HOWARD S. CHASANOW, Judge, Court of Appeals, 4th Appellate Circuit (Prince George's County), January 17, 1990 to August 15, 1999. Retired August 15, 1999. Member, Article 27 Revision Committee, 1992-; Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1996-99. Former chair, Maryland Sentencing Guidelines Advisory Board. Former member, Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (former chair, criminal law subcommittee).
Associate Judge, Prince George's County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, 1977-90.
Assistant and Deputy State's Attorney, Prince George's County, 1963-69. Chair, State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 2007- (member, 1999-2000).
Born in Washington, DC, April 3, 1937. University of Maryland, B.A., 1958; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1961; Harvard University Law School, LL.M., 1962. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1961. Served in U.S. Air Force. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (criminal law & practice section council, 1990-, past chair; alternative dispute resolution section council, 2003-04; judicial administration section, past chair). Former director, Prince George's County Bar Association (chair, professional ethics committee, 1973-78). Lecturer, University of Maryland School of Law, 1973-; faculty member, National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, 1980-; American Academy of Judicial Education, Washington, DC. Robert C. Heeney Award, Criminal Law Section, Maryland State Bar Association, 2004.
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