Background
Markell, Charles was born on December 16, 1882 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth Charlton (Harris) Markell.
Markell, Charles was born on December 16, 1882 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth Charlton (Harris) Markell.
Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1902. Bachelor of Laws, University Maryland, 1904.
Admitted to Maryland. bar, 1904, general practice of law, Baltimore, Maryland., 1904-1945, partner Cook & Markell and predecessor firms, 1907-1945. Member of commission on Judiciary Article Maryland Constitution, 1941-1943. Appointed judge Maryland.
Court of Appeals, 1945, elected 1946, chief judge, 1952.
Director, counsel Samuel Kirk & Son, Incorporated., 1923-1945, Pemco Corporation, 1943-1945.
Member reorganization committee Seaboard Airline Railway receivership, 1943-1945. Member American, Maryland. State (president 1941-1942), Baltimore City bar associations, American Law Institute, American Judicature Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
Clubs: University, Merchants, Hamilton Street, Baltimore Country.
Married Jeannette Jones, June 16, 1909 (died February 26, 1923). Children: Charles, Jeannette (Mistress Charles G. Page), Ann Elizabeth.