Glenn F. Ivey
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An
Overview of Glenn's History
Elected in 2002, Glenn F. Ivey
is the current State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County Maryland. He is a former
federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., who served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for
the District of Columbia from 1990 until 1994. During his last two years in office,
he served under Eric H. Holder Jr., former United States Attorney for the District of
Columbia. While there, Glenn handled nearly 40 criminal jury trials, numerous appeals
and grand jury investigations.
In 1983, Glenn graduated with
honors from Princeton University. Three years later, he graduated from Harvard Law School
after which his legal career officially began when he joined the litigation department at
the prestigious Baltimore law firm of Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman,
Hoffberger & Hollander.
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Glenn eventually moved on to
Capitol Hill as senior legislative assistant to Congressman John Conyers (D-MI).
His extensive experience includes serving as Chief Counsel to former U.S. Senate
Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) and as Counsel to the Senate Whitewater Committee
for Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD).
Glenn also is a former Partner
at the Washington law firm of Preston, Gates, Ellis & Rouvelas, Meeds where he handled
legislative, regulatory and criminal matters. Because of Glenn's expertise in criminal
law, he was selected to teach an as Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of
Maryland School of Law where he continues to serve as an educator despite his very
busy schedule as State’s Attorney.
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Glenn takes it to the hoop
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Glenn testifying before the House of Representatives'
Judiciary Committee in 2000 |
Glenn and his wife moved to
Prince George’s County in 1988. In 1998 former Maryland Governor,
Parris Glendening appointed Glenn as Chairman of the Maryland Public Service
Commission where he held jurisdiction over the electric, telecommunications and
gas industries in the state.
Now, as State’s Attorney,
Glenn has helped create a more collective and collaborative approach to rehabilitative
justice, launched an aggressive community outreach program to work with community groups
and local residents to make neighborhoods safer, and developed youth empowerment
initiatives to help reduce juvenile crime by getting youth involved in learning life
skills and in understanding the criminal justice process.
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An innovative thinker,
Glenn has made numerous television appearances as a legal commentator on CNN's Burden of
Proof, BET's Tavis Smiley Show and the Fox cable network.
Glenn is an active member of many organizations, including the Prince George's County
Bar Association, the J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, the Kiwanis Club of Mitchellville
and the Princeton Alumni Schools Committee. He has coached youth teams at the Cheverly
Boys and Girls Club and is a member of the Cheverly United Methodist Church.
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The father of six children -- five sons with his wife Jolene and one daughter from a
previous relationship – Glenn Ivey grew up in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and Dale City,
Virginia. He attended Gar-Field High School, where he was captain of the varsity
basketball team that went to the Virginia Regional Finals his senior year. |
Glenn, with Gov. Glendening, after being sworn in as Chairman of
the Maryland Public Service Commission |
Glenn
speaks out in Issues.
Glenn's Photo Gallery
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