WANDA KEYES HEARD, Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, since February 3, 1999.
Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1983-85. Division Chief, Sex Offense Unit, Office of State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1988-90. Assistant attorney general, 1986-87. Assistant Federal Public Defender, 1987-88. Assistant U.S. Attorney, St. Croix Division, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1991-94. Chief, Criminal Division (1994), Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney, (1994-97), and Special Assistant to Director (1997-98), Office of U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Florida. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey. University of Maryland Baltimore County, B.A. (political science), 1979; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1982. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1983. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (chair, special committee on law links, 2002-); Baltimore City Bar Association. Member, Maryland Circuit Judges Association; National Association of Women Judges. Co-Chair, Community Law in Action. Member, Hunting Ridge Community Assembly. Dedicated Service Award, Office of U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Florida, 1997. Recognition Award, U.S. Secret Service, Tampa, 1997. Service Award, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1997. Recognition Award, U.S. Pretrial Services, Tampa, 1997. Recognition Award, Drug Enforcement Administration, Tampa, 1997. Anti-Narcotics Mission Recognition Award, U.S. Customs Service, Tampa, 1997.
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