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The Prince George's County Circuit Court

Photo of the Honorable Herman C. Dawson The Honorable
Herman C. Dawson


7th Judicial Circuit
Associate Judge
Circuit Court for Prince George's County, MD

Associate Judge, 1998 to present

County Attorney’s Office

1984 to 1990, served as a Senior Associate for Prince George’s County

Private Practice Operated own law firm from 1980 to 1998, specializing in family law, administrative, civil and criminal litigation
Law School JD, Howard University School of Law
Undergraduate BA, Alabama State University
Memberships/Acknowledgements

Former Member, Board of Directors, Prince George's County Bar Association
Former Chair, Prince George's County Consumer Protection Commission
Past President, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association
Member, Maryland State Bar Association, National Bar Association
Recipient, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association President's Award,
Recipient, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association Community Service Award
Founder and President of the Rising S.T.A.R.S. Youth Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Chair, Judicial Ride-Along Program
Former Chair, County Executive Prayer Breakfast Committee
Recipient, Association of Black Charities-Community Award
Recipient, Unsung Hero Award Selma-Dallas County
Alabama Civil Rights Committee
Recipient, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. Citizen of the Year Award
Recipient, Grasonville Community Association-2008 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award
Recipient, Ebony Scholarship Inc. Meritorious Public Service Award
Member of the State Judicial Civil Law Committee
Member of the State Judicial Family Law Committee
Judge in Charge of Juvenile Causes for Prince George’s County Circuit Court

Personal Information Resides in Mitchellville, MD with wife, Paula and three children, Herman Jr, Marquis and Airelle
Former Scout Master for Boy Scout Troop 1653
Former President, Greater Prince George's County Tennis Foundation, Inc.
Coached various teams for the Boys and Girls Clubs in Prince George's County since 1986
Member, First Baptist Church of Highland Park