KATHERINE D. SAVAGE, Associate Judge, Montgomery County Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, since March 1, 2002. Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 6, Montgomery County, November 12, 1997 to March 1, 2002. Member, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, 1997-2000, and Juvenile Law Committee, 2000-01, Maryland Judicial Conference; Judicial Education Committee, District Court of Maryland, 2000-02. Chair, Public Defender Regional Advisory Board no. 4 (Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery & Washington counties), 2002-. Member, Foster Care Court-Improvement Implementation Committee, 2004- (chair, representation subcommittee, 2004-).
Member, State's Attorneys Liaison Committee, Department of Juvenile Justice, 1992-97; Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1995-96 (advisory member, juvenile rules subcommittee). Senior Assistant State's Attorney, Montgomery County, 1995-97 (assistant state's attorney, 1988-95). Member, State Board of Law Examiners, 1996-97. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, February 9, 1945. Attended Our Lady of the Valley High School, Orange, New Jersey; Seton Hall University, B.S. (nursing), 1967; Rutgers University, M.A. (American history), 1977; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1986. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1986. Associate, Catterton, Kemp & Mason, 1986-88. Member, Maryland State and Montgomery County Bar Associations. Member, Women's Bar Association (president, Montgomery County chapter). Vice-President, Maryland Chapter, National Association of Women Judges, 2003-. Member, Montgomery Inn of Court. Inducted, Kappa Gamma Pi, National Catholic Women's Honor Society, 1967. Ann Murphy Award for Academic Excellence, Seton Hall University, 1967. American Jurisprudence Award (criminal law), 1985, (administrative law), 1986.
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