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Patricia Jessamy

American lawyer (born 1948)

Summary

American lawyer (born 1948)

Field	Value
honorific-prefix	Honorable
name	Patricia C. Jessamy
image	Patricia Jessamy.jpg
imagesize	240px
office	State's Attorney of Baltimore
term_start	1995
term_end	2011
predecessor	Stuart O. Simms
successor	Gregg Bernstein
constituency	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
birth_date
birth_place	Hollandale, Mississippi
nationality	American
party	Democratic
spouse	Howard Jessamy
alma_mater	Jackson State University
University of Mississippi School of Law
profession	Attorney
website	http://www.stattorney.org/article01.html

| honorific-prefix = Honorable | honorific-suffix = University of Mississippi School of Law

Patricia Coats Jessamy was the State's Attorney of Baltimore, Maryland. She was appointed to head the office in 1995 and won reelection three times.

Background

Born on July 26, 1948, in Hollandale, Mississippi. She received a B.A. from Jackson State University in 1970 and graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1974, and admitted to the Maryland Bar that year.

Career

Jessamy was the first woman to serve as Baltimore State’s Attorney. She may have pioneered the "do not call" list for police with integrity problems. She began her legal career in Maryland in 1985 as an assistant state’s attorney. In 1987, State’s Attorney Stuart Simms appointed Jessamy as deputy state’s attorney for administration. As deputy state’s attorney, Jessamy created the Victim Assistance Program and was responsible for all fiscal matters, budgets, and personnel. In 1995, the Circuit Court unanimously appointed Jessamy as state’s attorney following Simms' resignation to become state secretary for juvenile services. She has successfully run for re-election in November 1998, 2002, and 2006. Jessamy considered running for Mayor of Baltimore during the 1999 mayoral election, but declined to run.

Jessamy was defeated in her September 14, 2010, primary bid by Democrat Gregg Bernstein.

Notes

References

http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/bcity/html/msa14094.html |accessdate 18 September 2010.

References

Fenton, Justin. (2021). "We Own This City". Random House.
White, Tony. (May 27, 1999). "Mayor's race goes into high gear". Baltimore Afro-American.
Bishop, Tricia. (September 17, 2010). "Jessamy concedes state's attorney race". [[Baltimore Sun]].

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