Three COSA Judges Nominated for Vacancy on Court of Appeals (Howard County and Western Maryland)

The Appellate Courts Judicial Nominating Commission today nominated three sitting appellate judges for the Court of Appeals vacancy that will arise when Chief Judge Joseph M. Getty turns 70 this coming April. This seat on the State’s highest court is for the Third Appellate Judicial Circuit, which includes Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard and Washington Counties. The nominees are:

Honorable Matthew John Fader, Chief Judge of the Court of Special Appeals
Honorable Kathryn Grill Graeff, Judge of the Court of Special Appeals
Honorable Andrea Margaretta Leahy, Judge of the Court of Special Appeals