UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND


ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, JR., Judge

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, since 1994.

Municipal attorney, Towns of Fairmount Heights and Glenarden, 1975-87. Substitute Juvenile Master, Prince George's County, 1976-77. Staff attorney, Office of Public Defender, Prince George's County, 1977-78. Hearing examiner and special counsel, Board of Education, Prince George's County, 1978-87.

Member, Commission on Medical Discipline, 1980-85; Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 1983-87 (chair, 1986-87); State's Attorneys Coordination Council, 1987-89; Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1984-86.

State's Attorney, Prince George's County, 1987-94. Member, Handgun Roster Board, 1992-94.

Born in Washington, DC, May 8, 1948. Attended Theodore Roosevelt High School, Washington, DC; Howard University, B.A. (government), 1970; Howard University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1973; Howard University School of Divinity, M.A.R.S.-Ethics, 1991; Temple University, M.A., 1995. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1973; District of Columbia Bar, 1974. Founder, member, and first president, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association. Member, National and Prince George's County Bar Associations. Private law practice, 1974-86. Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law, 1978-89. Founding member, Howard Law School 500 Club (endowment fund), 1991. Leader of Leaders Award, Prince George's County Public High School Principals, 1991. Honorary doctorate, Southeastern University, 1995.

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