Judge Christine Celeste

5th Judicial Circuit Associate Judge

Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County Associate Judge appointed October 2022

Legal Experience

  • Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, 2003-2018
    • Special Assistant United States Attorney, 2008-2012
    • Deputy Division Chief, Crime Strategies Unit
    • Team Leader, Violent Crime Trial Team
    • Deputy Division Chief, Gun Violence Enforcement Division
  • Office of Bar Counsel, Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission, 2018-2021
  • Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, 2021-2022

Bar Admissions

  • Maryland Bar, December 2002
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, April 2010
  • United States Supreme Court, December 2016

Professional & Civic Involvement

  • Maryland State Bar Association
    • Criminal Law & Practice Section Council
    • Maryland Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • Anne Arundel County Bar Association
    • Diversity and Inclusion Committee
  • Women’s Bar Association
  • James C. Cawood, Jr. American Inn of Court

Education

  • University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Juris Doctor with Honor 2002
    • Notes and Comments Editor, Maryland Law Review
  • Stevenson University (formerly Villa Julie College), Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, 1999