Michele D. Hotten

Michele Denise Hotten (born April 20, 1954) is a Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals appointed by Larry Hogan.

Michele D. Hotten
Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
Assumed office
December 22, 2015
Appointed byLarry Hogan
Preceded byGlenn T. Harrell Jr.
Personal details
Born (1954-04-20) April 20, 1954
Washington, D.C.
EducationUniversity of South Florida (B.A.)
Howard University School of Law (J.D.)

Biography

The first in her immediate family to attend college,[1] Hotten received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Florida in 1975 and her Juris Doctor from the Howard University School of Law.[2]

Hotten served as a Circuit Court judge in Prince George's for 16 years and spent one year as a District Court judge. She worked as an assistant state's attorney in Prince George's and served as deputy people's zoning counsel and as a hearing examiner for the county Board of Education. She also has worked in private practice.[1]

She was previously a judge on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. She was appointed to that court by Governor Martin O'Malley on July 23, 2010, to fill the vacancy left by James Salmon.

Maryland Court of Appeals service

On December 1, 2015 Governor Larry Hogan appointed Hotten to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Glenn T. Harrell Jr.[3] She was sworn into office on December 22, 2015.[1]

At the time of her appointment, she was the fifth woman on the seven-judge panel, which has the highest number of women the court has ever had. She also was the second African American woman appointed to the court, after Judge Shirley M. Watts, who was appointed prior to her.[1]

Personal life

Hotten grew up poor in Southeast Washington, raised by a single mother who often worked three jobs to make ends meet.[1]

References
  1. Wiggins, Ovetta (December 22, 2015). "Michele Hotten is officially sworn in to serve on Maryland's highest court". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  2. "MICHELE D. HOTTEN, Maryland Court of Appeals Judge". msa.maryland.gov.
  3. Lash, Steve (December 1, 2015). "Hotten appointed to Md. Court of Appeals". Baltimore, Maryland: Daily Record. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Glenn T. Harrell Jr.		 Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
2015–present		 Incumbent



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