Theresa Adams is an Associate Judge for the Frederick County Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit in

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Early life and education

Adams was born in

. She attended Mount Saint Mary's College, receiving a bachelor of arts in foreign languages in 1977. She later attended

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, graduating in 1986 with a

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Career

Adams began her legal career as an Assistant State's Attorney in 1990 in

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. In 1994, she became the Senior Assistant State's Attorney in

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. From 2002 to 2003, she was an Assistant State's Attorney in Washington County. On January 9, 2004, Adams became an Associate Judge for the Frederick County Circuit Court. From 2007-2015, she served as a member of the Foster Care Court-Improvement Implementation Committee. She was also a Circuit Representative for the Conference of Circuit Judges from 2011-2018. In 2021, Adams joined the Juvenile Law Committee for the Judicial Council.

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