Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. press release, September 12, 2002

Lulh*rvill«, Maryland 21093 NEWS FROM Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. Second Congressional District of Maryland Workington, D.C 20515 \ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 12, 2002 CONTACT: Henry Fawell 202/225-3061 Ehrlich Applauds Quarles Nomination Judge is President Bush ’s First Nomination to Maryland’s Federal Bench WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bob Ehrlich (MD-2) commended President George Bush today for nominating Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge William D. Quarles to the U.S. District Court for Maryland. Congressman Ehrlich actively supported Judge Quarles’ appointment to the federal bench and recommended him for the President’s consideration last year. Congressman Ehrlich stated, “Throughout his career, Judge Quarles has met the highest of judicial standards. His record is one of experience, competence, independence, and respect for the law. There is no more qualified candidate for the federal bench than William Quarles.” Judge Quarles has served on the circuit court bench since November 1996. He was previously an equity partner in Venable, Baetjer, and Howard, where he specialized in civil and criminal antitrust and general civil litigation and appeals. Quarles was an assistant U.S. Attorney for Maryland in the Reagan Administration until 1986. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1976 and from the Catholic University of America School of Law in 1979. Quarles was first nominated to the federal bench in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush. The nomination was rescinded by President Bill Clinton. “Judge Quarles’ nomination by the first Bush Administration is further evidence of his accomplishments on the bench,” Ehrlich noted. Quarles earned the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 1986 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Drug Law Enforcement, the Postal Inspectors’ Award, and the Hats Off Award from the Boy Scouts of America Baltimore Area Council in 1983 andl985. He has authored articles on mass tort class actions, federal settlement class actions, health care prosecutions, and the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990. His first book, Summary Adjudication: Dispositive Motions and Summary Trials, was published in 1991.