Judge Michael S. Studdard: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Michael S. Studdard is an associate judge for the Baltimore City District Court in Maryland. He was appointed to the bench by Governor Larry Hogan on September 28, 2016.

Prior to his appointment, Studdard was an assistant state’s attorney for the Baltimore City Office of the State’s Attorney, a position to which he was named in 1995. He was assigned to the District Court Unit (1995 to 1997), the Juvenile Division (1997), the General Felony Division (1997 to 2001), the Special Investigations Cross-Jurisdictional Unit (2001 to 2005), the Narcotics Division (2010 to 2011), the Felony Division (2012 to 2015), and the Major Investigations Unit & City Correctional Investigative Unit (2015 to 2016).

Studdard earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Towson State University in 1991. He then completed a J.D. at the University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law in 1994. He is admitted to practice in Maryland (1994), the United States Supreme Court (2000), and the United States Patent & Trademark Office (2002).

After graduating from law school, Studdard began his legal career as a contractual attorney in the Law Office of David Titman.

His memberships have included the American Bar Association, the Maryland State Bar Association, the Baltimore City Bar Association, the Howard County Bar Association, the Monumental City Bar Association, the Women’s Bar Association of Maryland, the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and the National African-American Drug Policy Coalition.

He is a recipient of a Special Certificate of Recognition from the Baltimore City Police Department (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008) and a Certificate of Appreciation from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (2005, 2008, 2009).

Studdard was born in Washington, D.C.