UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND


PETER J. MESSITTE, Judge

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, since 1993.

Associate Judge, Montgomery County Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, 1985-93.

Born in Washington, DC, July 17, 1941. Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Maryland; Amherst College, B.A., cum laude, 1963; University of Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1966 (1st prize, Karl Llewelyn Moot Court Competition, 1965). Peace Corps Volunteer, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1967-68. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1969. Member, Inter-American, American, District of Columbia, Maryland State and Montgomery County Bar Associations. Member, American Law Institute. Bencher and past president, Montgomery County Inn of Court. Vice-President and General Counsel, Community Psychiatric Clinic, 1975-85. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention (chair of uncommitted delegate caucus), 1980. Distinguished Alumnus Award, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1984. Elizabeth Scull Award for outstanding community service to Montgomery County, 1993.

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