Justice delayed at Maryland Court of Appeals

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: August 14, 2011
Tags: Court of Appeals, Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell, decisions, delay, justice, maryland, National Bar Association, opinion

Kevin C. Alston has been waiting longer than his five-year prison term for a decision from Maryland’s top court on whether his sentence for gun possession by a felon was illegal because it denied him the possibility of parole. Pluto was still a planet and the public launch of Twitter was still two months away [...]

Editorial: National Bar Association honors 5 Marylanders

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: August 11, 2011
Tags: african american, black, court of special appeals, David B. Allen, honor, john s. wood, Judge Arrie W. Davis, maryland, Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell, National Bar Association, NBA, William H. “Billy” Murphy Jr.

It was a proud day for Maryland and for five distinguished members of the state bar last week when they were inducted into the hall of fame of the National Bar Association as the organization met in Baltimore for its 86th annual convention. Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell was honored along [...]

Black judges, lawyers gather in Baltimore for National Bar Association’s annual meeting

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: July 31, 2011
Tags: african american, Baltimore, Baltimore City Circuit Court Administrative Judge Marcella A. Holland, black, Brennan Center for Justice, convention, diversity, Improving Judicial Diversity, Judges, lawyers, Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell, meeting, National Bar Association

The nation’s largest association of black judges and attorneys is meeting in Baltimore this week to discuss issues facing the legal community and to honor Maryland’s top jurist and other luminaries of the state’s bench and bar. The National Bar Association will induct Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell into its hall [...]

National Bar Association to meet in Baltimore

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: July 28, 2011
Tags: african american, Baltimore, black judges, Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell, john s. wood, Judges, Lifting as We Climb — Ensuring Justice and Equality, luminaries, meeting, National Bar Association, retired Court of Special Appeals Judge Arrie W. Davis, William H. ‘Billy’ Murphy Jr.

The nation’s largest association of black judges and lawyers will meet in Baltimore next week to discuss legal trends and to honor several luminaries of the bench and bar. About 1,500 people are expected to attend the National Bar Association’s 86th Annual Convention & Exhibits, which starts Sunday at the Hilton Baltimore and will feature [...]