ROBERT A. ZARNOCH, Judge, Court of Special Appeals, At Large, since February 27, 2008. Member, Code Revision Committee, 2008-.
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Office of Attorney General, 1977-79. Chief Counsel for Legislation, and Counsel to General Assembly, Office of Attorney General, 1979-2008. Member, Governor's Task Force on County and Municipal Legislative Powers (Tillie Frank Task Force), 1982-83; Task Force on Administrative Hearing Officers, 1987-88; State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings, 1989-2001 (chair, 1996); Commission to Revise the Administrative Procedure Act, 1991-92; Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1993-2008. Chair, Task Force on Dual Office-Holding by Public Employees, 1995. Member, Election Law Article Review Committee, 1998-2002. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, September 19, 1945. Loyola College in Maryland, B.A. (english), 1967; American University, M.A. (journalism), 1969; Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1974 (editor, georgetown law journal, 1973-74). Served in U.S. Army Reserve, 1968-76. Law clerk, Chief Judge Robert C. Murphy, Court of Appeals, 1974-75. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1974; District of Columbia Bar, 1975. Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 1974- (section council, administrative law section, 1986-, chair, 1992-93; member, litigation law section, 1988-); District of Columbia Bar Association, 1975-; Howard County Bar Association, 1992-. Adjunct faculty, University of Maryland School of Law; University of Baltimore School of Law. Lecturer, Judicial Institute of Maryland; Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL). Member, Wranglers Law Club, 1988-; Rule Day Law Club, 1991-; Lawyers Round Table, 2002-. Exceptional Career Service Award, Office of Attorney General, 2000. Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2005.
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ROBERT A. ZARNOCH, Judge, Court of Special Appeals, At Large, since February 27, 2008. Member, Code Revision Committee, 2008-.