JOHN HANKINS McDOWELL, County Administrative Judge, Washington County Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, since May 28, 1993. Member, Executive Committee, 1997-99, and Family Law Committee, 2001-, Maryland Judicial Conference. 

Appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge for Western Maryland, February 1989; Northern Judicial District of West Virginia, October 1989; Middle District of Pennsylvania, December 1989. Co-Chair, Governor's Citizens Advisory Board for Western Maryland, 1992-93. Born in Camden, New Jersey, June 6, 1952. Attended Overbrook Regional Senior High School, Pine Hill, New Jersey; Fairleigh Dickinson University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1974; University of Tennessee School of Law, J.D., December 1976. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1977. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Washington County Bar Association (secretary, 1982-84). Director, Washington County Criminal Defense Bar Association, 1988-92. Member, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; Maryland Criminal Trial Lawyers Association; National Council of United States Magistrate Judges; Federal Magistrate Judges Association; Maryland Circuit Judges Association (executive & family law committees). 

W. KENNEDY BOONE III, Associate Judge, Washington County Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, since 1997. Member, Child Support Enforcement Committee, 1997-99, 2000-01, and Juvenile Law Committee, 1999-2000, Maryland Judicial Conference. 

Assistant attorney general, 1969-73. Assistant State's Attorney, Washington County, 1974-76. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, March 7, 1942. U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., 1964. Served in U.S. Navy, 1960-66. University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1967. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1968. Partner, Wachs, Boone & Schubel, 1973-97. Member, American Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association (board of governors, 1974, 1984, 1994-96); Washington County Bar Association (president, 1995-96). Member, Maryland Criminal Defense Bar Association; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. Board of Directors, United Way of Washington County; The Maryland Theatre; The W House; Mason Dixon Council, Boy Scouts of America. Member, Advisory Committee, University of Baltimore School of Law. Member, Rotary Club of Hagerstown (foundation chair, 1990-). 

DONALD E. BEACHLEY, Associate Judge, Washington County Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, since 1997. Member, Family and Domestic Relations Law Committee, 1999-2001, Maryland Judicial Conference. 

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1994-97. Born in Frederick, Maryland, December 21, 1956. Hood College, B.A. (economics & political science), cum laude, 1977; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D. (with honors), 1980. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1980. Partner, Miller, Oliver, Beachley & Stone, 1980-97. Member, Maryland State and Washington County Bar Associations; Federal Magistrate Judges Association. 

M. KENNETH LONG, JR., Associate Judge, Washington County Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, since February 2006. Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 11, Washington County, since
July 1, 2004.

State's Attorney, Washington County, 1982-2004.

Member, Child Support Enforcement Advisory Council, 1983-86; State's Attorney's Coordination Council, 1983-89 (chair, 1987); Task Force on Elderly Abuse and Neglect, 1985-86; Governor's Advisory Board for Justice Assistance, 1987-92; Task Force on Youth Citizenship and Violence Prevention, 1995-96. Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, May 11, 1947. Attended North Hagerstown High School; Washington and Lee University, B.A., 1969. Served in U.S. Army Reserves, 1969-75. University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1973. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1973. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Washington County Bar Association (president, 1996-97). Past member, National District Attorneys Association; Maryland State's Attorneys Association

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