PETER J. MESSITTE, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, since October 1993. Member, International Judicial Relations Committee, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1997-2003 (chair, subcommittee for latin america & the caribbean).
Associate Judge, Montgomery County Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, 1985-93. Born in Washington, DC, July 17, 1941. Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Maryland; Amherst College, B.A., cum laude, 1963; University of Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1966 (1st prize, Karl Llewelyn Moot Court Competition, 1965). Peace Corps volunteer, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1967-68. Admitted to District of Columbia Bar, 1969; Maryland Bar, 1969. Member, Inter-American, American, and District of Columbia Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association (business law section); Montgomery County Bar Association. Member, American Law Institute. Bencher and past president, Montgomery County Inn of Court. Attorney with Zuekert, Scoutt & Rasenberger Washington, DC; private practice, Chevy Chase. Vice-President and General Counsel, Community Psychiatric Clinic, 1975-85. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention (chair of uncommitted delegate caucus), 1980. Distinguished Alumnus Award, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1984. Elizabeth Scull Award for outstanding community service to Montgomery County, 1993. Century of Service Award, Montgomery County Bar Association, 1999. Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2002.
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