Judge Paul D. Banister: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Biography

Hon. Paul D. Banister is a judge for the Washington County Orphans’ Court in Maryland. He joined the bench in 2018.


Banister received a B.S. from Towson State University in 1976.


After graduating from university, he worked as a corporate credit manager (1976 to 1988) and was a branch manager at the Noland Company (1998 to 2016).


His memberships have included the Washington County Republican Central Committee, the Sons of the American Revolution (Board of Managers, Maryland Society), the Society of the War of 1812 of Maryland, and the Washington County Historical Society.


Banister was born in Leavenworth, Kansas, and attended Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland.


He is registered as a Republican.