Hagerstown, MD 21740
M. KENNETH LONG, JR., County Administrative Judge, Washington County Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, since June 2011. Associate Judge, Washington County Circuit Court, February 2006 to June 2011. Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 11, Washington County, July 1, 2004 to February 2006.
State's Attorney,
Washington County, 1982-2004.
Member, Child Support Enforcement Advisory Council, 1983-86; State's Attorney's
Coordination Council, 1983-89 (chair, 1987); Task Force on Elderly Abuse
and Neglect, 1985-86; Governor's Advisory Board for Justice Assistance,
1987-92; Task Force on Youth Citizenship and Violence Prevention, 1995-96. Born
in Hagerstown, Maryland, May 11, 1947. Attended North Hagerstown High
School; Washington and Lee University, B.A., 1969. Served in U.S. Army
Reserves, 1969-75. University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1973. Admitted
to Maryland Bar, 1973. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Washington
County Bar Association (president, 1996-97). Past member, National District
Attorneys Association; Maryland State's Attorneys Association
DONALD E. BEACHLEY, Associate Judge, Washington County Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, since 1997. Member, Family and Domestic Relations Law Committee, 1999-2001, Maryland Judicial Conference.
U.S.
Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1994-97. Born in Frederick, Maryland, December 21, 1956. Hood College, B.A.
(economics & political science), cum laude, 1977; University of Maryland
School of Law, J.D. (with honors), 1980. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1980.
Partner, Miller, Oliver, Beachley & Stone, 1980-97. Member, Maryland
State and Washington County Bar Associations; Federal Magistrate Judges
Association.
DANIEL P. DWYER, Associate Judge, Washington County Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, since April 3, 2009.
Assistant State's Attorney, Washington County, 1987-94. Domestic Relations Master, Washington County Circuit Court, 1996-2009. Chair, Mental Health Advisory Committee, Washington County, 2007- (member, 2002-). Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, September 16, 1955. Frostburg State College, B.S. (theater), 1977; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1984. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1985. Associate, Edward N. Button, P.A., 1985-87. Partner, Rutledge & Dwyer, P.A., 1994-97. Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 2007-; Washington County Bar Association, 1985- (board of directors, 1993-94, 2007). Member, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 1987-94; National District Attorneys' Association, 1987-94; Maryland Council of Masters, 1996-2009. Board of Directors, Crime Watch League of Washington County, 1987-2003 (president, 2000-03); Washington County Mental Health Center, Inc., 1994-2000 (president, 1998-2000). Member, Maryland Child Support Enforcement Association, 1989-94, 1997-; Washington County Foster Parents Association, 1991-99. Board of Advisors, Dad's Connection, 2001-04, 2008-. Cub scout den leader, assistant pack master, Mason Dixon Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1993-97. Governor's Citation, 2001. Community Partnership Award, Washington County Department of Social Services, 2007.
JOHN HANKINS McDOWELL, Associate Judge, Washington County Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, since May 28, 1993. Served as Administrative Judge from September 2008 to June 2011. Member, Executive Committee, 1997-99, and Family Law Committee, 2001-03, Maryland Judicial Conference. Member, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, Washington County, 2008-. Circuit Representative, Conference of Circuit Judges, 2008 - . Member, Judicial Council, 2010 - .
Appointed
U.S. Magistrate Judge for Western Maryland, February 1989; Northern Judicial
District of West Virginia, October 1989; Middle District of Pennsylvania,
December 1989. Co-Chair, Governor's Citizens Advisory Board for Western
Maryland, 1992-93. Born in Camden, New Jersey, June 6, 1952. Attended
Overbrook Regional Senior High School, Pine Hill, New Jersey; Fairleigh
Dickinson University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1974; University of Tennessee
School of Law, J.D., December 1976. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1977. Member,
Maryland State Bar Association; Washington County Bar Association (secretary,
1982-84). Director, Washington County Criminal Defense Bar Association,
1988-92. Member, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; Maryland Criminal
Trial Lawyers Association; National Council of United States Magistrate
Judges; Federal Magistrate Judges Association; Maryland Circuit Judges
Association (executive & family law committees).
DANA MOYLAN WRIGHT,
Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 11, Washington County, August 21, 2009 to August 24, 2012. Member, Mental Health Oversight Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2009-12.
Chair, Ethics Commission, Washington County, 2001-09. Secretary, Board of Directors, Hagerstown-Washington County Economic Development Commission, 2008-09 (member, 2004-08).
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, June 26, 1966. Attended Western Maryland College, 1983-84; The Johns Hopkins University, B.S. (psychology), 1988; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1992. Law clerk to Judge Cypert O. Whitfill, Harford County Circuit Court, 1992-93. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1992. Associate, Miller, Oliver, Beachley & Stone, 1994-97. Partner, Miller, Oliver, Baker, Moylan & Stone, 1997-2009. Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 1992-; Washington County Bar Association. Board of Directors, Humane Society of Washington County, 1996- (former president & vice-president); Hospice of Washington County, 2002-04; St. Maria Goretti High School, 2002-04; The Maryland Theatre, 2006-; Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce, 2007-; The Parent-Child Center of Washington County; United Way of Washington County.