E. Gregory Wells Explained

E. Gregory Wells
Office:Chief Judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland
Appointer:Larry Hogan
Term Start:April 15, 2022
Predecessor:Matthew J. Fader
Office1:Judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland
Appointer1:Larry Hogan
Term Start1:April 19, 2019
Term End1:April 15, 2022
Predecessor1:Alexander Wright Jr.
Successor1:Anne K. Albright
Office2:County Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Calvert County
Term Start2:March 1, 2019
Term End2:March 21, 2019
Predecessor2:Marjorie L. Clagett
Successor2:Mark S. Chandlee
Office3:Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Calvert County
Term Start3:November 15, 2012
Term End3:March 1, 2019
Appointer3:Martin O'Malley
Predecessor3:Marjorie L. Clagett
Successor3:Andrew S. Rappaport
Office4:Associate Judge of the Maryland District Court for District 4, Calvert County
Term Start4:September 8, 2008
Term End4:November 15, 2012
Appointer4:Martin O'Malley
Predecessor4:Robert B. Riddle
Successor4:Michelle R. Saunders
Office5:State's Attorney of Calvert County
Termstart5:December 15, 2005
Termend5:December 2006
Predecessor5:Robert B. Riddle
Successor5:Laura L. Martin
Birth Date:28 June 1961
Birth Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education:College of William & Mary (BA)
University of Virginia (JD)
Party:Democratic

E. Gregory Wells (born June 28, 1961) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland since 2022.[1]

Education

Wells was born in Washington, D.C., and attended Gonzaga College High School. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from The College of William & Mary and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Legal career

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 career

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: E. Gregory Wells, Maryland Court of Special Appeals Judge . Maryland Manual On-Line . Maryland State Archives.
  2. Calvert judge appointed to the Court of Special Appeals . Office of the Governor . March 12, 2019 . The BayNet.
  3. News: First African American, First Openly LGBTQ Person Named Chief Judge of Court of Special Appeals . WEAA . February 17, 2022 . April 4, 2024.