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STUART O. SIMMS
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, November 5, 1997 to January 14, 2003.
Secretary of Juvenile Justice, 1995 to November 5, 1997. Co-Chair, Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform, 1995-97. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 1995-97; Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 1995-97 (co-chair, juvenile justice reform task force, 1995-97); Governor's Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families, 1995-97; Commission on the Future of Maryland Courts, 1995-97; Maryland Juvenile Justice Advisory Council, 1995-97; Governor's Commission on Service, 1995-97; Work Force Investment Board, 1995-97; Governor's Task Force on Children, Youth, and Families Systems Reform, 1996. Chair, Governor's Task Force on the Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty, 1996. Member, Institutional Educator Pay Plan Committee, 1995-97; State Board of Victim Services, 1995-2003.
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, 1997-2003. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 1997-2003; Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 1997-2003; Asbestos Oversight Committee, 1997-2003; Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1997-98; Education Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions, 1997-2003; State Information Technology Board, 1997-2003; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 1997-2003; Pricing Committee for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, 1997-2003; Pricing and Selection Committee for Rehabilitation and Employment Programs, 1997-2003; Sentencing Guidelines Advisory Board, 1997-99; Vehicle Theft Prevention Council, 1997-2003; Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law, 1998; Committee on Building Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System, 1998-99; Governor's Task Force on Childproof Guns, 1999; Governor's Year-2000 Readiness Task Force, 1999-2000; Commission on Juvenile Justice Jurisdiction, 1999-2001; State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1999-2003; Forensic Sciences Task Force, 2000-01; Pretrial Release Project Advisory Committee, 2000-01; Cease Fire Council, 2000-03; Correctional Training Commission, 2000-03; Drug and Alcohol Council, 2001-03; Maryland Green Buildings Council, 2001-03; Advisory Council on Offender Employment Coordination, 2001-03; Governor's Commission to Study Poverty in Maryland, 2001-03; Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2002-03.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, July 17, 1950. Dartmouth College, B.A. (government), cum laude, 1972; Harvard University School of Law, J.D., 1975. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1977. Attorney, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (criminal law & practice section; co-chair, special committee on minorities in the legal profession). Associate attorney, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, 1975-77. Board member, Citizens' Planning and Housing Association, 1975-77; Baltimore Zoological Society, 1984-; Sinai Hospital, 1987-; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, 1988-; Baltimore Museum of Art, 1988-; Baltimore Education Scholarship Trust, 1990-. Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (board member, 1990-92); Urban League. Member, Advisory Board, University of Baltimore School of Law. Vestry, St. James Episcopal Church, 1986-90. Married; two sons.
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