By Brian Witte | The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS - Gov. Martin O'Malley made his third appointment to Maryland's highest court today, along with other judicial appointments that didn't include the state Senate president's son, whose nomination for a district judgeship prompted nepotism allegations. Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, who has been a member of the Court of Special Appeals since 2002, will replace retiring Court of Appeals Judge Irma Raker. "Throughout her career -- first as an attorney for the state, and later as an appellate judge -- she has shown impeccable judgment, integrity, intelligence, and compassion," O'Malley said of Barbera in a statement. Barbera, 56, will represent Montgomery County in the Seventh Appellate Judicial Circuit for the Court of Appeals. O'Malley, a Democrat, has had the opportunity to appoint...
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