Brynja McDivitt Booth | |
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.jpg) Booth in 2023 | |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland | |
| Assumed office April 18, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Larry Hogan |
| Preceded by | Sally D. Adkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 10, 1972 Olean, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Bucknell University (BA) Washington and Lee University (JD) |
Brynja McDivitt Booth (born June 10, 1972) is an American lawyer who has served a justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland since 2019.
Booth received her Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University, cum laude, and her Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law, cum laude.[1]
Upon graduating law school, she served as a law clerk for Judge William S. Horne of the Talbot County Circuit Court.[1] From 1997 to 2000, Booth was an associate with Cowdrey, Thompson & Karsten, PA; she served as a shareholder from 2000 to 2003. From 2003 to 2008, she was with Cowdrey, Thompson & Karsten, PC and from 2003 to 2008 she was with Cowdrey Thompson, P.C.. Prior to her appointment to the court, Booth was an attorney and shareholder of Booth, Booth, Cropper & Marriner, P.C. and has extensive appellate experience. Since 2016, she has served as the president of the Maryland Municipal Attorneys Association.[2]
On March 12, 2019, Governor Larry Hogan announced his appointment of Booth to the Supreme Court of Maryland.[1] On March 22, 2019, her appointment was confirmed by the Maryland Senate.[3] She took her seat on April 18, 2019.[2] She had a formal investiture on July 11, 2019.[4]
Booth and her husband Curt live with their two children in Easton, Maryland. She is active at The Country School and in St. Marks United Methodist Church in Easton.[5]
