ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Gov. Martin O'Malley has sworn in Maryland's first African-American woman appellate judge.Judge Michele Hotten is now a member of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the state's intermediate appellate court.
She will represent the court's Fourth Appellate Circuit for Prince George's County.
Hotten fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge James Salmon.
She has been an associate judge for Prince George's County Circuit Court for 15 years.
