PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURT

FORMER JUDGES


JAMES J. LOMBARDI (1936-2019)
Associate Judge, Prince George's County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, October 1, 1997 to March 10, 2006. Retired March 10, 2006. Member, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 1998-2001. Coordinator, Civil Differentiated Case Management, 2000-01.

U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Maryland, 1980-94 (part-time).

Judge, Orphans' Court, Prince George's County, 1977-78 (part-time).

Member, Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1972-97 (chair, subcommittee on probate & fiduciary rules); Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, 7th Commission District, 1976-79.

Member, House of Delegates, 1971-74. Member, Judiciary Committee, 1971-74.

Associate County Attorney, Prince George's County, 1966-70. Chair, Consumer Protection Commission, Prince George's County, 1969-70. Member, Foster Care Review Board, Prince George's County, 1996-97.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1936. Attended Loyola Blakefield High School, Towson, Maryland; Loyola College, 1953-55. Served in U.S. Army, 1955-57 (Japan). Catholic University of America, A.B., 1960; Washington College of Law, The American University, J.D., 1963. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1964. Partner, Lombardi, Powers & Amster, 1970-97. Member, American Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association; Prince George's County Bar Association. Member, American Inns of Court; Marlborough Inn of Court; J. Dudley Digges Inn of Court (president, 2001-02). Author, "Summary Judgments in Federal Court", Maryland Bar Journal, May/June 1991. Lecturer (evidence), Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL), 1995. Died in Annapolis, Maryland, June 11, 2019.

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