WICOMICO COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURT

KATHLEEN LEONARD BECKSTEAD, Associate Judge, Wicomico County Circuit Court, 1st Judicial Circuit, since August 4, 2000. Member, Problem-Solving Courts Standing Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2007-.

Master of Domestic and Juvenile Law, Wicomico County Circuit Court, 1996-2000. Member, Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, 1st Commission District, 1999-; Delinquency Prevention Board, and Local Management Board, Partnership for Families and Children, Wicomico County. Born in Galveston, Texas, July 28, 1961. Villanova University, B.A. (political science), 1983; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1987. Law clerk to Judge Alfred T. Truitt, Jr., and Judge D. William Simpson, Wicomico County Circuit Court. Attorney, Anthenelli & Otway, 1988-96 (partner, 1994-96). Admitted to Maryland Bar. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (family & juvenile law section, 1997-; family & juvenile law section council, 1999-); Women's Bar Association, Eastern Shore Chapter (founder, 1991; treasurer, 1992; president, 1998); Wicomico County Bar Association (vice-president, 1992; president, 1993; secretary, 1994, 1998). Member, First Thursday Law Group.

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