E. Gregory Wells (born June 28, 1961) is an American lawyer and judge from Maryland. He is the chief judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland.[1]
E. Gregory Wells | |
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| Chief Judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland | |
| Assumed office April 15, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Larry Hogan |
| Preceded by | Matthew J. Fader |
| Judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland | |
| In office April 19, 2019 – April 15, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Larry Hogan |
| Preceded by | Alexander Wright, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Anne K. Albright |
| County administrative judge of the Circuit Court for Calvert County | |
| In office March 1, 2019 – March 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Marjorie L. Clagett |
| Succeeded by | Mark S. Chandlee |
| Associate judge of the Circuit Court for Calvert County | |
| In office November 15, 2012 – March 1, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Martin O'Malley |
| Preceded by | Marjorie L. Clagett |
| Succeeded by | Andrew S. Rappaport |
| Associate judge of the Maryland District Court for District 4, Calvert County | |
| In office September 8, 2008 – November 15, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Martin O'Malley |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Riddle |
| Succeeded by | Michelle R. Saunders |
| State's attorney of Calvert County | |
| In office December 15, 2005 – December 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Riddle |
| Succeeded by | Laura L. Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 28, 1961 Washington, DC, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | College of William & Mary (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Education edit
Wells was born in Washington, DC, and attended Gonzaga College High School. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from The College of William & Mary and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Legal career edit
Wells was an assistant state's attorney in Prince George's County from 1989 to 1994.[1] He then became deputy state's attorney for Calvert County from 1995 to 1998. In 1998, he was selected to become a magistrate (formerly master) in domestic relations and juvenile causes in the Calvert County Circuit Court, a position he held until 2005. Between 2005 and 2006, he was the state's attorney for Calvert County before leaving be an assistant attorney general in the Criminal Appeals Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland from 2007 to 2008.
Judicial career edit
From September 8, 2008, to November 15, 2012, Wells was an associate judge of the District Court of Maryland, District 4, Calvert County. He was on the Calvert County Circuit Court from 2012 to 2019, first as an associate judge from November 15, 2012, to March 1, 2019, and then as a county administrative judge from March 1 to March 21, 2019. On March 12, 2019, Governor Larry Hogan announced the appointment of Wells to be a judge on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.[2] On February 17, 2022, Hogan announced that he was appointing Wells chief judge of the Court of Special Appeals, succeeding Matthew J. Fader upon his appointment to the Maryland Court of Appeals.[3] At the November 8, 2022, general election, the voters of Maryland ratified a constitutional amendment changing the name of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland to the Appellate Court of Maryland. The name change took effect on December 14, 2022.
References edit
- ^ a b "E. Gregory Wells, Maryland Court of Special Appeals Judge". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives.
- ^ "Calvert judge appointed to the Court of Special Appeals". The BayNet (Press release). Office of the Governor. March 12, 2019.
- ^ "First African American, First Openly LGBTQ Person Named Chief Judge of Court of Special Appeals". WEAA. February 17, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2024.