- Frederick Brune
Frederick William Brune IV (
October 15 ,1894 -February 19 ,1972 ) was an American jurist who served as Chief Judge of thesupreme court of theU.S. state ofMaryland , the Court of Appeals.Brune was born in
Baltimore, Maryland to Frederick William Brune III and Blanche Shoemaker Brune. He received his early education from Gilman School. He attendedJohns Hopkins University , and graduated with aB.A. fromHarvard College in 1915. He graduated from theHarvard University School of Law with aLL.B. in 1920.During
World War I , Brune served in theUnited States Army Intelligence and Ambulance Corps. He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1921, and worked as an assistant U.S. Attorney from 1923 to 1924. He entered into private practice with William Coleman and Edward Morgan in 1924, and later worked in the practice of Morgan & Brune from 1927 to 1928. He later worked in the practice of Semmes, Bowen, & Semmes from 1928 to 1954.In 1954, Brune was appointed Chief Judge of the
Maryland Court of Appeals , where he served until 1964. Brune also held positions of President of the Baltimore Bar Association (1939-1940); President of the Maryland Bar Association (1947-1948); fellow of theAmerican Bar Association ; President of theMaryland Historical Society ; and as a member of theBoard of Visitors of Harvard Law School.Brune was married to Mary Washington Keyser, with whom he had two children, Frederick William Brune V and Caroline, who died in infancy.
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* [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001600/001634/html/msa01634.html Biography] from the Maryland Archives
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