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Alan M. Wilner (born January 26, 1937) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, from
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.


Early life and education

Wilner was born in
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. He attended
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and
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, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1958 and an
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degree in 1966. He earned his
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from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1962.


Career

Wilner first entered the state court system as a judge on the Court of Special Appeals in 1977. He served on this court until 1990, and was chief judge from November 1990 to November 1996. In 1996 he was appointed to the Maryland Court of Appeals; he retired in January 2007 on reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.


References

1937 births Living people Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals Baltimore City College alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law alumni {{US-state-judge-stub