Hon. Christine M. 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