Robert A. Zarnoch (born September 19, 1945) is an American lawyer and judge who served as a judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals (now the Appellate Court of Maryland) from 2008 to 2015.
He received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Loyola University Maryland in 1967, a Master of Arts in journalism from American University in 1969, and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, where he edited The Georgetown Law Journal from 1973 to 1974, in 1974.
[2] Zarnoch's legal career began as a clerk for chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals (now the Supreme Court of Maryland) Robert C. Murphy from 1974 to 1975.
[2] Zarnoch was appointed as an at-large judge of the Court of Special Appeals on February 27, 2008.
[2] Zarnoch was an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland School of Law and University of Baltimore School of Law and a lecturer to the Judicial Institute of Maryland.