HPA-1, COHPA, Suite 311-D
UCF, P.O. Box 161600
Orlando, Florida 32816-1600
Telephone: (Office) 407 823-1535
(Fax) 407 823-5360
EDUCATION
Washington College of Law of
The American University
Sep 1960 – Sep 1961 *
Sep l962 – Jun 1964 – J.D.
American University
George Washington University
McKinley High School, Washington, D.C.
Feb 1958 – Feb 1960 – B.S.
Sep 1953 – Jun 1955
Sep 1950 – Jun 1953 - Diploma
*Recalled to active duty as an Engineer Company Commander with the United States Army in September 1961 for the “Berlin Crisis”.
Executive in Residence
University of Central Florida, College of Health and Public Affairs
Department of Criminal Justice, Florida
Aug 2001 - Present
Commissioner Jan 1994 – Jan 2001
Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
Administration for Children and Families
United States Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, D.C.
May 1978 – Dec 1993 Circuit Court Judge
Seventh Judicial Circuit
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Senior Partner
Law Firm of Ross, Lochte, Murray, Redding & Devlin
(Formerly Ross & Ross) Bowie, Maryland
Judge (Master) of Juvenile Cases
Circuit Court, Prince George's County
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Associate County Attorney
Prince George’s County, Maryland
Assistant Corporation Counsel, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Assistant Dean of Men and Foreign Student Advisor
The American University, Washington D.C.
Jan 1970 - May 1978
May 1968 - Jan 1970
Mar 1967 – May 1968
Feb 1965 – Mar 1967
Sep 1962 – Jun 1964
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer, National College of Juvenile and Family Law
University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
Adjunct Professor of Management
Florida Institute of Technology
Lecturer, Evidence
University of Maryland Police Academy
Lecturer, National Center for State Courts
Williamsburg, Virginia
Lecturer, Criminology, Sociology
Bowie State College
Aug 1989 – 1994
Jan 1988 – 1994
Jan 1987 – 1994
Feb 1987 – 1994
Sep 1971 – 1972
Lecturer, Business Law
Juvenile Delinquency
Prince George's Community College, Maryland
Sep 1972 – 1973
Sep 1967 – 1968
Lecturer, Evidence
Prince George's County Police Academy, Maryland
PUBLICATIONS
Jun 1967 – 1978
"The Foreign Student Program at American University." The Lodestar, Vol. II, No. 2.
"The Real (Estate) Cost of Delinquency," Realtor, Vol. XXVII, No. 9.
"Juvenile Justice Series." The Bowie Blade, Vol. 8 Nos. 19-24, 1974
"Drugs and Kids," The Bowie News, Vol. 14, Nos. 4 and 5, 1973.
Mobilization 1961, January 1964.
"Terminating the Rights of Parents, Foster Care, and IV-D - A Challenge for the Courts," National
Child Support Enforcement Assn News, Vol. XXII, No. 5, December 1993.
"The Federal Office of Child Support Celebrates Its 20 th Anniversary: What's Next?" Georgia
Academy Journal, Vol. II, No. 3, Winter, 1995.
"Privileged to Serve," Child Support Report, Vol. XVII No. 7, July 1995.
"A New Age - A New Family," Scottish Rite Journal, Vol CIV, No. 3, March 1996.
"Child Support Enforcement and Law Enforcement: Better Service to Families through
Cooperative Agreements," The Prosecutor, Vol. 31, No 3, May 1997.
"Don't Forget Child Support," Children and Families, Vol XVI, No 4, Fall 1997.
"Children First," Children Today, Vol. 24, No 2, 1997
"Children First: Challenges and Opportunities through Child Support Enforcement," Senior
Executive Service, Vol. 97-06, Apr 1997.
"Questions and Answers with OCSE's Judge David Ross,” Paytech, Vol. 6, No. 5, September
1997.
“Reflections on Societal Change: How Government Strives to Guarantee Children the Support of
Their Parents - Marriage in America ,Bowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2000.
“Come Home Daddy, We Need You,” Scottish Rite Journal, Vol CIX, No 7, July 2001.
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PUBLIC SERVICE
COMBINED FACULTY/STAFF CAMPAIGN
College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida
COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
General Campaign Manager,
United States Department of Health & Human Services,
National Capital Region
MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 Elected and Served in House of Delegates
2010
1999
1970 - 1978
 Member, Committee on the Judiciary
Vice Chairman, Civil Law Subcommittee
 First Vice Chairman, Prince George's Delegation
 Chairman, Law Enforcement Committee,
Prince George's County Delegation
1975
1975
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1978
1978
1975 - 1978
1974
 Member, Committee on Ways and Means
NATIONAL COMMISSIONS
1970 - 1974
National Judicial Advisory Committee:
United States Department of Health and Human Services. Appointed in December 1990.
National Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: United States
Justice Department. Appointed to this statutory committee by the President of the United States for a four-year term in June 1980.
Chair, United States Working Group on Medical Child Support, 1999-2000.
UNITED STATES ARMY/ARMY RESERVE:
Served from October 1955 until retirement in December 1982 in the Army National Guard, the
United States Army or the United States Army Reserve. Retired in the grade of Colonel, JAGC.
Posts: Artillery, Corps of Engineers, Military Police, and, finally, the Judge Advocate General's
Corps. Designated by the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army as a Reserve Circuit
Military Judge in December 1973. Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal upon retirement.
COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE
 Graduate, Sheriff’s Citizen Police Academy
Seminole County, Florida
2009
 Board of Directors, Systems and Methods, Inc.
Carrollton, Georgia
 Board of Directors, National Children’s Rights Council
 Meals on Wheels of Greater Hyattsville, Inc., President
 Advisory Board, Maryland State Department of
Juvenile Services
 Bowie YMCA, Board of Directors
 Governor's Commission on Juvenile Justice
 City of Bowie Task Force on Drug Abuse, Chairman
 Board of Trustees, Prince George's Community College
(Chairman)
 Founder, Project GUIDE
(Guidance & Understanding in Drug Education)
2003 - Present
2005
1986
1974
1970
1975
1970
1969
1968
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2009
1987
1978
1978
1976
1970
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HONORS
 President’s Medallion, University of Central Florida
 Lifetime Achievement Award, Administration for Children and Families
2004
2000
United States Department of Health & Human Services
 Courage in Action Award, National Practioner’s Network 2000
For Fathers and Families
 International Achievement Award, National Center for Strategic Non-profit 2000
Planning and Community Research
 Hall of Fame, International Order of DeMolay
 Warren E. Burger Healer Judge of the Year Award
Children's Rights Council
 Outstanding Professor of the Year
Florida Institute of Technology
 National Co-Winner of the Golden Heart Award, ACES
(Association for Children for Enforcement of Support)
 Outstanding Family Court Judge of the Year of the United
States, National Child Support Enforcement Association
 State Recognition Award, Family Support Administration
United States Department of Health & Human Services
 Judge of the Year
Maryland Joint Child Support Enforcement Council
 Pole March’s Man of the Year Award
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
1997
1993
1990-1991
1990
1989
1989
1986
1985
 Outstanding Judge of the Year of the United States,
National Reciprocal Family Support Enforcement Assn
 Distinguished Citizenship Award given by the Governor of Maryland for work in the area of Juvenile Justice
 Outstanding Methodist Layman of the Metropolitan
Washington Area Award
 Fraternal Order of Police Award
 YMCA Leadership Award for Service to Youth
1983
1978
1976 and 1988
1974
1974
 JAYCEE Young Man of Southern Prince George's County
 JAYCEE Young Man of the City of Bowie Award
 One of the Five “Outstanding Young Men of
Maryland Jaycee Award"
SOCIETIES
1969
1968
1968
Alpha Phi Omega; Alpha Tau Omega (Faculty Advisor, UCF); American Legion, Delta Theta Phi
Legal Fraternity, District of Columbia Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association; Masonic
Order, National Council Of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (Former Chairman, Committee on
Cooperation with the Armed Services); Omicron Delta Kappa (Chapter Advisor, UCF); Order of
DeMolay; Phi Kappa Phi; Prince George's County Bar Association.
Updated: October 19, 2010
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