Appointed By: Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.
The Hon. Anthony F. Vittoria is an associate judge for the Baltimore City Circuit Court in Maryland. He was appointed to the bench by Governor Larry Hogan on October 29, 2019.
Prior to his appointment, Vittoria was an administrative law judge for the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings, a position to which he was named in 2018. Before that, he spent time as the Owner of The Vittoria Law Firm (2014 to 2018).
Vittoria earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Virginia (1991) and a master’s degree in psychology from the College of William & Mary (1993). He then completed a J.D. at the University of Virginia School of Law in 1996.
He is admitted to practice in Maryland (1997), Virginia (1997), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1997), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1997), the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1998), the District of Columbia (1999), the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1999), and the United States Supreme Court (2007).
After graduating from law school, Vittoria began his legal career as a law clerk to the Hon. Thomas Rawles Jones, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He worked in that capacity until 1997, at which time he entered into private practice. He started as an associate at Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann (1997 to 2000) before becoming a principal at Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver (2000 to 2014).
His memberships have included the American Bar Association, the Maryland State Bar Association, the Virginia Bar Association, the Baltimore City Bar Association, the Locust Point Civic Association, and the Defense Research Institute. He also volunteered as an attorney with the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service as well as a tutor for Reading Partners.
Vittoria was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He is a member of the Catholic Community of South Baltimore.
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