Thomas E. Dewberry (1951-2025)
MSA SC 3520-12211
Biography:
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, April 29, 1951. Son of Frederick L. Dewberry and Elizabeth Leonard Dewberry. Attended St. William of York School; Loyola High School, 1969; University of Maryland Baltimore County, B.A., history, 1973; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1977. Married Jamie Alley; two children: Katie and Steven. Died on December 7, 2025, in Baltimore.
General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Baltimore County, 1989-2002. Member,
Appropriations Committee, 1989-2002; Human Resources and Public Safety
Subcommittee, 1992-95; Capital Budget Subcommittee, 1992-2002; Oversight
Committee on Personnel, 1993-2002; Oversight Committee on Program Open
Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 1995-2002; Transportation and
the Environment Subcommittee, 1997-2002; Chair, Public Safety and Administration
Subcommittee, 1995-96; Joint Expenditure Study Group on Education and Human
Resources, 1991. House chair, Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative
Data Systems, 1992-2002. Member, Special Joint Committee on Competitive
Taxation and Economic Development, 1996-97; Rules and Executive Nominations
Committee, 1996-2002; Legislative Policy Committee, 1996-2002; Spending
Affordability Committee, 1996-2002. Chair, Special Committee on School
Enrollment Management, 1996-97. Member, Special Committee on Rail
Mergers, 1997. Speaker pro tem, 1997-2002. Co-Chair,
Special Committee on Gaming, 2001-02. Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee
on Legislative Redistricting, 2001-02. House Chair, Special Joint Committee
on Pensions, 2002; Investigation Committee, 2002. Co-Chair, Joint Committee
on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2002.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Attorney. Member,
Maryland State Bar Association. Senior Hearing Examiner, Public Service Commission. Member, Democratic State Central Committee, Baltimore
County, 1982-90; chair, 1986-90. Chair, Rules Committee, Maryland
Democratic Party, 1986-89. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention,
1988. Treasurer, National Conference of Regulatory Attorneys Convention,
1988. Member, Commission on the Future of Maryland Courts, 1995-97;
Citizens Advisory Board for Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents
(RICA) - Baltimore, 1997-2002; Commission on Transportation Investment, 1999.
President and member, board of directors, Revisions, Inc. (Catonsville),
a psychosocial rehabilitation center. Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, 2002-19. Member, Task Force to Combat Driving under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol, 2007-08; Maryland Foreclosure Task Force, 2011-12.
Member, board of directors,
Historical Old Salem, Inc. Chair and officer; Hillcrest Elementary
& Catonsville Middle School PTAs. Member, Catonsville Chamber
of Commerce; St. Agnes Knights of Columbus.
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