Wells was an assistant state's attorney in Prince George's County from 1989 to 1994.[1] He then became deputy state's attorney for Calvert County from 1995 to 1998. In 1998, he was selected to become a magistrate (formerly master) in domestic relations and juvenile causes in the Calvert County Circuit Court, a position he held until 2005. Between 2005 and 2006, he was the state's attorney for Calvert County before leaving be an assistant attorney general in the Criminal Appeals Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland from 2007 to 2008.
Judicial careeredit
From September 8, 2008, to November 15, 2012, Wells was an associate judge of the District Court of Maryland, District 4, Calvert County. He was on the Calvert County Circuit Court from 2012 to 2019, first as an associate judge from November 15, 2012, to March 1, 2019, and then as a county administrative judge from March 1 to March 21, 2019. On March 12, 2019, Governor Larry Hogan announced the appointment of Wells to be a judge on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.[2] On February 17, 2022, Hogan announced that he was appointing Wells chief judge of the Court of Special Appeals, succeeding Matthew J. Fader upon his appointment to the Maryland Court of Appeals.[3] At the November 8, 2022, general election, the voters of Maryland ratified a constitutional amendment changing the name of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland to the Appellate Court of Maryland. The name change took effect on December 14, 2022.
Referencesedit
^ ab"E. Gregory Wells, Maryland Court of Special Appeals Judge". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives.
^"Calvert judge appointed to the Court of Special Appeals". The BayNet (Press release). Office of the Governor. March 12, 2019.
^"First African American, First Openly LGBTQ Person Named Chief Judge of Court of Special Appeals". WEAA. February 17, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
April 12, 2024
gregory, wells, born, june, 1961, american, lawyer, judge, from, maryland, chief, judge, appellate, court, maryland, chief, judge, appellate, court, marylandincumbentassumed, office, april, 2022appointed, bylarry, hoganpreceded, bymatthew, faderjudge, appellat. E Gregory Wells born June 28 1961 is an American lawyer and judge from Maryland He is the chief judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland 1 E Gregory WellsChief Judge of the Appellate Court of MarylandIncumbentAssumed office April 15 2022Appointed byLarry HoganPreceded byMatthew J FaderJudge of the Appellate Court of MarylandIn office April 19 2019 April 15 2022Appointed byLarry HoganPreceded byAlexander Wright Jr Succeeded byAnne K AlbrightCounty administrative judge of the Circuit Court for Calvert CountyIn office March 1 2019 March 21 2019Preceded byMarjorie L ClagettSucceeded byMark S ChandleeAssociate judge of the Circuit Court for Calvert CountyIn office November 15 2012 March 1 2019Appointed byMartin O MalleyPreceded byMarjorie L ClagettSucceeded byAndrew S RappaportAssociate judge of the Maryland District Court for District 4 Calvert CountyIn office September 8 2008 November 15 2012Appointed byMartin O MalleyPreceded byRobert B RiddleSucceeded byMichelle R SaundersState s attorney of Calvert CountyIn office December 15 2005 December 2006Preceded byRobert B RiddleSucceeded byLaura L MartinPersonal detailsBorn 1961 06 28 June 28 1961 age 62 Washington DC U S Political partyDemocraticEducationCollege of William amp Mary BA University of Virginia JD Contents 1 Education 2 Legal career 3 Judicial career 4 ReferencesEducation editWells was born in Washington DC and attended Gonzaga College High School He earned his Bachelor of Arts from The College of William amp Mary and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law Legal career editWells was an assistant state s attorney in Prince George s County from 1989 to 1994 1 He then became deputy state s attorney for Calvert County from 1995 to 1998 In 1998 he was selected to become a magistrate formerly master in domestic relations and juvenile causes in the Calvert County Circuit Court a position he held until 2005 Between 2005 and 2006 he was the state s attorney for Calvert County before leaving be an assistant attorney general in the Criminal Appeals Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland from 2007 to 2008 Judicial career editFrom September 8 2008 to November 15 2012 Wells was an associate judge of the District Court of Maryland District 4 Calvert County He was on the Calvert County Circuit Court from 2012 to 2019 first as an associate judge from November 15 2012 to March 1 2019 and then as a county administrative judge from March 1 to March 21 2019 On March 12 2019 Governor Larry Hogan announced the appointment of Wells to be a judge on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals 2 On February 17 2022 Hogan announced that he was appointing Wells chief judge of the Court of Special Appeals succeeding Matthew J Fader upon his appointment to the Maryland Court of Appeals 3 At the November 8 2022 general election the voters of Maryland ratified a constitutional amendment changing the name of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland to the Appellate Court of Maryland The name change took effect on December 14 2022 References edit a b E Gregory Wells Maryland Court of Special Appeals Judge Maryland Manual On Line Maryland State Archives Calvert judge appointed to the Court of Special Appeals The BayNet Press release Office of the Governor March 12 2019 First African American First Openly LGBTQ Person Named Chief Judge of Court of Special Appeals WEAA February 17 2022 Retrieved April 4 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title E Gregory Wells amp oldid 1218420057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
