COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF LEGAL EXCELLENCE, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND INCREASED MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN THE PRACTICE OF LAW

The J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, Inc., established in 1977, is a bar association whose membership consists of over 300 predominantly African-American attorneys who live and or work in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, Maryland.

The Association was named after the Honorable J. Franklyn "Frankie" Bourne, the first African-American District Court judge in Montgomery and Prince George's counties.

Judge Bourne (1917-1972) received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his law degree from Howard University School of Law, and was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1948. After a distinguished career in private practice, he was appointed a Commissioner of the Worker's Compensation Commission, and in 1972, to the District Court of Maryland for Prince George's County.

J. Franklyn Bourne's legal and judicial career was marked by his unrelenting efforts to effectuate necessary social changes and to advance the causes of African-American attorneys.

The Association's mission includes:

• Commitment to legal excellence
• Dedication to community service
• Duty to advance minorities in the legal profession

J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association enjoys a longstanding relationship with Maryland Judges, especially those presiding in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties. As documented in the Maryland State Archives, our membership includes:

• Krystal Quinn Alves, Maryland District Court Judge
• Robert M. Bell, Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge
• Toni E. Clarke, Maryland Circuit Court Judge
• William G. Connelly, US Magistrate Judge (Maryland)
• Arrie W. Davis, Maryland Court of Special Appeals Judge
• Herman C. Dawson, Maryland Circuit Court Judge
• Charles B. Day, US Magistrate Judge (Maryland)
• DeLawrence Beard, Maryland Circuit Court Chief Judge (Retired)
• Hassan Ali El-Amin, Maryland District Court Judge
• Cathy Hollenberg Serrette, Maryland Circuit Court Judge
• Michele D. Hotten, Maryland Circuit Court Judge
• Dwight D. Jackson, Maryland Circuit Court Judge
• Larnzell Martin, Jr., Maryland Circuit Court Judge
• William D. Missouri, Maryland Circuit Court Judge, Chief and Administrative Judge
• Crystal Dixon Mittelstaedt, Maryland Circuit Court Judge
• Darlene G. Perry, Maryland Circuit Court Judge
• Thurman H. Rhodes, Maryland District Court Judge
• Sheila R. Tillerson-Adams, Maryland Circuit Court Judge
• Alexander Williams Jr., US District Court Judge (Maryland)
• Eugene K. Wolfe, Maryland District Court Administrative Judge
• Beverly J. Woodard, Maryland Circuit Court Judge

October Newsletter
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President's Message
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Billy Martin Featured at Scholarship Awards Banquet
November 5, 2009
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JFB Pro Bono Legal Clinics Bowie & Takome Park
October 31, 2009
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JFB Election Nominations
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JFB General Body Meeting & ELECTIONS
November 19, 2009
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FOR THE BAR'S GOOD
Chief & Administrative Judge Missouri's Orders affecting the 7th Judicial Circuit
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Billy Murphy's Ultimate Trial Lawyer Reading List
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With
Howard U. Sch. of Law
&
Black Women's Bar Association of Suburban Maryland