Chief Judge, Orphans' Court, Somerset County, 1990 to January 14, 2014 (judge, 1986-90). Resigned January 14, 2014.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Maryland. Attended Wicomico High School, Salisbury, Maryland; Salisbury State University, B.S., 1981. Married; two children, two grandchildren, one great-grandchild.