Hon. Donna M. Schaeffer
5th Judicial Circuit Associate Judge
Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County Associate Judge
Legal Experience
- Law Clerk to the Honorable James F. Couch, Jr., Maryland Court of Appeals, 1985-86
- Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1985
- Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1989
- 29 years practicing trial attorney – Anne Arundel County
- Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Facilitator
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law, J.D. With Honor, 1985
- Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A., Cum Laude, 1980
Memberships/Activities
- Anne Arundel County Ethics Commissioner, 2014-2015
- American Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Anne Arundel County Bar Association
- Women's Bar Association
- Maryland Circuit Judges' Association
- Lecturer, Maryland Judicial Institute and Anne Arundel County Bar Association