Joseph Clemens Howard

Judge Joseph Clemens Howard

Personal

Birthday:

12/9/1922

Birthplace:

Des Moines, IA

Date of Death:

9/16/2000

Place of Death:

Pikesville, MD

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army, 1944-1947
U.S. Army Reserve, 1947-1955
Probation officer, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City [Maryland], 1958-1960
Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1960-1964
Assistant state`s attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, 1964-1967; chief of trial section, 1966-1967
Assistant city solicitor, Baltimore, Maryland, 1967-1968
Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City [Maryland], 1968-1979; chief judge, 1975-1976

Education

Name of School:

University of Iowa

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1950

Name of School - Second:

Drake University Law School

Drake Law School prepares outstanding lawyers who will promote justice, serve as leaders in their communities and the legal profession, and respond to the call of public service. We are a welcoming and inclusive community distinguished by an accessible faculty and staff and a collegial student body. We provide an exceptional learning environment that integrates legal theory and the development of professional skills; promotes critical thinking and effective problem solving; examines international perspectives; and instills the ideals of ethics and professionalism.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1955

Name of School - Third:

Drake University

Degree - Third:

M.A.

Degree Year - Third:

1957

Name of School - Fourth:

Drake University Law School

Drake Law School prepares outstanding lawyers who will promote justice, serve as leaders in their communities and the legal profession, and respond to the call of public service. We are a welcoming and inclusive community distinguished by an accessible faculty and staff and a collegial student body. We provide an exceptional learning environment that integrates legal theory and the development of professional skills; promotes critical thinking and effective problem solving; examines international perspectives; and instills the ideals of ethics and professionalism.

Degree - Fourth:

J.D.

Degree Year - Fourth:

1968

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Maryland

Court Name:

Maryland District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

10/5/1979

Retirement from Active Service:

11/15/1991

Termination Date:

9/16/2000

Termination Reason:

Death