PETER BRUNSWICK KRAUSER, Judge, Court of Special Appeals, At Large, since January 31, 2000. Member, Judicial Compensation Committee, 2000-, and Civil Law and Procedure Committee, 2005-, Maryland Judicial Conference.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 5, 1947. Northwestern University, B.A., 1969; University of Pennsylvania School of Law, J.D., 1972. Admitted to Pennsylvania Bar, 1973; District of Columbia Bar, 1974; Maryland Bar, 1978; Virginia Bar, 1997. Law clerk to Judge John P. Fullam, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Member, American, Maryland State and Prince George's County Bar Associations. Former appellate attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice. Former trial and appellate attorney, Defender Association of Philadelphia. Former partner, Margolius, Davis, Finkelstein & Rider; Pohorytes & Greenstein; Thompson, Hine & Flory. Former managing partner, Krauser & Taub. Maryland State Chair, National Jewish Democratic Council, 1993-95. President, Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington, 1994-96. Chair, Maryland Democratic Party, 1997-2000. Former instructor (trial advocacy), Continuing Legal Education, Georgetown University Law Center. Former adjunct professor (trial practice), International School of Law (now George Mason University Law School). Former instructor (legal research), Paralegal Studies Program, University of Maryland, College Park. Author, "The Use of Prior Convictions as Credibility Evidence: Proposal for Pennsylvania," 46 Temple Law Quarterly 291 (1973). Prince Georgian of the Year, 1993. Breslau-Goldman Award, Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington, 1999. Office: (410) 260-1469.
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