Carroll T. Bond (June 13, 1873 – January 18, 1943) was an American jurist who served as

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of the

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of the U.S. state of

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, the

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Early life

Carroll T. Bond was born on June 13, 1873, in

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to Elizabeth (née Lyon) and James Bond, and attended Lamb's School and

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as a youth. He received his B.A. degree from

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in 1894, and his LL.B. degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1896. He was admitted to the Maryland

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the same year. He never married. Bond served in the Maryland National Guard from 1896 to 1899, during the

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. He went on to practice law in Baltimore for 15 years, including service with the law firms of Marshall, Marbury, & Bowdoin; Marbury & Bowdoin; Williams & Bond; and Marbury & Gosnell. He also served as a member of the Board of School Commissions of Baltimore for some period after 1911. As a jurist, Bond served as a trial judge on the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City from 1911 to 1924. He was appointed an associate judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals in 1924, and promoted to chief judge that same year. He served as chief judge until his death.

Personal life

Bond did not marry. He died on December 18, 1943, in Baltimore. Bond was interred in Green Mount Cemetery of Baltimore.

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1873 births 1943 deaths Lawyers from Baltimore Phillips Exeter Academy alumni Harvard University alumni University of Maryland, Baltimore alumni American military personnel of the Spanish–American War Chief Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals {{Maryland-state-judge-stub