MONTGOMERY COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURT


DURKE G. THOMPSON, Associate Judge, Montgomery County Circuit Court

Associate Judge, Montgomery County Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, since June 3, 1994. Member, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 1996-.

Member, Trial Courts Nominating Commission, Montgomery County, 1988-91.

Born in Washington, DC, August 5, 1942. Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School; University of Maryland College Park, B.A., 1964; University of Wisconsin School of Law, J.D., 1967. Law clerk to Judge Thomas Anderson, Court of Special Appeals, 1967. Served in U.S. Army/ Maryland National Guard, 1967-72 (19th special forces group); U.S. Army Reserve, 1972-73 (154th civil affairs regiment). Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1968. Member, American Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association (board of governors, 1979-81, 1986-88; executive committee, 1979, 1986-88; chair, judicial appointments committee, 1988-90; board of directors, people's pro bono coordinating corp., 1989-91). Member, Montgomery County Bar Association (president, 1985-86; executive committee, 1973-75, 1982-85; chair, constitution revision committee, 1975). Member, Maryland State and Montgomery County Bar Foundations. Bencher, Montgomery County Inns of Court. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1984-94.

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