1. Bernice D Mireku-North was born on October 29,1981 and is an American politician.
13 Facts About Bernice Mireku-North
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Bernice Mireku-North is currently a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to fill the term of Eric Luedtke, who resigned on January 2,2023, to serve as the chief legislative officer of governor-elect Wes Moore.
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Bernice Mireku-North was previously a candidate for Montgomery County State's Attorney in 2022.
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Bernice Mireku-North studied abroad at the University of Oxford in the summer of 2002, studying British and US judicial systems.
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Bernice Mireku-North served as a judicial law clerk to DC Superior Court Associate Judge Hiram E Puig-Lugo and Prince George's Circuit Court Judge Dwight D Jackson.
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Bernice Mireku-North served as the assistant state's attorney in Anne Arundel County from 2009 to 2015, then joined the Law Office of Aileen Oliver.
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In 2020, Bernice Mireku-North was named co-chair of the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force organized by Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich.
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In June 2021, Bernice Mireku-North filed to run for Montgomery County State's Attorney, challenging incumbent John McCarthy.
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Bernice Mireku-North pledged to reform criminal justice, increase diversity in the state's attorney's office, and divert minor offenders from jail.
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Bernice Mireku-North was defeated by McCarthy in the Democratic primary on July 19,2022.
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In October 2022, Bernice Mireku-North applied to fill a vacancy in the Montgomery County Planning Commission.
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In December 2022, Bernice Mireku-North filed to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of then-Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates Eric Luedtke, seeking to serve out his four-year term in the Maryland House of Delegates.
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On January 3,2023, the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee voted to nominate Bernice Mireku-North to fill the vacancy, and on January 6, Governor Larry Hogan appointed her to fill the seat.