Shirley Watts' Biography
- Judge of the Appellate Court (MD) - Sixth Appellate Judicial Circuit
Contact Information
Office
Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Boulevard
Annapolis, MD 21401
111 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Full Name:
Shirley Marie Watts
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
03/06/1959
Birth Place:
Baltimore, MD
Home City:
Baltimore, MD
Juris Doctor, Law, Rutgers University School of Law, 1983
Bachelor of Arts, Howard University, 1980
Justice, Supreme Court of Maryland, 6th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2013-present
Candidate, Supreme Court of Maryland, 6th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2024
Judge, Court of Special Appeals, 6th Appellate Circuit, 2011-2013
Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, 2002-2011
Member, Education Committee of Judicial Council, Judicial Education Subcommittee, 2017-2018
Member, Maryland Judicial Conference Work Group, 2016-2018
Member, Maryland Access to Justice Commission, 2011-2013
Adjunct Professor, Columbus School of Law
Adjunct Professor, The Catholic University of America
Hearing Office Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland, 1999-2002
Federal Administrative Law Judge, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1998-1999
Federal Administrative Law Judge, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration, Downey, California, 1997-1998
Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of Federal Public Defender, District of Maryland, 1993-1997
Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of Federal Public Defender, District of Maryland, 1988-1993
Assistant State's Attorney, Juvenile, Misdemeanor and Felony Trial Divisions, Baltimore City, 1984-1988
Member, Alliance of Black Women Attorneys
Member, Baltimore City Bar
Member, Baltimore City and Monumental City Bar Associations
Chair, History Committee, Baltimore Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Member, Monumental City Bar Association
Member, National Association of Women Judges
Member, Slavery Awareness Advisory Council, 2001
Awards:
Outstanding Leadership Award for Hearing Office Administrative Law Judges, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration, 2000. Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2011.