Dan Friedman
@judgedanfriedman.bsky.social
Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland. State Constitutional Law. Ravens. Orioles. Terps.
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I was Paul’s intern and aide during his first term in the House of Delegates. He has been an important friend and mentor ever since. Enjoy your well-earned retirement!
Pinsky steps down from Maryland Energy Administration, ends 39 years in state service marylandmatters.org/2025/11/05/p...
Pinsky steps down from Maryland Energy Administration, ends 39 years in state service marylandmatters.org/2025/11/05/p...
Pinsky steps down from Maryland Energy Administration, ends 39 years in state service - Maryland Matters
Maryland Energy Administrator Director Paul Pinsky, who went from ideologically out-of-step back bencher to architect of major legislation, and who now is a key member of Gov. Wes Moore’s administrati...
marylandmatters.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I was Paul’s intern and aide during his first term in the House of Delegates. He has been an important friend and mentor ever since. Enjoy your well-earned retirement!
Pinsky steps down from Maryland Energy Administration, ends 39 years in state service marylandmatters.org/2025/11/05/p...
Pinsky steps down from Maryland Energy Administration, ends 39 years in state service marylandmatters.org/2025/11/05/p...
The Brennan Center's State Court Report is publishing articles on each of the American State Constitutions. I wrote the one about Maryland's. Give it a look!
@brennancenter.org @statecourtreport.org
@brennancenter.org @statecourtreport.org
The Maryland Constitution: One of the Nation’s Oldest, Was a Model for Other States
The state’s current constitution was adopted during the Reconstruction Era as a reactionary effort to re-establish pre-Civil War government.
statecourtreport.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Brennan Center's State Court Report is publishing articles on each of the American State Constitutions. I wrote the one about Maryland's. Give it a look!
@brennancenter.org @statecourtreport.org
@brennancenter.org @statecourtreport.org
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NEW: Maryland's constitution—one of the nation's oldest and longest—has served as a model for other states. @judgedanfriedman.bsky.social explores its history, features, and unique quirks in the latest essay of our Exploring State Constitutions series.
The Maryland Constitution: One of the Nation’s Oldest, Was a Model for Other States
The state’s current constitution was adopted during the Reconstruction Era as a reactionary effort to re-establish pre-Civil War government.
statecourtreport.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: Maryland's constitution—one of the nation's oldest and longest—has served as a model for other states. @judgedanfriedman.bsky.social explores its history, features, and unique quirks in the latest essay of our Exploring State Constitutions series.
Beginning on June 9, 2025, I will be accepting applications to work as my judicial law clerk for 2026-2027. I will be hiring 2 law clerks. I encourage all candidates to apply, particularly those with unique, diverse, and interesting backgrounds.
April 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Beginning on June 9, 2025, I will be accepting applications to work as my judicial law clerk for 2026-2027. I will be hiring 2 law clerks. I encourage all candidates to apply, particularly those with unique, diverse, and interesting backgrounds.
My newest article, Miles to Go, is now out in the Rutgers University Law Review.
January 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
My newest article, Miles to Go, is now out in the Rutgers University Law Review.
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On this day — December 23rd —in 1783, then commander in chief of the Continental Army, George Washington, resigned his military commission.
December 23, 2024 at 9:30 PM
On this day — December 23rd —in 1783, then commander in chief of the Continental Army, George Washington, resigned his military commission.
I watched Netflix’s, “On the Basis of Sex.“ I love a movie set in an intermediate appellate court and rebuttal argument is a natural cinematic climax!
December 6, 2024 at 10:19 PM
I watched Netflix’s, “On the Basis of Sex.“ I love a movie set in an intermediate appellate court and rebuttal argument is a natural cinematic climax!
Mary Pat Clarke was a dynamo for the People of the City of Baltimore. She will be greatly missed.
The School of Mary Pat Clarke fostered a generation of Maryland leaders
Small in stature but outsized in energy, Clarke, known to most as Mary Pat, was always reachable, always ready and seemingly excited to help, recalled the cadre of officials who worked with her.
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December 2, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Mary Pat Clarke was a dynamo for the People of the City of Baltimore. She will be greatly missed.
My girl, Maizey, after a swim.
November 20, 2024 at 11:03 PM
My girl, Maizey, after a swim.