors (1972-1976, 1981-1983), Executive Committee
(1981-1983); Judicial Conference Legislative Committee
(1978-1981), Executive Committee (1981-1983). Deputy
State's Attorney, Washington County, 1971-1974.
Maryland State Senate, 1975-1977. Washington County
Outstanding Young Man, 1974; Legislator of the Year,
Maryland State's Attorneys Association, 1976. Married;
3 children.

EDWARD A. DeWATERS, JR. Third Judicial Circuit,
1972—. Bom in Havre de Grace, October 28, 1938.
Attended Georgetown Prep; Fordham University,
B.S.S., 1960; University of Maryland School of Law,
J.D., 1964; National Judicial College, University of Ne-
vada, graduate, 1977. Admitted to the Maryland Bar,
1964. Member, Maryland State and Baltimore County
Bar Associations. Former assistant state's attorney,
Baltimore County; executive assistant state's attorney,
Baltimore County; deputy state's attorney, Baltimore
County; associate judge. District Court of Maryland.
Part-time professor, Towson State University. Past pres-
ident, Gunpowder/Kingsville Optimist Club; past chair-
man, Public Relations Committee, St. Stephens Catholic
Church; past chairman. Young Lawyers Committee;
member, Library Committee of Baltimore County Bar
Association; member, Ethics Committee, Baltimore
County Bar Association. Married; 2 children.

PAUL A. DORF. Eighth Judicial Circuit, 1968—.
Bom in Baltimore, June 29, 1926. Attended Forest Park
High School; University of Maryland; George Washing-
ton University; University of Maryland School of Law,
LL.B., J.D., 1951. Admitted to the Maryland Bar,
1950. Served in the U.S. Naval Air Force. Member,
various bar, social, and fraternal organizations. Assis-
tant city solicitor, Baltimore, 1951-1958; chief judge,
Baltimore City Traffic Court, 1959-1960. Maryland
State Senate, 1960-1968. Member, Governor's Advisory
Board for Juvenile Services. Author of articles on law in
hypnosis, acupuncture, and body language in profes-
sional and medical journals. Recipient, national award
by the American Bar Association. Law instructor at
Baltimore law schools and presently an instructor in
paralegal courses at the University of Maryland. Mar-
ried; 3 children.

CHARLES E. EDMONDSON. First Judicial Circuit,
1975—. Born in Dorchester County, September 17,
1914. Attended Cambridge public schools; University of
Maryland, B.A., 1936; University of Maryland School
of Law, LL.B., 1940. Member, House of Delegates,
1946-1947. State's attorney for Dorchester County,
1947-1950; attorney for the City of Cambridge, 1952-
1962; member. Public Service Commission, 1961-1971;
District Court judge, 1971-1975. Married; 2 children.

Judiciary/449

JOHN F. FADER II. Third Judicial Circuit, 1982—.
Born in Baltimore, February 12, 1941. Attended Balti-
more County schools; University of Maryland Pharma-
cy School, B.S., 1963; University of Maryland School of
Law, LL.B., 1968. Admitted to the Maryland Bar,
1968. Judge, District 8, District Court of Maryland,
1977-1982. Married; 2 children.

PHILIP M. FAIRBANKS. Sixth Judicial Circuit,
1973—. Bom in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, July 9, 1913.
Attended District of Columbia and Massachusetts pri-
vate schools; Yale University, A.B., 1935; George
Washington University, J.D., 1938. Law Review. Ad-
mitted to the Maryland Bar, 1948. Member, Maryland
State, District of Columbia, and Montgomery County
Bar Associations; American Judicature Society; Ameri-
can Judges Association; International Academy of Trial
Judges. Montgomery County Board of Appeals, 1959-
1963; chief judge, Peoples Court, Montgomery County,
1966-1971; administrative judge, Maryland District
Court, Montgomery County, 1971-1973. Herbert Lin-
coln Harley Award, American Judicature Society; Wil-
liam Burnett Award, American Judges Association;
George Washington University Law Association Award
of Distinction; Distinguished Citizen of Maryland
Award. President, Yale Club of Washington, D.C.,
1948-1949; trustee, St. Johnsbury Academy, St.
Johnsbury, Vermont; director, American Judicature So-
ciety; president, American Judges Association, 1971-
1972. Member, Rockville Rotary Club. Married; 4 chil-
dren, 7 grandchildren.

VINCENT J. FEMIA. Seventh Judicial Circuit, 1977—.
Bom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 26, 1936.
Attended Haverford High School, Haverford, Pennsyl-
vania; George Washington University, B.A., 1959;
George Washington University, J.D., 1961. Admitted to
the Maryland Bar, 1961. Served in the U.S. Air Force.
Member, Prince George's County Bar Association. Cer-
tified public accountant. Assistant state's attorney,
Prince George's County, 1963-1969; deputy state's at-
torney, Prince George's County, 1969-1972; associate
judge. District Court of Maryland, 1972-1977. Part-
time instructor. Prince George's Community College.
Member, Adjunct Faculty, Nova University. Wife,
Elizabeth; 3 children.

ROBERT F. FISCHER. Fifth Judicial Circuit, 1977—.
Bom in Baltimore County, February 29, 1932. Attend-
ed Southern High School, Baltimore; University of
Maryland, B.A., 1954; University of Baltimore, LL.B.,
1961. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1961. Served in
the U.S. Air Force and the Maryland Air National
Guard. Member, Howard County Bar Association.
County solicitor, Howard County, 1972-1973; judge,
District Court, 1973-1977. Married; 2 children.

STANLEY B. FROSH. Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1975—.
Born in Denver, Colorado, January 9, 1919. Attended
Denver public schools; Northwestern University, B.S.,