WILLIAM SCOTT HORNE, Circuit Administrative Judge, 2nd Judicial Circuit (Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's & Talbot counties), since 1999. County Administrative Judge, Talbot County Circuit Court, 2nd Judicial Circuit, since 1989 (Associate Judge, 1989-). Member, Executive Committee, 1990-93, 1997-2000 (judicial ethics committee, 1990-2000; chair, legislative subcommittee, 1997-2001); and Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, 1997-2001, Maryland Judicial Conference. Member, Conference of Circuit Judges, 1999-.
Assistant State's Attorney, Talbot County, 1968-71. State's Attorney, Talbot County, 1971-73. Member, House of Delegates, 1973-89. Chair, Eastern Shore Delegation, 1983-87. Chair, Judiciary Committee, 1987-89 (member, 1973-89). Member, Legislative Policy Committee, 1987-89; Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 1987-89. Chair, Joint Oversight Committee on Juvenile Services Initiatives. Co-Chair, Task Force on Drunk & Drugged Driving. Member, Task Force on Crime, 1976-80; Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, 1980-82; Advisory Board on Liability, 1980-82; Task Force to Study the Maryland Tax Court, 1984-85. Member, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, 1987-89. Member, Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1987-89. Born in Easton, Maryland, June 23, 1936. Attended Easton public schools; The Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida; University of Maryland. Served in U.S. Army, 1956-58. Virginia Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1964; Tulane University School of Law, LL.B., 1965. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1966. Member, American and Maryland State Bar Associations; Talbot County Bar Association (past president).
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