O'Malley taps Nazarian for appeals court bench

Gov. Martin O'Malley has named Douglas R. M. Nazarian, the chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission, to a state appeals court judgeship.O’Malley appointed Nazarian to the Court of Special Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. He had served as chairman of the Public Service Commission, which regulates electric companies and other utilities, since 2008. Among the issues the PSC handled under Nazarian’s leadership was considering and approving Chicago utility Exelon Corp.’s (NYSE: EXC) $7.9 billion…