Joseph M. Getty

{{Short description|American judge}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Joseph Getty

|image = Joseph M. Getty (2011).jpg

|office = Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals

|appointer = Larry Hogan

|term_start = September 11, 2021

|term_end = April 14, 2022

|predecessor = Mary Ellen Barbera

|successor = Matthew J. Fader

|office1 = Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals

|appointer1 = Larry Hogan

|term_start1 = June 27, 2016

|term_end1 = September 10, 2021

|predecessor1 = Lynne A. Battaglia

|successor1 = Matthew J. Fader

|state_senate2 = Maryland

|district2 = 5th

|term_start2 = January 12, 2011

|term_end2 = January 23, 2015

|predecessor2 = Larry E. Haines

|successor2 = Justin Ready

|state_delegate3 = Maryland

|district3 = 5th

|term_start3 = January 11, 1995

|term_end3 = January 8, 2003

|predecessor3 = Richard Matthews
Lawrence LaMotte

|successor3 = Wade Kach

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|4|14}}

|birth_place = Olney, Maryland, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|education = Washington College (BA)
George Washington University (MA)
University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD)

}}

Joseph M. Getty (born April 14, 1952) is the former chief judge of the Supreme Court of Maryland. He was appointed as a judge of that court on June 27, 2016, by Governor Larry Hogan. Effective September 11, 2021, Hogan appointed him as chief judge to replace Mary Ellen Barbera as she reached the mandatory retirement age of 70, an age Getty himself reached after seven months.{{cite news |first=Hannah |last=Gaskill |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/09/03/hogan-taps-getty-gould-to-replace-barbera-on-marylands-highest-court/ |title=Hogan taps Getty, Gould to replace Barbera on Maryland's highest court |date=September 3, 2021 |access-date=September 3, 2021 |website=Maryland Matters}}{{cite press release |title=Governor Hogan Announces Judicial Appointments |url=https://governor.maryland.gov/2021/09/03/governor-hogan-announces-judicial-appointments-9/ |date=September 3, 2021 |access-date=September 12, 2021 |website=Maryland.gov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903172621/https://governor.maryland.gov/2021/09/03/governor-hogan-announces-judicial-appointments-9/ |archive-date=September 3, 2021}} He was succeeded by Matthew J. Fader.{{cite news |last1=Lash |first1=Steve |title=Hogan names Fader chief judge of the Court of Appeals |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/04/15/hogan-names-fader-chief-judge-of-the-court-of-appeals/ |access-date=April 15, 2022 |work=Daily Record |date=April 15, 2022}}

Getty is a former Republican state senator and delegate representing Maryland's 5th district. In February 2015, then-Senator Getty was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to his cabinet, as legislative and policy director during his second term as senator.{{cite news |first=John |last=Wagner |title=Ready, Serafini Sworn into Maryland Senate Replacing Two Hogan Appointees |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 2, 2015 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/ready-serafini-sworn-into-maryland-senate-replacing-two-hogan-appointees/2015/02/02/5840a9ba-ab3f-11e4-abe8-e1ef60ca26de_story.html |access-date=March 3, 2015}} When Getty vacated his seat, he was replaced by former delegate, now Senator Justin Ready. Getty also served in former Governor Bob Ehrlich's cabinet in a similar capacity.

Joe Getty is also a regular contributor to the Northern News, which is a weekly newspaper that distributes to Hampstead, Manchester and Upperco, Maryland. He also previously served as the director of the Historical Society of Carroll County.{{cite news |first=Mary Gail |last=Hare |title=Joe Getty resigns as director of historical society |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 3, 1994 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/02/03/joe-getty-resigns-as-director-of-historical-society/ |access-date=May 8, 2024 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508144323/https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/02/03/joe-getty-resigns-as-director-of-historical-society/ |archive-date=May 8, 2024}}

He is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law.{{cite web |title=Joseph M. Getty, Maryland Court of Appeals Judge |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/29ap/former/html/msa12229.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=May 8, 2024 |date=August 31, 2022}}