By William Roberts
February 6, 2017
With members in all 50 states and more than 80 countries, the D.C. Bar正在开始一个常规功能来介绍组成我们社区的人. 阅读你的同龄人，他们的生活，他们在世界各地的工作.
Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Harry C. Storm, a D.C. 澳博app协会成员，贝塞斯达澳博app事务所前负责人 & 布鲁尔是特许澳博app，目前担任马里兰州澳博app协会主席. 斯托姆在马里兰州弗罗斯特堡长大，就读于巴尔的摩大学法学院. In an interview with the D.C. Bar, Storm covered a range of topics, including his view from the bench, advice to young lawyers entering the profession, and the importance of civility in the practice of law.
Is it true you were once a police officer in Ocean City?
我大学时的很多朋友不是在海滩巡逻就是在大洋城警察局工作. 当时他们雇佣了大约80名夏季警察来补充全职警力，因为夏季人口大量增加. I did the summer between college and law school, and then went back after the first year of law school. It was great experience.
You started your legal career in Baltimore. What was that like?
I was with [the] firm . . . Melnicove, Kaufman & Weiner. 我们当时正在代理马文·曼德尔州长的刑事案件, so it was an exciting place to start. After two years I came back to Montgomery County, ended up in the State’s Attorney’s Office for a couple of years. 后来我在贝塞斯达的一家公司工作，这家公司开始代表加油站经销商的行业协会. 我将成为一个有问题的毒贩可以打电话询问的人. 公司解散后，我继续担任协会的代表.
作为一名年轻的澳博app，你很早就加入了澳博app协会. Why?
这是一种很好的方式，不仅可以与将来成为我同事的人建立联系, but to initiate myself into the profession. 我早年通过酒吧活动认识的人一直是亲密的朋友. It has been a great part of my career.
What’s it like transitioning from private practice to judgeship?
There’s been a learning curve. 第一年我主要是在处理家庭法问题，但我并没有从事家庭法方面的工作. It’s been invigorating, challenging, 重新振作起来，学习你以前不知道的法律领域. You encounter all the same evidentiary issues. I feel pretty comfortable with it now after a year.
看澳博app在法庭上的表演是否让你对这个职业有了不同的看法?
It’s very different seeing things from this side of the bench. 在你面前的澳博app有着广泛的经验. You have younger lawyers and the more seasoned practitioners. My experience has been very positive. I feel good about our system. 当然，法律服务的需求仍未得到满足，特别是在家庭法方面. We do have a lot of unrepresented litigants. 一个或两个政党都没有代表的情况并不罕见. That presents challenges. It’s new adventure every day. You’ve got police officers coming in on search warrants, motions to deal with, and just a wide variety of decisions to make.
马里兰澳博app协会在获取法律服务方面做了什么，在提供资源方面需要做些什么?
在寻找将澳博app与需要服务的人相匹配的方法方面，这是一场持续的斗争. We’re continually looking at ways to deal with that issue. In Maryland we have any number of legal services providers, 为那些负担不起的人提供无偿法律服务的组织. We have a 50-hour aspirational goal; every lawyer has to provide at least 50 hours of pro bono service.
对有兴趣成为法官的澳博app有什么建议吗?
你能做的最好的事情之一就是积极参加澳博app活动，因为我认为对于那些有兴趣成为法官的人来说，在他们想成为法官的地方的法律界中出名是非常重要的. So the lawyers know them — get to know their temperament. 法官尊重当事人和澳博app是很重要的. 气质、礼貌和公正是重要的品质. 最终，我们的选拔过程包括通过一个提名委员会. 我采访了15个不同的地方澳博app协会，他们有委员会来审查未来的司法候选人, 然后，所有这些人都向选举委员会报告他们对候选人的看法.
You mention temperament. You’ve spoken before about the importance of civility. What is required of a judge these days in terms of temperament?
It’s something that I have tried to impress upon everyone. 即使是在诉讼中，你也可以和你的对手不愉快, 但对彼此保持礼貌是很重要的，对澳博app来说，在面对战争时保持一定程度的礼貌是特别重要的. 我们州澳博app协会有礼貌守则，我把它挂在办公室里.
你和法院的其他法官有很多互动吗?
我们的行政法官约翰·德贝留斯定期召集我们. 我们每周五早上吃甜甜圈，周二吃午餐，每年都有一次静修. 我们尽可能多地聚在一起，但有几周我几乎见不到任何人. I’ll spend the whole day in the courtroom, eat lunch in chambers, and don’t leave until I walk out the door. It’s different from being in a law firm. 我很怀念私人诊所的一件事就是和朋友们的互动. 多年来，我有幸和优秀的人一起练习.
Do you think the Uniform Bar Exam should go national?
That is something we are looking at now. 首席法官玛丽·艾伦·巴贝拉已经任命了一个委员会来研究我们是否应该在马里兰州采用它. I predict ultimately it’s going to go that way. 这使得新从业者更容易从一个州迁移到另一个州. 我们所能做的任何事情都能帮助改善新澳博app的就业前景，这是一件好事.
Any advice for young lawyers coming up through the ranks?
Work hard. Stay focused. 但也要确保留出足够的时间给你的家人和自己. Exercise is one of the best ways to really keep your sanity.
