G. Edward Dwyer Jr. (born March 20, 1946) is an American lawyer and was the Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Frederick County from 1991 until his retirement in 2016.

Early life and education

Dwyer was born in

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. He attended Loyola College, where he received a bachelor of arts in 1968. Following his undergraduate education, Dwyer attended the University of Maryland School of Law and received a

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in 1971.

Career

Dwyer was admitted to the Maryland State Bar Association in 1972 and served on the association's Committee on Laws. Dwyer started his career as a trial worker, working on criminal cases and workers' compensation cases. Dwyer also joined the Frederick County Bar Association in Frederick, Maryland, and is a member of the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. Dwyer was appointed to the Circuit Court for Frederick County in May 1985 by Maryland Governor Harry Hughes. He was the acting Administrative Judge until 1991, when he became the Administrative Judge for the court. In 2001, Dwyer co-founded the

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for the Children of Frederick County. In 2013, Dwyer received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Maryland State Bar Association. Dwyer retired on March 1, 2016, after reaching the age of retirement in Maryland. He was succeeded by

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Personal life

Dwyer resides in Grasonville, Maryland. He has four children and nine grandchildren.

References

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