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Brynja McDivitt Booth
Booth in 2023
Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland

Incumbent

Assumed office
April 18, 2019
Appointed byLarry Hogan
Preceded bySally D. Adkins
Personal details
Born

Brynja McDivitt


(1972-06-10) June 10, 1972 (age 52)
Olean, New York, U.S.
SpouseCarl Booth
Children2
EducationBucknell University (BA)
Washington and Lee University (JD)

Brynja McDivitt Booth (born June 10, 1972) is an American lawyer who has served a justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland since 2019.

Education

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Booth received her Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University, cum laude, and her Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law, cum laude.[1]

Career

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Upon graduating law school, she served as a law clerk for Judge William S. Horne of the Talbot County Circuit Court.[1] From 1997 to 2000, Booth was an associate with Cowdrey, Thompson & Karsten, PA; she served as a shareholder from 2000 to 2003. From 2003 to 2008, she was with Cowdrey, Thompson & Karsten, PC and from 2003 to 2008 she was with Cowdrey Thompson, P.C. Before her appointment to the court, she was an attorney and shareholder of Booth, Booth, Cropper & Marriner, P.C. and has extensive appellate experience. Since 2016, she has served as the president of the Maryland Municipal Attorneys Association.[2]

Supreme Court of Maryland

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On March 12, 2019, Governor Larry Hogan announced his appointment of Booth to the Supreme Court of Maryland.[1] On March 22, 2019, her appointment was confirmed by the Maryland Senate.[3] She took her seat on April 18, 2019.[2] She had a formal investiture on July 11, 2019.[4]

Personal life

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The daughter of Boyce McDivitt and Kathryn Anderson McDivitt, she grew up in Olean, New York.

She and her husband Curt live with their two children in Easton, Maryland. She is active at The Country School and in St. Marks United Methodist Church in Easton.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Governor Larry Hogan - Official Website for the Governor of Maryland". Governor of Maryland. March 12, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  • ^ a b "Brynja McDivitt Booth, Maryland Court of Appeals Judge". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  • ^ Lash, Steve (March 22, 2019). "Senate confirms three judges to Md. appellate courts". Maryland Daily Record. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  • ^ Griep, John (July 22, 2019). "Booth takes oath as Md. high court judge". MyEasternShoreMD. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  • ^ Griep, John (March 20, 2019). "Shore attorney named to state's highest court". MyEasternShoreMD. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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