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The Honorable Paul A. Hackner
5th Judicial Circuit Associate Judge
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Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County |
Associate Judge, appointed May 31, 2002
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| 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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