judge-schaeffer

5th Judicial Circuit Associate Judge

Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County Administrative 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, 1986-2016.
  • Maryland State Bar Association, 1986-2022
  • Anne Arundel County Bar Association, 1986-present
  • Maryland Circuit Judges' Association
  • Lecturer, Maryland Judicial Institute, Anne Arundel County Bar Association, Anne Arundel Community College, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers