CHIEF JUDGE
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PETER BRUNSWICK KRAUSER, Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals, At Large, since December 17, 2007 (Judge since January 31, 2000). Member, Judicial Compensation Committee, 2000-07, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, 2005-08, Judicial Council, 2007-, Maryland Judicial Conference. Member, Technology Oversight Board, 2006-07; Library Committee, State Law Library, 2007-; Maryland Access to Justice Commission, 2008-14; Advisory Board, Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office, 2012-.
Peter B. Krauser, January 2008. Photo by Jason Clark.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Northwestern University, B.A., 1969; University of Pennsylvania School of Law, J.D., 1972. Admitted to Pennsylvania Bar, 1973; District of Columbia Bar, 1974; Maryland Bar, 1978; Virginia Bar, 1997. Law clerk to Judge John P. Fullam, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Member, American, Maryland State and Prince George's County Bar Associations. Former appellate attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice; Defender Association of Philadelphia. Former partner, Margolius, Davis, Finkelstein & Rider; Pohorytes & Greenstein; Thompson, Hine & Flory. Former managing partner, Krauser & Taub. Adjunct professor (appellate advocacy), Columbia School of Law, The Catholic University of America. Former adjunct professor (trial practice), International School of Law (now George Mason University Law School). Former instructor, Continuing Legal Education, Georgetown University Law Center. Former instructor (legal research), Paralegal Studies Program, University of Maryland, College Park. Legal Excellence Award for Advancement of Professional Competence, Maryland Bar Foundation, 2011.
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