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The Prince George's County Circuit Court

Photo of the Honorable Herman C. Dawson The Honorable
Herman C. Dawson


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

Associate Judge, 1998 to present

Private Practice Operated own law firm from 1980 to 1998, specializing in family law, administrative, civil and criminal litigation
Law School JD, Howard University School of Law
Undergraduate BA, Alabama State University
Memberships/Acknowledgements

Former Member, Board of Directors, Prince George's County Bar Association
Former Chair, Prince George's County Consumer Protection Commission
President-elect, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association
Member, Maryland State Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Bar Association
Recipient, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association ?President's? Award, 1992Founder and President of the Rising S.T.A.R.S. Youth Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Chair, Judicial Ride-Along Program
Deputy Civil Coordinating Judge
Chair, County Executive Prayer Breakfast Committee
Member of the State Judicial Civil Law Committee
Member of the State Judicial Family Law Committee

Personal Information Resides in Mitchellville, MD with wife, Paula and three Children, Herman Jr, Marquis and Airelle
Scout Master for Boy Scout Troop 1653
President, Greater Prince George's County Tennis Foundation, Inc.
Coached various teams for the Boys and Girls Clubs in Prince George's County since 1986