Honorable Ada E. Clark-Edwards

  • Associate Judge
  • Circuit Court for Prince George's County

Career 

Circuit Court for Prince George's County

  • August 2024 

Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 5, Prince George's County

  • August 2016 to August 2024

Bar Admissions

  • Maryland

Education

  • The Catholic University of America - Columbus School of Law, Juris Doctor
  • Towson State University, B.S. 

Honors & Awards

  • 2024 Daily Record Top 10 Women in Maryland Honoree
  • 2024 Maryland State Bar Association, Maryland Bar Foundation Legal Excellence Award Recipient for the Advancement of Professional Competence
  • 2023 Office of the Sheriff for Prince George's County, Maryland Purple Lights Award Recipient

Professional Associations

  • Faculty/Coordinator for the Maryland Judicial College
  • Faculty, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) 
  • Chair, Maryland Judicial Council, Domestic Law Committee - Domestic Violence and Peace Order Subcommittee
  • Executive Board Member - Harry A. Cole Judicial Council
  • Maryland Judicial Council - Judicial Education Subcommittee and Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee 
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Prince George's County Bar Association 
  • J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association 
  • Women's Bar Association 
  • National Bar Association - Judicial Council 

Previous Employment

  • Chief, Special Victims and Family Violence Unit, Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's County, MD, 2011 - 2016
  • Senior Associate, LaFayette Law Office
  • Solo Practitioner