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JUDGES

HON. AMY JANEL BRAGUNIER,
County Administrative Judge, 301-870-2459
Charles County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, since November 22, 2002. 

Member, Child Support Subcommittee of Family Law Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference; Representation Subcommittee, Foster Care Court Improvement Project. Former member, Committee on Family and Domestic Relations Law, Maryland Judicial Conference; Ad Hoc Committee Examining the Masters' System; Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, 1991-97. Assistant County Attorney, Charles County, 1992-97. Trust Clerk, Charles County Circuit Court, 1994-96. Master of Domestic Relations and Juvenile Causes, 1996-2002. Wake Forest University, B.A. (history), 1983; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1986. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Charles County Bar Association. Board of Directors, Mattawoman Creek Art Center; Christ Church Day School. 


HON. ROBERT C. NALLEY, Associate Judge, Charles County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, 1980, and since September 30, 1988 (County Administrative Judge, 1995 to September 14, 2009).

Assistant State's Attorney, Deputy State's Attorney, Charles County, 1971-75. State's
Attorney, Charles County, 1975-80. Chair, District Advisory Board, District 4, Public
Defender System, 1983-. Administrative Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 4,
Charles County, 1983-88 (Associate Judge, 1981-83). Attended parochial schools in Charles and St. Mary's Counties; Gonzaga College High School, Washington, DC; Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama, B.S., 1965; Georgetown University School of Law, J.D., 1969. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1969; District of Columbia Bar, 1970. Served in U.S. Army, 1969-71. Member, American, Maryland State and Charles County Bar Associations. 


HON. STEVEN G. CHAPPELLE, Associate Judge, 301-932-3430
Charles County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, since November 20, 1995. 

Assistant State's Attorney, Prince George's County, 1978-80. Associate County Attorney, Prince George's County, 1980-82. Inquiry Panel, Attorney Grievance Commission. Georgetown University, B.A., 1974; Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, J.D., 1978. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1978. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (committee for resolution of fee disputes); Charles County and Prince George's County Bar Associations; Maryland Bar Foundation. Member, Southern Maryland Youth Organizations, 1988- (board of directors, 1994-95).


HON. HELEN I. HARRINGTON, Associate Judge, 301-932-3250
Charles County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, since June 5, 2009.

Assistant State's Attorney, Charles County, 1987-92. Master for Domestic Relations, Charles County Circuit Court, 1992-2009. Member, Business District Development Commission, Town of La Plata, 1993-2002; Vision in Teamwork and Leadership (VITAL) Committee, Charles County, 1994-2005. Centenary College of Louisiana, B.A. (english literature), 1972; North Texas State University, M.L.S., 1972; Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 1980 (law fellow, 1979-80). Admitted to District of Columbia Bar, 1980; Maryland Bar, 1984. Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, 1980-84. Sole practicioner, 1984-87. Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 1984- (alternative dispute resolution section; family & juvenile law section); Charles County Bar Association (president, 1999-2000; chair, alternative dispute resolution committee, 2000-; chair, family law section, 2001-04; member, pro bono committee, 2003-). Adjunct Professor (business law), College of Southern Maryland, 2002-05. Ecclesiastical Trial Court, Episcopal Diocese of Washington, 2004-. Board of Directors, Children's Aid Society of Charles County, 1995-98. Certificate in Recognition of Service, Charles County Board of County Commissioners, 1992. Partnership Award, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, 2000. Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 2000-. Good Guy White Hat Award, Charles County Bar Association, 2003.


*Information courtesy Maryland State Archives