CHARLOTTE M. COOKSEY, Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 1, Baltimore City, since August 15, 1983. Member, Executive Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 1992-96 (vice-chair, 1993; chair 1994). Member, Mental Health, Alcoholism and Addiction Committee, 1993-, Maryland Judicial Conference. Chair, Judicial Ethics Subcommittee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2000-.
Trial attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1974-75. Master in Chancery, Division of Juvenile Causes, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 1979-83. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, October 30, 1947. Attended Louise S. McGehee School; Newcomb College of Tulane University, B.A., 1968; Loyola University School of Law, J.D., 1971; Institute of Juvenile Justice, University of Cambridge, 1980; National College of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1980; National College of Judges, 1985. Admitted to Louisiana Bar, 1971; District of Columbia Bar, 1972; Maryland Bar, 1976. Member, American, Maryland State, Louisiana, District of Columbia, Baltimore City and Women's Bar Associations. Member, Women's Law Center; National Association of Women Judges. VISTA attorney, New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation, 1971-72. Staff attorney, Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., 1972-74. Managing attorney, Child Advocacy Project, Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., 1975-79. Member, P.L. 99-660 Planning Council of Maryland Advisory Committee on Mental Hygiene; Trial Table Law Club.
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