COURT OF APPEALS

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HOWARD S. CHASANOW, Judge, Court of Appeals

Judge, Court of Appeals, 4th Appellate Circuit (Prince George's County), since January 17, 1990. Member, Article 27 Revision Committee, 1992-; Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1996-. 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).

Assistant and Deputy State's Attorney, Prince George's County, 1963-69.

Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 5, Prince George's County, 1971-77.

Associate Judge, Prince George's County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, 1977-90. Chair, Criminal Law Committee of Maryland Judicial Conference, 1976-79.

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 (former chair, judicial administration section; criminal law section). Former director, Prince George's County Bar Association (former 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.

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