Alison Asti Candidate for Circuit Court Judge
Former Maryland State Bar President Alison Asti Files Candidacy Papers for Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge
PASADENA, MD (June 28, 2010) – Forty-year resident, community leader and local attorney Alison Asti filed candidacy papers at the State Board of Elections in Annapolis today for one of the two open Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge positions.
Democrat Governor O'Malley recently appointed two local attorneys, both Democrats, to fill the open judicial positions in conservative-leaning Anne Arundel County until the next scheduled election, which is this fall.
Alison Asti, a Republican, is a member of the University of Maryland Law School Board of Visitors and a past President of the Maryland State Bar Association. Under Governor Ehrlich, Ms. Asti was the Executive Director of the Maryland Stadium Authority. She has also been President of numerous other State, local and national bar associations and foundations.
Ms. Asti has received numerous awards including: Leadership in Law, Maryland Super Lawyers, Maryland’s Legal Elite, 50 Most Influential Marylanders, Maryland’s Top 100 Women and Women Business Leaders of Maryland.
Alison is currently a member of The McCammon Group, a well-respected alternative dispute resolution firm in the Mid-Atlantic region. She is most proud of her role in bringing the NFL Ravens to Baltimore.
Citizens Deserve Choice
"I have a love for our community and a love for the law – running for Circuit Court Judge is a natural extension of this love and my commitment and service to our community," said Asti.
"The citizens of Anne Arundel County deserve to have a choice when electing Circuit Court Judges," Asti continued. "Our democracy is based upon checks and balances, and the election of judges helps assure the public that judges are free from the influences of partisan politics as well as ensuring that the Judiciary reflects the values and makeup of the community they serve.”
This year’s judicial election is especially timely given that during Governor O'Malley's three-plus years as Governor, according to campaign research, he has made 56 judicial appointments, of which 53 were Democrats and only 3 were Republicans.
Alison Asti, a widow, has two adult children. She is a graduate of Severna Park High School and was honored as a “Distinguished Alumni.” She attended Duke University where she earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s in Public Finance. She graduated from University of Maryland School of Law with honors, and was an editor of the Law Review.
