HOWARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

FORMER JUDGES


LOUIS A. BECKER III, Associate Judge, Howard County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit, August 11, 2005 to January 27, 2014. Retired January 27, 2014. Member, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, Howard County, 2005-13. Member, Mental Health, Alcoholism and Addiction Committee, 2005-14, Maryland Judicial Conference. Member, Specialty Courts and Dockets Committee, Judicial Council, 2015, 2020-.

Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 10, Howard County, September 8, 1989 to August 11, 2005. Member, Judicial Education Committee, 1996-2000, District Court of Maryland. Member, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2001-04. Member, Drug Treatment Court Commission, 2002-05.

Member, Inquiry Panel, Attorney Grievance Commission, 1975-80. Board of Library Trustees, Howard County, 1988-89.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, January 28, 1944. Attended Loyola High School, Towson, Maryland; Loyola College, B.S. (political science), 1965; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1970. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1970. Member, American Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association (board of governors, 1982-84; ethics committee, 1982-93; solo small/firm practice section council, 1994-, chair, 1999-2000); Howard County Bar Association (president & director, 1980-82). Past president and master, Macgill Inn of Court. Instructor (search & seizure law; lawyer & judicial ethics), Judicial Institute of Maryland; New Trial Judges Orientation course; Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL). Advisory Board, Maryland Center for Character Education. Adjunct faculty (professional responsibility & bench trial advocacy), University of Baltimore School of Law, 1994- (past member, advisory council). Tribute for outstanding service, Maryland State Bar Association, 1982-84. Solo/Small Firm Bar Leader of the Year Award, American Bar Association, 2000. Adjunct Professor of the Year, University of Baltimore School of Law, 2003.

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