DORCHESTER COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURT

BRETT W. WILSON, County Administrative Judge, Dorchester County Circuit Court, 1st Judicial Circuit, since June 30, 2004. Member, Child in Need of Assistance (CINA) Subcommittee, Foster Care Court Improvement Project, 2000-. Designated Judge for Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource (ASTAR) Center Program, 2005- (ASTAR Fellow, 2006). Board of Directors, Judicial Institute of Maryland, 2013-. Member, Task Force on Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, 2013-14. Member, Court Operations Committee, 2015- (chair, courthouse equity subcommittee, 2015-), Judicial Council.

Assistant State's Attorney, Wicomico County, 1986-87. Member, Board of Education, Dorchester County, 1989-94. Member, Dorchester County Narcotics Task Force, 1994-96. Former member, Mental Health Advisory Board, Dorchester County. Senior Assistant State's Attorney, Caroline County, 1998-2001. Standing Master for Domestic Relations and Juvenile Causes, Dorchester County Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit, 2001-04 (part-time, 1996-2001). Faculty, Family Law Curriculum, Maryland Judicial Institute, 2002. Member, Child Support Subcommittee, Family Law Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2002-04. Member, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, Dorchester County, 2004-.

Born in Easton, Maryland, April 26, 1958. Salisbury State College, B.A. (history), summa cum laude, 1980. University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1983. Law clerk, Callegary & Callegary, 1982-83. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1983. Associate, Robins, Johnson & Anthenelli, 1983-86 (law clerk, 1981); Robins & Johnson, 1986-88. Partner, Robins, Johnson, Wilson & Wade, 1989-90; Wilson & Collison, P.A., 1990-96. Sole practitioner, 1996-98. Member, American Bar Association, 1983-90; Maryland State Bar Association, 1983- (family law section council, 2003-); Wicomico County Bar Association, 1983-90; Dorchester County Bar Association, 1986- (president, 1999-2001; bar memorial program committee, 2003); Caroline County Bar Association, 1998-. Member, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association, 1984. Board of Directors, Mid-Shore Pro Bono, Inc., 2005-. President, Lions Club International, Sharptown, MD chapter, 1983-89. Instructor (business law), Wor-Wic Community College, 1987-89. Den leader, Cub Scout Pack 167, Boy Scouts of America, 1993-99. Manager & coach, Tri-City Little League team, 1993-2001. You are a Beautiful Person Award, Board of County Commissioners, Dorchester County, 1990. Certificate of Appreciation, Foster Care Court Improvement Project, 2001. Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 2004. Member, Eldorado United Methodist Church, 1972-90 (member, pastor-parish relations committee; chair, council on ministries); Unity-Washington United Methodist Church, 1991- (sunday school superintendent, 1994-2001; chair, pastor-parish relations committee, 2002-04).

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