Irma S. Raker | |
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| Senior Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals [1] | |
| Assumed office April 24, 2008 [1] | |
| Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals from the 7th Appellate Judicial Circuit ( Montgomery County) [1] | |
| In office January 7, 1994 – April 24, 2008 [1] | |
| Appointed by | William D. Schaefer |
| Preceded by | John F. McAuliffe |
| Succeeded by | Mary Ellen Barbera |
| Associate Judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court ( 6th Judicial Circuit) [1] | |
| In office February 3, 1982 – December 1993 [1] | |
| Associate Judge of the Montgomery County District Court (6th District) [1] | |
| In office March 21, 1980 – February 2, 1982 [1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Irma Steinberg April 28, 1938 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Samuel K. Raker |
| Education |
Syracuse University (B.A.) Hague Academy of International Law American University (J.D.) [1] |
Irma Steinberg Raker [2] (born April 24, 1938) [3] is a Senior Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court. [1] In 2007, she was awarded the American Bar Association's Margaret Brent Award for outstanding women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence and paved the way for other women in the legal profession. [4]
She was born Irma Steinberg in Brooklyn, New York, and attended local schools including Midwood High School. [1] She graduated from Syracuse University in 1959 and studied at The Hague Academy of International Law. [1]
Steinberg interrupted her education to marry Samuel K. Raker and oversee the early development of their three children. [1] She then returned to her studies, earning a J.D. degree from the American University in Washington, D.C. in 1972. She was admitted to the Maryland bar the next year. [1]
Raker served as an Assistant State's Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland from 1973 to 1979. [1] Judge Raker took the bench when she was appointed a trial judge in Maryland's District Court of Maryland and then the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. [1] She served in a number of increasingly responsible judicial positions until Governor Schaefer appointed her to the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court. [1] She became a Senior Judge in 2008 and currently sits by designation. [1]
Judge Raker currently serves as the Chairperson of the Maryland Access to Justice Commission. [1] She is actively engaged in private mediation and arbitration. [1]
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Irma S. Raker | |
|---|---|
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| |
| Senior Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals [1] | |
| Assumed office April 24, 2008 [1] | |
| Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals from the 7th Appellate Judicial Circuit ( Montgomery County) [1] | |
| In office January 7, 1994 – April 24, 2008 [1] | |
| Appointed by | William D. Schaefer |
| Preceded by | John F. McAuliffe |
| Succeeded by | Mary Ellen Barbera |
| Associate Judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court ( 6th Judicial Circuit) [1] | |
| In office February 3, 1982 – December 1993 [1] | |
| Associate Judge of the Montgomery County District Court (6th District) [1] | |
| In office March 21, 1980 – February 2, 1982 [1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Irma Steinberg April 28, 1938 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Samuel K. Raker |
| Education |
Syracuse University (B.A.) Hague Academy of International Law American University (J.D.) [1] |
Irma Steinberg Raker [2] (born April 24, 1938) [3] is a Senior Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court. [1] In 2007, she was awarded the American Bar Association's Margaret Brent Award for outstanding women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence and paved the way for other women in the legal profession. [4]
She was born Irma Steinberg in Brooklyn, New York, and attended local schools including Midwood High School. [1] She graduated from Syracuse University in 1959 and studied at The Hague Academy of International Law. [1]
Steinberg interrupted her education to marry Samuel K. Raker and oversee the early development of their three children. [1] She then returned to her studies, earning a J.D. degree from the American University in Washington, D.C. in 1972. She was admitted to the Maryland bar the next year. [1]
Raker served as an Assistant State's Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland from 1973 to 1979. [1] Judge Raker took the bench when she was appointed a trial judge in Maryland's District Court of Maryland and then the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. [1] She served in a number of increasingly responsible judicial positions until Governor Schaefer appointed her to the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court. [1] She became a Senior Judge in 2008 and currently sits by designation. [1]
Judge Raker currently serves as the Chairperson of the Maryland Access to Justice Commission. [1] She is actively engaged in private mediation and arbitration. [1]
References
External links
|
| This biography of a state judge in Maryland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1938 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American Jews
- Judges of the Supreme Court of Maryland
- The Hague Academy of International Law people
- Washington College of Law alumni
- Women in Maryland politics
- Midwood High School alumni
- Syracuse University alumni
- Lawyers from Brooklyn
- People from Rockville, Maryland
- 20th-century American judges
- 21st-century American judges
- 21st-century American women
- 21st-century American Jews
- 20th-century American women judges
- Maryland state court judge stubs