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BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT


ROBERT B. KERSHAW, Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, since February 6, 2006.

Former Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City. Board of Directors, Maryland Humanities Council, 1994- (executive committee, 1996-; chair, 1996-98; treasurer, 2003-). Member, Committee on Business and Technology, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 2001-03. Board of Directors, Maryland Legal Services Corporation, 2003-. Chair, State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Commission, 2004-. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, February 26, 1952. Princeton University, B.A. (american history), cum laude, 1974; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1977. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1977; New York State Bar, 1983. Admitted to practice before U.S. District Court for District of Maryland, 1978, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1983; U.S. Court of Appeals for Fourth Circuit, 1986; U.S. Supreme Court, 1989. Associate, Ober, Grimes & Shriver, 1977-84. Partner, Quinn, Ward & Kershaw, 1984-95; Ward, Kershaw & Minton, P.A., 1995-2002; Ward Kershaw, P.A., 2002-06. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (litigation law section; budget & finance committee, 2003-; member, board of governors, 2002-04; chair, anti-discrimination matters committee, 2003-05); Baltimore City Bar Association (executive council, 1995-2004; secretary, 1997-98; treasurer, 1998-99; vice-president, 1999-2000; president-elect, 2000-01; president, 2001-02). Fellow American Bar Foundation, 1999-. Life Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 2001-; Baltimore Bar Foundation, 2002- (board of directors, 1997-; secretary, 1997-98; treasurer, 1998-99; president, 1999-2000). Equal Justice Council, Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., 1998-2003. Board of Directors, Baltimore Courthouse and Law Museum Foundation, Inc., 1998-. Member, Baltimore City Historical Society (board of directors, 2001-; executive committee, 2001; nominating committee, 2003); Maryland Historical Society; Preservation Maryland, Inc. (board of directors, 1983-98, 2002-; executive committee, 1985-90; president, 1987-90).

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