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Photo of the Honorable Toni E. Clarke The Honorable
Toni E. Clarke


7th Judicial Circuit
Associate Judge
Circuit Court for Prince George's County, MD

Associate Judge, January 8, 1998 to present

Private Practice Of Counsel, Reichelt, Nussbaum, LaPlaca & Miller February, 1995 to February, 1998
Thompson, Hine & Flory, May 1989 to 1994
Partner, Krauser & Taub, PC, March, 1994 to September, 1994
State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, MD State's Attorney, September 1994 to January 1995, First African-American Woman in Prince George's County and the State of Maryland to hold this position
County Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, MD Associate County Attorney, January, 1987 to April, 1989
Clerkships Paralegal, Goldstein & Baron, College Park, November, 1981 to June, 1984
Law Clerk, The Honorable Arthur M. Ahalt, June, 1984 to November, 1985
Law Clerk, Farrington & Smallwood, November, 1985 to December, 1986
Bar Admissions Maryland, 1986
US District Court of Maryland, 1988
US Fourth Circuit, 1993
Virginia, 1993
US Supreme Court, 1996
US District Court for Virginia, Eastern & Western Districts 1997
Law School JD, University of Maryland School of Law, 1986
Undergraduate BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1979
Member, Women's Varsity Basketball team
Memberships/Acknowledgements

President, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, 1992
President, Women's Bar Association
first African-American to serve as President, 1994 to 1995
President, Prince George's County Bar Association 1988 to 1999, first African American to serve as President, 1998 to 1999
Member, Maryland State Bar Association, two terms on the Board of Governors
Member, Selective Service Board
People's Pro Bono Action Center
Character Committee of the Court of Appeals of Maryland
Prince George's Government Operations Review Committee
Prince George's County Redistricting Commission
Judicial Nominating Commissions Task Force
State Administrative Board of Election Laws
Merit Selection Panel for the Selection of the United States Magistrate Judge
The University of Maryland Foundation, Inc.
Advisory Board of the F & M Bank Allegiance
University of Maryland School of Law Alumni Board
Marlborough Inns of Court
Alan Goldstein Inns of Court

Awards 2001 Maryland's Top 100 Women
2000 Wilde Lake High School Hall of Fame
2000 Howard County Women's Athletic Hall of Fame
1999 Maryland's Top 100 Women
1998 Women of Achievement in Maryland History
1997 Distinguished Woman Award from the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland
1994/1995 President's Award ? Prince George's County Bar Association, Inc.
1989 Proclamation from Prince George's County Council for outstanding service
Outstanding Young Women in America Award
Personal Information Coach, Girl's Varsity Basketball team, Wilde Lake High School, her alma mater in Columbia, MD
Interests include traveling, reading, movies and playing many sports, including golf, basketball, swimming and tennis