VICKI BALLOU-WATTS, Associate Judge, Baltimore County Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit, since May 29, 2002.
Panel attorney, Public Defender's Office, Baltimore City, 1988-99. Inquiry Panel, Attorney Grievance Commission, 1998-99. Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 8, Baltimore County, February 22, 1999 to May 28, 2002. Member, Judicial Education Committee, 2001-02, District Court of Maryland. Member, Armed Services Academy Nomination Panel, 2nd Congressional District, 2003-. Born in Montgomery, Alabama. Howard University, B.A. (journalism), with honors, 1980. University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1983. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1984. Associate, Gerald A. Smith & Associates, 1984-87. Sole practitioner, 1987-99. Maryland State Bar Association Professionalism Course Instructor. Member, Baltimore County Bar Association (chair, professionalism committee, 2001-02; member, select committee on gender equality, 2002; chair, continuing legal education committee, 2002-03). Member, Maryland Trial Lawyers' Association (board of governors, 1996-99). Member, Baltimore County Advisory Board for Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland, 2002-. Board of Directors, Maryland Chapter, National Association of Women Judges, 2003-. Member, Jack and Jill of America, Inc., for Baltimore County; Baltimore County Alumni Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Social Action Award, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 2002. Certificate of Recognition for support of domestic violence victims, Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland, 2002. Award for Outstanding Community Service, Woodlawn-Westview Rotary Club, 2003. Award of Excellence for government service, Maryland Women for Responsive Government, 2003. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2004. Trustee Board, First Baptist Church of Guilford, 2001-.
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