ALLEGANY COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURT

[Michael O. Twigg, Maryland Circuit Court Judge MICHAEL O. TWIGG, County Administrative Judge, Allegany County Circuit Court, 4th Judicial Circuit, since March 30, 2026 (Associate Judge, January 22, 2021 to March 30, 2026). Member, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, Allegany County, 2026-.

State's Attorney, Allegany County, December 2002 to January 22, 2021. Assistant State's Attorney, 1997-2001, and Deputy State's Attorney, 2002, Allegany County.

Chair, Child Abuse Task Force, Allegany County, 2003-04 (member, 2003-). Member, Youth Centers Advisory Board, 2002-; Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, Allegany County, 2004-21; State's Attorneys' Coordination Council, 2004-21; Attorney Grievance Commission, 2005-21; Handgun Roster Board, 2017-21; Human Trafficking Task Force, Allegany County, 2017-.

Born in Washington, DC. Attended Flintstone High School, Flintstone, Maryland; The Citadel, B.A. (international politics), 1992; Washington College of Law, Santiago, Chile, summer study program, 1994; Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1996. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1996. Attorney. Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 2014-; Allegany County Bar Association, 1997-; 4th Federal Circuit Bar. Board of Directors, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 2003-21 (secretary, 2007-08; technology committee, 2019-21). Member, National District Attorneys Association, 2003-; National Sheriffs' Association; Fraternal Order of Police; Optimist International. Coach, Allegany Youth Soccer Association. Assistant coach, LaVale Soccer Association. Adjunct Professor, Allegany College of Maryland, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005; Frostburg State University, 2005-08. Board of Directors, Humpty Dumpty Learning Center, 2017-. Former mock trial instructor, Flintstone High School. Member, St. Michael's Catholic Church, Frostburg, Maryland.

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