JOHN P. MORRISSEY, Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 5, Prince George's County, since January 6, 2006. Member, Judicial Ethics Committee, 2006-, Maryland Judicial Conference.
Counsel to Board of Education, Prince George's County, 2003-05. Former member, Peer Review Committee, Attorney Grievance Commission. Born in Washington, DC, December 27, 1964. Lifelong resident of Prince George's County. James Madison University, B.B.A. (business administration), magna cum laude, 1986; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1989 (heuisler honor society; american jurisprudence award winner for contracts & commercial transactions). Editor-in-Chief, University of Baltimore Law Review, vol. 18, 1988-89. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1989; U.S. District Court for District of Maryland, 1991; U.S. Court of Appeals for 4th Circuit, 1992; District of Columbia Bar, 1995. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Prince George's County Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Associate, Venable, Baetjer & Howard, 1989-92. Partner, Morrissey Brothers, PC, 1992-2006. Managing Member, Emerald Investment Group, LLC, 1994-2006; Bay Shore Yacht Sales, LLC, 1995-2006. Director, Bowie Health Center Foundation. Member, Legislation Committee, Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce. Mentor, University of Baltimore School of Law. Author, "Equal Access to Pole Attachment Agreements: Implications of Telephone Company Participation in the Cable Television Industry," 18 University of Baltimore Law Review, 165 (1989).
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