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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
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May
Newsletter
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President's
Message
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Preparing for
Judicial Nominations
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Howard Bar
Mentors
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HERE
JFB/PGCBA
Scholarship Golf Classic
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HERE

With
Howard U. Sch. of Law
&
Black
Women's Bar Association of Suburban Maryland
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