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WILLIAM J. HOWARD
Chief Judge (Republican), 2010-20
Chief Judge, Orphans' Court, Talbot County, December 7, 2010 to July 23, 2020. Retired July 23, 2020. Member, Conference of Orphans' Court Judges, 2014-15.
Member, Subsequent Injury Fund Board, 1993-96.
Born in Talbot County, Maryland. June 7, 1947. Attended The Country School, Easton, Maryland; Saints Peter and Paul High School, Easton, Maryland; University of Maryland, College Park, B.A. (communications). Producer and host, "Man About Town," MCTV (channel 15), 2009-. Former Associated Press reporter, University of Maryland, College Park. Former Baltimore News American reporter/writer. Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and President, Visitors Television Network. Founder, Great May Fly-Away, 1978. Co-founder, Operation Christmas Spirit, 1981. Founder, Easton St. Patrick's Day Parade and Potato Race, 1982. President, Talbot Hospice Foundation, 1985. Small Businessman of the Year, Talbot County Chamber of Commerce, 1986. Married; four children.
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