Maryland Court of Appeals Goes Back to Work with Two New Judges

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The Court of Appeals will make history this term even before it hears the first case of the September 2008 term on Thursday morning.

For the first time in its 232 years, Maryland's highest court will have three women among its seven members, with the addition this summer of judges Sally D. Adkins and Mary Ellen Barbera to the bench. They join Judge Lynne A. Battaglia.

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Maryland Court of Appeals Goes Back to Work with Two New Judges

"I think it represents women having full and equal participation in the legal profession," said Wendy B. Karpel, president of the Women's Bar Association of Maryland. "They are women who are not only talented jurists but add to the legal profession."

Adkins, Barbera and Battaglia are active members of the association, which aims to improve the status of women in the legal profession and in society by eliminating all forms of discrimination, Karpel said.

"Having these three women on Maryland's highest court goes a long way toward meeting these goals," added Karpel, an associate county attorney in Montgomery County.

Adkins, who was sworn in last June, succeeded Judge Dale R. Cathell, who reached the mandatory retiremen...

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