Governor Larry Hogan recently announced multiple new judicial appointments to the Court of Special Appeals, Circuit Court for Baltimore City, and Circuit Court for Wicomico County.
Judge Laura Sue Ripken was appointed to the Court of Special Appeals earlier this month. Prior to her appointment, Judge Ripken had served as the administrative judge for the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, and prior to her appointment to the bench in 2010, worked as a county prosecutor for nineteen (19) years as well as a former Deputy State’s Attorney. Judge Ripken obtained her B.A. from Lehigh University and her J.D. from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. Since January 2019, she had also served as the chair of the Conference of Circuit Court Judges.
Governor Hogan also appointed Erik Atas and Myshala Middleton to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Judge Atas worked with Zirkin & Schmerling Law since 2013 focusing on criminal defense, personal injury, protection orders and peace orders, and administrative hearings for Motor Vehicle Administration matters. Prior to joining Zirkin & Schmerling Law, Judge Atas served as a Public Defender in Baltimore City for six (6) years. He received his B.A. from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and his J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Judge Atas also previously worked with nonprofit drug treatment programs and women’s shelters on a pro bono basis to help people of limited financial means expunge their criminal records.
Judge Middleton began her career serving as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Baltimore City for six (6) years followed by serving as an Assistant Attorney General in the Contract Litigation Unit and Medicaid Fraud Control Unit at the Office of the Attorney General. Most recently, prior to her appointment to the bench, she worked as an Assistant Chief Counsel in the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor at the Department of Homeland Security (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) where she litigated removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review. Judge Middleton received her B.A. in anthropology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Judge Karen Dean was appointed to the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. Prior to her appointment, Judge Dean had served an Assistant State’s Attorney in Worcester County, where she handled juvenile, child abuse, and sexual assault cases. She also previously served as Deputy State’s Attorney for Somerset County, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney for Wicomico County, and as a magistrate in Wicomico County. Judge Dean received her B.S. from the University of Delaware and her J.D. and Master of Studies in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School. Judge Dean also previously served as a prosecutor liaison for the community of Berlin, advisor to the Child Advocacy Center, and as an EMT and firefighter for the Mount Vernon Fire Department.
Congratulations to all!
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