Lynne Battaglia
| Lynne Battaglia | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Maryland Court of Appeals | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Parris Glendening |
| Active: | 2001-2022 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1946 |
| Bachelors: | American University, 1967 |
| Law School: | University of Maryland School of Law, 1974 |
| Grad. School: | American University, 1968 |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Court of Appeals |
| State: | Maryland |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Retention vote: | 313,782 |
| Retention vote %: | 86.2%  |
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Lynne A. Battaglia is an associate justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals, which is Maryland's court of last resort. She was appointed to this position by Governor Parris Glendening and took office on January 26, 2001, and her current term expires in 2022.[1][2]
Education
Battaglia graduated from American University with a B.A. in 1967 and an M.A. in 1968 in International Relations. She earned her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1974 and was admitted to the bar that same year.[1]
Career
Battaglia began her career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Maryland. She worked in this position from 1978 to 1982. From 1984 to 1988, she was a senior trial attorney in the Office of Special Litigation of the U.S. Department of Justice. She then became the Chief of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Office of Attorney General. She worked as Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski from 1991 to 1993 and as a U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland from 1993 to 2001. [1]
Awards and associations
- 2010 Inductee, Howard County Women's Hall of Fame
- 2008 Rita C. Davidson Award, Women's Bar Association of Maryland
- 2007 Conwell R. Sapp Award, Howard County Chapter, Women's Bar Association
- 2006 Charles Hamilton Houston Lifetime Achievement Award in Litigation, University of Baltimore School of Law
- 2004-2005 Chair, Howard County Chapter, James MacGill Inns of Court
- 1981-2005 Board of Directors, Traditional Acupuncture Institute[1]
For a complete list of Judge Battaglia's awards and associations, please visit: Maryland Court of Appeals, Lynne A. Battaglia
2012 election
Battaglia stood for retention to the court in 2012 and was retained.[3][4][5]
- See also: Maryland judicial elections, 2012
External links
- Maryland Court of Appeals official site
- Project Vote Smart, Judge Lynne A. Battaglia (MD)
- The Daily Record, "No experience necessary", June 16, 2010
- The News Media & the Law, "A big win for anonymous Web speech", Spring 2009
- On The Docket, "Maryland v. Pringle, Joesph (12/15/2003)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Official biography of Justice Battaglia
- ↑ American Judicature Society: Maryland judges
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, General Election Candidates List, Judge for Court of Special Appeals
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, General Election Results, Court of Special Appeals
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Presidential General Election Results," accessed December 1, 2012
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| Current |
Robert M. Bell • Lynne Battaglia • Clayton Greene • Glenn T. Harrell, Jr. • Sally Adkins • Mary Ellen Barbera • Robert N. McDonald • | ||
| Former | Irma Raker • Dale Cathell • Joseph Murphy • Simon Sobeloff • Robert C. Murphy • | ||
