Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge of Maryland's highest court, the Court of Appeals, is now officially serving the last year of his 22-year tenure on the Court; 17 years of which he has been chief judge.
Judge Bell will be 70 in July 2013, the age at which Maryland's constitution requires jurists to retire. By any measure, he has been a successful chief judge during a long tenure. The best of the best.
Judge Bell's well-earned legacy will certainly include his very strong intellectual ability and good judgment, his impressive "spokeperson for the judiciary" role success, as well as his extremely competent administrative skills.
It should not be forgotten, however, that the Judge has been blessed with enormous energy and a tremendous penchant for hard work. He will be remembered --- and missed.
Former Maryland governor Paris N. Glendening, who appointed Robert Bell chief judge in 1996, has been quoted as saying: "I was very, very comfortable in making that appointment." For almost 17 years now, we have seen why.
Robert M. Bell, a gifted jurist, has made the job look easy. It is not.
[www.legalnews.com/detroit/1364510/DetroitLegalNews/July10,2012/
MarylandAppealsCourtChiefJudgeNearingRetirement; The Daily Record of Baltimore/Maryland Appeals Court Chief Judge Nearing Retirement/ Steve Lash/ 07/10-2012]
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