CLIFTON J. GORDY, Chief Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, October 1, 2006 to November 7, 2006; Associate Judge, May 24, 1985 to November 7, 2006. Retired November 7, 2006. Member, Conference of Circuit Judges, 1989-94.
Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1973-75, 1977-85. Member, Board of Bail Bond Licensing Commissioners, Baltimore City, 1982-85.
Born in Delmar, Maryland, November 6, 1946. Attended Salisbury High School, Salisbury, Maryland; Maryland State College, B.A. (social sciences), 1968; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1973. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1973. Member, Baltimore City and Monumental City Bar Associations. Member, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 1983-85; Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL) Faculty, 1984-2010. Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Urban League; American-Israel Society. Board of Directors, West Baltimore Community Health Care Corp; Committee, Baltimore Museum of Art. Distinguished Alumnus Award, Baltimore Chapter, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Alumni Association, 1985. Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Maryland, 1990. Resolution of Appreciation, Conference of Circuit Judges, 1994. Governor's Citation, 1997.
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