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JOE MICHAEL EXPERIENCE MATTERS
- 31 years of experience
- Commitment to public safety
- Community leadership
- Thousands of successful trials
- Devotion to family
- Passion for the outdoors
About Joe
JOE MICHAEL, PROSECUTOR
Before he was a Circuit Court Judge, Joe spent 3 decades protecting the community as a prosecutor, specializing in homicide jury trials, including death penalty litigation. Joe was simultaneously a special prosecutor in Easton, Maryland from 2012 to 2022 in successful complex murder litigation. These achievements stand out among thousands of successful prosecutions.
JOE MICHAEL, FATHER
Joe and son, Coulter, at Burnside Bridge.
Joe and Coult are members of the 5th and 6th of the 7 generations of Michaels in Washington County. Coult attends Washington County Public Schools, and is an active Scout in Troop 58.
JOE MICHAEL, FARMER
Joe lives on an historic family farm, and in his spare time from the Circuit Court bench runs a licensed Maryland stable in Boonsboro. He grows and hunts his own food, heats his house with firewood he saws and splits himself.
JOE MICHAEL, TEACHER
Joe comes from a long line of Washington County Public School teachers, including his grandmother, father, mother, brother, niece, and cousin. Before he became a lawyer, Joe spent his college and law school holidays as a substitute teacher, teaching every grade from kindergarten to 12th grade. Since becoming a lawyer, Joe has continued to teach both law students and seasoned lawyers in lectures on homicide and ethics.
JOE MICHAEL, SPORTSMAN
Since 2013, Joe has served two terms on the Wildlife Advisory Commission, which oversees hunting and wildlife regulations in Maryland. He has been an active deer and small game hunter since 1978, has trained his own bird dogs since 1997, and has been a licensed hunter and/or fisherman in 13 states and provinces in the U.S. and Canada. He loves to fly fish Beaver Creek.