THE STRASBURG “SILK MILL”/” TEXTILE MILL”
THE “FAMILY BUSINESS”
It is difficult to describe the gratitude that I felt and the memories that were brought back to mind when I first received the original invitation to participate in the events
Continue Reading Remarks at “Vintage of The Valley Event” Hosted by Strasburg, VA Heritage Association
In my last Commentary which addressed, “The Necessary Independence and Interdependence of the Judiciary and the Media,” I explained the necessary interaction between an independent judiciary and a free media in insuring that judges be able to distinguish between fact
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My transition off The Bench was punctuated by my entry into several worlds which differed greatly from “The Bench,” but also from each other. This was not inadvertent. Rather, it resulted from several years’ worth of advance planning, calculated
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The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the rapid nomination of a replacement with a different judicial philosophy should remind both those who voted in the last Presidential election and more pointedly those who didn’t that “Elections have consequences”
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND
STATE OF MARYLAND *
v * CASE No: CT 95-1837A
DEMETRIEUS BROWN *
OPINION AND ORDER OF COURT
Before the Court is Defendant, Demetrieus Brown’s Motion for Reconsideration of Sentence
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INTRODUCTION:
I appreciate this opportunity to discuss the role of the “Expert”
in the 21st Century profession of dispute resolution from the
perspective of what I now call myself, “a Recovering Judge.” I spent a total of
29 years from
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INTRODUCTION:
I appreciate this opportunity to discuss the role of the “Expert” in the 21st Century profession of dispute resolution from the perspective of what I now call myself, “a Recovering Judge.” I spent a total of 29 years from
Continue Reading The Intersection of Advocacy and Financial Forensics: The Role of the Expert in 21st Century Dispute Resolution – A Recovering Judge’s Perspective.
A retired judge on
Wednesday cut in half the 100-year sentence he gave a defendant 23 years ago,
partially granting a defense motion asking him to reconsider.
The defendant, Gerald Jamar
Cook, 40, was convicted of second-degree murder and related offenses
Continue Reading Judge halves 100-year sentence for 1995 murder by juvenile
A retired judge on Wednesday cut in half the 100-year sentence he gave a defendant 23 years ago, partially granting a defense motion asking him to reconsider.
The defendant, Gerald Jamar Cook, 40, was convicted of second-degree murder and related offenses
Continue Reading Judge halves 100-year sentence for 1995 murder by juvenile
This writer’s 21st Century “branding” is
“Senior Judge” when I am recalled to sit as a Trial Court Judge or as a
Mediator for The Court of Special Appeals or one of the Trial Courts in
Maryland. When I am
Continue Reading Confronting Complexity: The Role of Judges and Mediators in an Increasingly Complicated World – “Separate But Equal – Different but Complimentary”
