 Hon. Paul A. Hackner | The HonorablePaul A. Hackner
5th Judicial Circuit Associate Judge
| Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County | Associate Judge, appointed May 31, 2002
| | District Court of Maryland | Judge, 1997 - 2002 | | Private Practice | Partner, Klos & Hackner, PA, 1994 - 1997 Partner, Blumenthal, Wayson, Offutt, Klos & Delavan, PA, 1987-1994 Assistant Public Defender, Upper Marlboro, MD, 1985-1987 Partner, Wortman, Hackner & Marcus, 1985-1987 Associate, O'Malley, Miles, Farrington & McCarthy, 1977-1985 Assistant State's Attorney, Upper Marlboro, MD, 1975-1976 | | Bar Admissions | Maryland, 1975 District of Columbia, 1976 United States District Court, 1979 Supreme Court of the United States, 1984 United States Tax Court, 1991 | | Bar Memberships | Maryland State Bar Association
Anne Arundel County Bar Association, Member of Board of Trustees 1999-2002
Maryland Hispanic Bar Association | | Law School | Catholic University, Columbus School of Law, J.D., 1975 | | Undergraduate | University of Maryland, B.A., 1972 | Memberships/ Acknowledgments | - Former Director, Vice-President of Annapolis Roads Property Owner's Association - Former Director, Dockmaster, President of Anchorage Community Association - Judge - Maryland High School Mock Trial Competition - Judge - Anne Arundel County Multicultural Fair - Judge - Anne Arundel County Teen Court - Judge - Anne Arundel County Police Academy Mock Trial | | Professional Activities | - Specially Assigned to the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, September Term, 1998 - author of two opinions - Vice-Chair, Committee on Court Interpretation & Translation Services - Chair - District Court Judicial Education Committee - Member - Maryland Delegation to Leadership Institute for Judicial Education - Language Consultant - Spanish Bail Review Video - Panelist - AABA, CLE and MICPEL programs on Civil Litigation, Evidence and District Court Practice - Member - State Use Industries- Management Council - Panelist -Conference of Maryland Coalition for Refugees and Immigrants - Civil Case Mediator in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County from 1991 to 1997 - Speaker - Maryland Home Builders Association on Recent Developments in Construction Law - Co-author of Maryland Chapter, 50 State Products Liability Handbook (1994-1995 Edition, West Publishing Company) - Reported Case-Donovan v. Kirchner, 100 Md. App, 409 (1994) | | Languages | English, Spanish, Portuguese and Hungarian |
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