Judge Nancy L. Davis-Loomis Named Administrative Judge

(Annapolis, MD — July 12, 2007) Circuit Judge Nancy Davis-Loomis has been named administrative judge of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. Chief Judge Robert M. Bell of the Maryland Court of Appeals designated Judge Davis-Loomis as administrative judge, and in this role, she oversees the administration of the court for the county. Judge Davis-Loomis is responsible for the supervision of all judges, officers, and employees of the court; the expeditious disposition of cases; control of the trial calendar; and oversight of the court’s budget and procurement functions.

Judge Davis-Loomis served as a district court judge from 1996 to 2000, when she was appointed as a circuit court judge. Her designation as administrative judge became effective when Judge Joseph P. Manck retired in May.

After receiving undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Akron, Ohio, she graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law and was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1982. She was assistant county solicitor for Anne Arundel County from 1983-1986, and was in private practice with Cohen, Bennett, Greene & Davis-Loomis from 1986-1994. Judge Davis-Loomis is a member of several professional societies, and is a past member of the board of governors of the Maryland State Bar Association and past president of the Anne Arundel County Bar Association.

“I am honored to have been appointed to this position. Anne Arundel County has a tradition of strong leadership from its administrative judges and I will do my utmost to uphold that tradition,” Judge Davis-Loomis said of her appointment.

For more information, please contact the Court Information Office at (410) 260-1488.