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Dennis M. McHugh

Present position: Judge-in-charge, Juvenile Division of Circuit Court. Judge in Charge of Juvenile Court in District Court: January 1996 to March 1, 2002; Judge of District Court since October 4, 1991; appointed and sworn in for second term, 2001

Education: Georgetown University Law Center, 1968, J.D.;University of Scranton, B.S., History, 1965

Legal Positions: 1972: Law Clerk, Kenneth C. Proctor, Circuit Court for Baltimore County; 1972-1976, D.C. Corporation Counsel, Law Enforcement Division and Taxation Division; Simpson and Simpson, Rockville, associate-1976 to 1979; Law office of Ferdinand J. Mack, Associate-1979 to 1980; Sole practice-1980-1983; Chen, Walsh & Tecler, Partner- 1983-1988; Sole practice-1988 to October 4, 1991

Affiliations associated with judge position: Juvenile Justice Jurisdiction Commission, 1999-2001, Vice Chair, Acting Chair 1999-2000; Juvenile Justice Advisory Council, 2001-present , Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission, 1996-1999, Chair, Juvenile Justice Subcommittee, 1996-1999; CASA Board of Directors, ex-officio, 1996- ; Montgomery County Task Force on Juvenile Justice- 2000; Judicial Leadership Group, 1999-2000; Child Welfare League of America, panel member of study on Montgomery County Child Welfare system; Montgomery County Collaboration Council, 1999-present ; Technology Oversight Board (assists Chief Judge Bell with computer systems of Judiciary)1999-present; Foster Care Court Improvement Program, Statistics Subcommittee, 1998-present ; Judicial Conference Juvenile Law Committee, 1997-present; Chair, Juvenile Law Subcommittee,2001-present; District Court Administrative Judges Committee, 1994-95; training lecturer, Montgomery County Police Academy for recruits and in-service training; Professionalism seminars, MD State Bar Assoc., 1993-1997; Served by designation to Court of Special Appeals, 2000- one group of Submitted On Brief cases-one opinion published: Gooslin v. Maryland, 132 Md. App. 290 (2000)

Bar Association Activities: Secretary, 1988-89, Executive Committee, 1989-91 ; Pro Bono Committee, 1988-1991; CLE Breakfasts 1996-2001

Community associations (current): St Peter's Parish, Olney : Good Samaritan Program (bringing Communion to people in Assisted Living/Nursing Homes , 1998- ; Parish Finance Council, 2000-2003. Archdiocese of Washington Child Protection Advisory Board 2002-05

Military: Navy: Officer Candidate School, Newport, RI- 1968; Active duty-1968 to December, 1971, Electronics Officer and Legal officer aboard U.S.S. TURNER JOY (DD-951) deployed to Vietnam operations in 1969, 1970 and 1971; Reserve affiliation 1972-73 and 1974 to 1993, promoted to CAPTAIN (O-6)-1990--retired from active reserve in 1993.