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37 Facts About Scott Rolle

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Scott L Rolle was born on June 30,1961 and is a Circuit Court Judge in Frederick County, Maryland.

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From 1995 to 2007 Rolle was the State's Attorney for Frederick County, Maryland.

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Scott Rolle is an actor who co-starred on the television series Brad Meltzer's Decoded that was aired on the History Channel with 23 episodes spanning two seasons.

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Scott Rolle retired after 21 years as a lieutenant colonel in the US Army Reserves.

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Scott Rolle served in the 154th Legal Support Detachment, and the 2nd Legal Operations Detachment located in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Scott Rolle was mobilized and deployed to Afghanistan from October 2018 through April 2019 serving as the USFOR-A Chief Investigator for Gross Violations of Human Rights.

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Scott Rolle is a graduate of the University of Dayton, the Ohio Northern University School of Law and the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Law Institute.

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Scott Rolle has served as an adjunct professor of Criminal Law at Mount Saint Mary's University and Frederick Community College.

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Scott Rolle is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, West Virginia Bar Association, and Bar Association of Frederick County, as well as the United States Federal District Court for Maryland and the United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals.

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Scott Rolle had earlier served as Assistant State's Attorney for Frederick County.

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Scott Rolle was the youngest State's Attorney elected in Maryland at the time of his victory in 1994.

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Scott Rolle defeated a long-term incumbent and was re-elected twice for a total of three terms.

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In 2006, Scott Rolle was recruited by Governor Robert Ehrlich and Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele to run for Maryland Attorney General on the Republican ticket.

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In 1999, Scott Rolle established a youthful offender program to identify at-risk youth early on and provide interventions.

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Scott Rolle established Maryland's first animal cruelty prevention and prosecution team to assist animal control officers in investigating and prosecuting animal cruelty cases.

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Scott Rolle initiated a mediation project in an effort to keep minor criminal cases from clogging up the court system.

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Scott Rolle has been recognized with many awards for his work as a prosecutor including awards for his work fighting animal cruelty, advocating victim's rights, and his efforts to combat domestic violence.

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Scott Rolle served as defense counsel in many high-profile criminal matters around the state of Maryland.

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In late 2009, Scott Rolle successfully defended a Washington County man charged with first-degree murder.

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In February 2011, Scott Rolle successfully defended a Pennsylvania man charged with first-degree murder.

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Scott Rolle won full acquittals on three courts-martial he handled while on active duty in the US Army, and on five recent civilian trials including a felony drug case, first-degree assault, and domestic violence.

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Scott Rolle won a double jeopardy case he argued in the Supreme Court of Maryland.

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On November 4,2014, Scott Rolle was elected as Circuit Court Judge, for Frederick County, Maryland.

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Scott Rolle began his 15-year term after his investiture on December 15,2014.

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In 2005, Scott Rolle was recognized with the Daily Record's Leadership in Law Award.

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Scott Rolle has been awarded the Governor's Citation for his work in the area of forfeiture of drug dealer assets and as chief narcotics prosecutor.

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Scott Rolle was named Outstanding Young Marylander in 1999 by the Maryland Jaycees for his community service work and work as a prosecutor.

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Scott Rolle joined the United States Army Reserve in September 2001, receiving a direct commission in the Judge Advocate General's Corps.

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In 2006, Scott Rolle was defense counsel in the court-martial of Sergeant Michael Smith, a dog handler at Abu Ghraib prison, and is credited for the light sentence Smith received based on his arguments to the military jury at sentencing.

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Scott Rolle spent time in Iraq on a special TDY mission in late 2008.

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Scott Rolle was again called to active duty in late 2009 early 2010 to act as Operations Officer for the H1N1 Regional Joint Task Force Alpha.

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Scott Rolle was assigned to the 200th Military Police Command during this tour.

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From October 2018 to May 2019, LTC Scott Rolle was mobilized and deployed to Afghanistan as the Chief Investigator for Human Rights Violations in support of the NATO mission.

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Scott Rolle began acting in local community theater productions put on by the Fredericktowne Players, Montgomery Playhouse, and No Dog Theater Productions.

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Scott Rolle went on to supporting roles in the independent films Substance and Money Matters as well as various commercials and training films.

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Scott Rolle has appeared on national television and radio programs such as Larry King Live, The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News Live with Rita Cosby, CNN's Burden of Proof and others.

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Scott Rolle has been quoted in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times as an expert on criminal defense and criminal law.