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KATHRYN GRILL GRAEFF, Judge, Court of Special Appeals, 3rd Appellate Circuit (Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard & Washington Counties), since September 2, 2008.
Chief, Criminal Appeals Division, Office of Attorney General, 2002-08 (assistant attorney general, 1990-99; deputy chief, 1999-2002). Born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Attended Robert E. Peary High School, Rockville, Maryland; Marquette University, B.A., 1983; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1986 (assistant editor, Maryland Law Review, 1985-86). Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1986; U.S. District Court for District of Maryland, 1987; U.S. Court of Appeals for 4th Circuit, 1990; U.S. Supreme Court, 1994. Associate, Smith, Somerville, & Case, 1986-90. Member, Maryland State Bar Association,1987- (criminal law & practice section council, 2000-, chair, 2006-07; litigation section council, 2008-); Howard County Bar Association, 1994-. Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 2007-. Member, Howard County Chapter, James MacGill American Inns of Court, 2004-06. Lecturer, Judicial Institute of Maryland. Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland School of Law, 2002-04, 2006. Instructor, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL), 2004-07. Author, "Knock-Knock: Who's There?", Maryland Bar Journal (vol. 37, no. 6), 2004. Volunteer settlement officer and mediator for civil cases, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 1990, 1999-2008. Certificate of Recognition, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 2004. Exceptional Leadership Award, Office of Attorney General, 2007.
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