RICHARD S. BERNHARDT, Associate Judge, Howard County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit, since August 24, 2005. Member, Mental Health, Alcoholism and Addiction Committee, 2005-, and Juvenile Subcommittee of Family Law Committee, 2006-, Maryland Judicial Conference. Member, Children's Justice Act Committee of State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, 2007-.
Assistant Public Defender, Juvenile Division, Baltimore City, 1984-86. Assistant Public Defender, Howard County, 1986-91 (supervisor, 1991-2000). Assistant Attorney General for Insurance Fraud Division, Maryland Insurance Administration, 2000-05. Peer Review Committee, Attorney Grievance Commission, 2002-05. Member, Citizen Advisory Board, Community Alternative Sentencing Program, Howard County, 1995-2000; Instructional Materials and Criteria Review Committee, Board of Education, Howard County, 2000-02; School Boundary Line Committee, Howard County Public School System, 2002-03. Board of Directors, Howard County Mental Health Authority, 2003-05. University of Maryland College Park, B.A., 1980; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1983. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1984. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Howard County Bar Association (long range planning committee, 2000; co-chair, law-day committee, 2004-). Member, McGill Chapter, American Inns of Court, 2004-. Secretary, Board of Directors, HC DrugFree, Inc., 2004- (steering committee, 2003-04). Cubmaster, Pack 944, Boy Scouts of America, 1996-98. Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America, 1973.
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