DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND

FORMER JUDGES


PAUL J. STAKEM (1939-2017)
District Administrative Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 12, Allegany & Garrett counties, 1983 to November 30, 2004 (Associate Judge, 1981-83). Retired November 30, 2004. Senior Judge, 2004 to December 2016. Member, Administrative Judges Committee, District Court of Maryland, 1983-2004. Member, Executive Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 1992-94. Member, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, Allegany County, 2004.

Deputy State's Attorney, Allegany County, 1967-71. District Public Defender, Allegany and Garrett counties, 1972-81. Chair, District Advisory Board, Public Defender System, District 12 (Allegany & Garrett counties), 1982-96.

Born in Cumberland, Maryland, 1939. Attended La Salle High School, Cumberland, Maryland; St. Vincent College, B.A., with honors, 1961; University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1964 (order of the coif, national law school honor society). Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1964. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Allegany County Bar Association (president, 1991). Instructor (law enforcement & criminal justice), Allegany Community College, 1969-81. Member, Cumberland and Frostburg Elks. Member, St. Patrick Catholic Church, Our Lady of the Mountains Parish, Cumberland, Maryland (eucharistic minister). Died in Cumberland, Maryland, August 29, 2017.

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