About Shirley M. Watts
Born 1959. Shirley M. Watts is an American lawyer and judge.
Shirley Marie Watts (born March 6, 1959) is an American lawyer and jurist from Baltimore, Maryland. Since July 2013, she has served as a Justice on the Supreme Court of Maryland, the state's highest court. Watts is the first African American woman to serve as a judge on the Court of Appeals.
Born in Baltimore, Watts received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University in 1980. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers School of Law in 1983.
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American judge
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Shirley M. Watts was born on 6 March 1959 in Baltimore.
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Shirley M. Watts is a lawyer and judge.
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