Michael Bowen Mitchell

{{Short description|Former lawyer and politician in Maryland}}

Michael Bowen Mitchell Sr. (November 7, 1945-?) is a disbarred lawyer, former city councilor, and former state senator in Maryland.{{Cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc5100/sc5123/000002/html/mitchellm.html|title=Maryland State Senator Michael Bowen Mitchell|website=msa.maryland.gov}} He is from a prominent family.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/honorable-michael-mitchell-sr|title=The Honorable Michael Mitchell, Sr.'s Biography|website=The HistoryMakers}}

He studied at Baltimore City College, Lincoln University (B.A. 1967), and University of Maryland School of Law (J.D. 1970).

He served on Baltimore's city council from 1975 to 1987. He was a member of the Maryland Senate during 1987-1988. He was a member of the NAACP.

His son Michael Mitchell Jr. also became a lawyer. Both father and son were disbarred{{Cite web|url=https://afro.com/son-of-former-state-senator-michael-b-mitchell-reported-as-missing-found-safe/|title=Son of Former State Senator Michael B. Mitchell, Reported as Missing, Found Safe|first=Stephanie|last=Cornish|date=October 23, 2015|website=AFRO American Newspapers}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2015/10/07/scion-of-the-mitchell-family-disbarred-updated/|title=Scion of the Mitchell family disbarred [UPDATED]|first=Edward Ericson|last=Jr|date=October 7, 2015}} and Michael Mitchell Sr. and Clarence B. Mitchell III were convicted in relation to the Wedtech scandal.{{Cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/877/294/270426/|title=United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Michael B. Mitchell; Clarence M. Mitchell, Iii,defendants-appellants, 877 F.2d 294 (4th Cir. 1989)|website=Justia Law}}

He discussed on video the desegregation of Gwynn Oak Park.{{Cite web|url=https://bmorenews.com/former-senator-michael-mitchell-on-60th-commemoration-of-desegregation-of-gwynn-oak-park/amp/|title=Former Senator Michael Mitchell on 60th Commemoration of Desegregation of Gwynn Oak Park | BmoreNews.com|first=Doni|last=Glover|date=August 28, 2023}}