# Stedman Prescott

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{{Short description|American judge (1896–1968)}}
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| name          = Stedman Prescott
| office        = 20th Chief Judge of the [Maryland Court of Appeals](/source/Supreme_Court_of_Maryland)
| term_start    = 1964
| term_end      = August 30, 1966
| predecessor   = [William L. Henderson](/source/William_L._Henderson)
| successor     = [Hall Hammond](/source/Hall_Hammond)
| office2       = Member of the [Maryland Senate](/source/Maryland_Senate)
| term_start2   = 1935
| term_end2     = 1938
| office3       = Member of the [Rockville](/source/Rockville%2C_Maryland) City Council
| term_start3   = 1924
| term_end3     = 1930
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1896|8|30}}
| birth_place   = [Norbeck, Maryland](/source/Norbeck%2C_Maryland), U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1968|11|14|1896|8|30}}
| spouse        = {{marriage|Edith Callender Minnick|1917}}
| children      = 4
| parents       = Alexander F. Prescott<br>Edith Stanley Kellogg Prescott
| education     = [Rockville High School](/source/Rockville_High_School_(Maryland))<br>[Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University) ([LLB](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws))
| profession    = Jurist
| party         = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(US))<ref>{{cite web |title=Maryland Manual |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc1100/sc1198/000000/000002/000000/000041/pdf/mdsa_sc1198_2_41.pdf |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=October 15, 2024 |date=1937}}</ref>
| allegiance    = United States
| branch        = [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army)
| service_years = 1917–1918
| battles       = [World War I](/source/World_War_I)
}}
'''Stedman Prescott''' (August 30, 1896 – November 14, 1968) was an American jurist who served as Chief Judge of the [Maryland Court of Appeals](/source/Maryland_Court_of_Appeals).

==Biography==
Prescott was born in [Norbeck](/source/Norbeck%2C_Maryland), [Montgomery County, Maryland](/source/Montgomery_County%2C_Maryland) to Alexander F. Prescott and Edith Stanley Kellogg Prescott. He was initially educated at [Rockville](/source/Rockville%2C_Maryland) Academy, and graduated in 1914 from Rockville High School. He attended [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University), where he in 1919 received his [LL.B.](/source/LL.B.) degree. He also served in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) from 1917 to 1918, during [World War I](/source/World_War_I).

In 1924, Prescott was admitted to the Maryland [Bar](/source/Bar_(law)) and engaged in private practice as a [defense attorney](/source/defense_attorney) in Rockville. He served as a member of the Rockville City Council from 1924 to 1930, as state's attorney for Montgomery County from 1930 to 1934, and as a member of the [Maryland Senate](/source/Maryland_Senate) from 1935 to 1938.

Prescott was confirmed as an associate judge of the 6th District of the Montgomery County Circuit in 1938, and was later confirmed as Chief Judge of the circuit in 1955. He served in that position until 1958, when he was chosen to serve on the [Maryland Court of Appeals](/source/Maryland_Court_of_Appeals) as an associate judge. He was appointed Chief Judge in 1964, and served until August 30, 1966.

Prescott married Edith Callender Minnick on July 14, 1917, with whom he had four children: Calla P. Belt, Stedman Prescott, Jr., Mary P. Rosenberger, and Anne P. Brandau.

==References==
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001600/001636/html/msa01636.html Biography] from the Maryland Archives
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