JAMES B. SARSFIELD, Associate Judge, Montgomery County, District 6, District Court of Maryland, since December 21, 2006. Court-appointed Facilitator, Mediator and Special Master, Montgomery County Circuit Court, 2003-06. Member, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, 2006-07, Maryland Judicial Conference.
Court-appointed Arbitrator, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1982-90. Court-appointed Mediator, Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2001-06 (member, medical malpractice specialist roster, 2002-06).
Born in Washington, DC, January 21, 1949. Georgetown University, B.A. (economics), 1971; Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, J.D., 1974. Law clerk to Judge Joseph M. Hannon, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1975-76. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1974; District of Columbia Bar, 1975. Associate, MacLeay, Lynch Bernhard & Gregg, 1976-80. Partner, Hamilton & Hamilton, L.L.P., 1983-2002 (associate, 1980-83). Partner, O'Connell, O'Connell & Sarsfield, 2002-06. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (labor & employment law section; litigation law section); District of Columbia Bar Association; Montgomery County Bar Association, 2003-; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, 1981- (executive committee, 1993-2003); National Association of College and University Attorneys; National Diocesan Attorneys Association; District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Association (president, 2000-01; board of directors, 1993-96); The Counsellors (president, 1995-96). Coach, Catholic Youth Organization Program, Holy Redeemer Parochial School, 1990-98. School board member and officer, Holy Redeemer Parochial School, 1994-97. Member, Parents Club, Academy of the Holy Cross, 1992-99; Fathers Club, Gonzaga College High School, 1999-2003 (president, 2002-03).
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