CIRCUIT COURTS

c/o Montgomery County Circuit Court
Courthouse
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 777-9180
web: www.courts.state.md.us/circuit.html

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Cecilius Calvert statue, Mitchell Courthouse (view from St. Paul Place), Baltimore, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• 1st Judicial Circuit (Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester Counties)
  
• 2nd Judicial Circuit (Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's & Talbot Counties)
• 3rd Judicial Circuit (Baltimore County & Harford County)
• 4th Judicial Circuit (Allegany, Garrett & Washington Counties)
• 5th Judicial Circuit (Anne Arundel, Carroll & Howard Counties)
• 6th Judicial Circuit (Frederick & Montgomery Counties)
• 7th Judicial Circuit (Calvert, Charles, Prince George's & St. Mary's Counties)
• 8th Judicial Circuit (Baltimore City)

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

CONFERENCE OF CIRCUIT JUDGES

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Paul H. Weinstein; Daniel M. Long; Frederick C. Wright III.

(Circuit representatives are elected in December of even-numbered years, 2-year terms)

1st Judicial Circuit members:
Circuit Administrative Judge: Daniel M. Long (410) 651-1630
Circuit Representative: Theodore R. Eschenburg, Sr., 2002 (410) 632-0700

2nd Judicial Circuit members:
Circuit Administrative Judge: William S. Horne (410) 822-4444
Circuit Representative: J. Frederick Price, 2002 (410) 778-7440

3rd Judicial Circuit members:
Circuit Administrative Judge: Edward A. DeWaters, Jr. (410) 887-2642
Circuit Representative: Dana M. Levitz, 2002 (410) 887-2630

4th Judicial Circuit members:
Circuit Administrative Judge: Frederick C. Wright III (301) 791-3111
Circuit Representative: J. Frederick Sharer, 2002 (301) 777-5929

5th Judicial Circuit members:
Circuit Administrative Judge: Clayton Greene, Jr. (410) 222-1375
Circuit Representative: Diane O. Leasure, 2002 (410) 313-2066

6th Judicial Circuit members:
Circuit Administrative Judge: Paul H. Weinstein (240) 777-9180
Circuit Representative: Ann S. Harrington, 2002 (240) 777-9240

7th Judicial Circuit members:
Circuit Administrative Judge: William D. Missouri (301) 952-3728
Circuit Representative: Warren J. Krug, 2002 (410) 535-1600, ext. 296; (301) 855-1243, ext. 296

8th Judicial Circuit members:
Circuit Administrative Judge: Ellen M. Heller (410) 396-4916
Circuit Representative: Roger W. Brown, 2002 (410) 396-5054

1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester Counties)

DORCHESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
Donald F. Johnson, County Administrative Judge, 2001

Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0583
(410) 228-6300

SOMERSET COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
Daniel M. Long, Circuit Administrative Judge & County Administrative Judge, 2007

Princess Anne, MD 21853 - 0279
(410) 651-1630

WICOMICO COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (3 Judges)
D. William Simpson, County Administrative Judge & Chief Judge, 2003

Kathleen L. Beckstead, Associate Judge, 2002
Donald C. Davis, Associate Judge, 2015

Salisbury, MD 21801 - 0806
(410) 548-4822

WORCESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (2 Judges)
Theodore R. Eschenburg, Sr., County Administrative Judge & Chief Judge, 2015

Thomas C. Groton III, Associate Judge, 2005

Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-0700

2ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's & Talbot Counties)

CAROLINE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
Karen Murphy Jensen, County Administrative Judge, 2015

Denton, MD 21629 - 0356
(410) 479-2303

CECIL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (3 Judges)
Edward D. E. Rollins, Jr., County Administrative Judge & Chief Judge, 2015

O. Robert Lidums, Associate Judge, 2013
Dexter M. Thompson, Jr., Associate Judge, 2011

Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5316

KENT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
J. Frederick Price, County Administrative Judge, 2007

Chestertown, MD 21620 - 1511
(410) 778-7440

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
John W. Sause, Jr., County Administrative Judge, 2005

Centreville, MD 21617
(410) 758-0216

TALBOT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
William S. Horne, Circuit Administrative Judge & County Administrative Judge, 2005

Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-4444

3RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Baltimore County & Harford County)

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (16 Judges)
Edward A. DeWaters, Jr., Circuit Administrative Judge, County Administrative Judge, & Chief Judge, 2007

Thomas J. Bollinger, Sr., Associate Judge, 2007
J. Norris Byrnes, Associate Judge, 2007
Robert E. Cadigan, Associate Judge, 2011
Robert E. Cahill, Sr., Associate Judge, 2007
Kathleen G. Cox, Associate Judge, 2015
Lawrence R. Daniels, Associate Judge, 2009
Robert N. Dugan, Associate Judge, 2015
John F. Fader II, Associate Judge, 2013
John O. Hennegan, Associate Judge, 2009
J. William Hinkel, Associate Judge, 2013
Christian M. Kahl, Associate Judge, 2007
Dana M. Levitz, Associate Judge, 2003
James T. Smith, Jr., Associate Judge, 2001
John G. Turnbull II, Associate Judge, 2003
Alexander Wright, Jr., Associate Judge, 2002

Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-2139 (information)
e-mail: circuitcourt@co.ba.md.us
web: www.co.ba.md.us/bacoweb/circuit/html/circthom.htm

HARFORD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (5 Judges)
William O. Carr, County Administrative Judge, 2001

Maurice W. Baldwin, Jr., Associate Judge, 2003
Thomas E. Marshall, Associate Judge, 2011
Emory A. Plitt, Jr., Associate Judge, 2015
Stephen M. Waldron, Associate Judge, 2005


Bel Air, MD 21014
(410) 638-3262

4TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Allegany, Garrett & Washington Counties)

ALLEGANY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (2 Judges)
J. Frederick Sharer, County Administrative Judge, 2013

Gary G. Leasure, Associate Judge, 2014

Cumberland, MD 21502 - 1731
(301) 777-5929

GARRETT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
James L. Sherbin, County Administrative Judge, 2013

Oakland, MD 21550
(301) 334-1934

WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (4 Judges)
Frederick C. Wright III, Circuit Administrative Judge & County Administrative Judge, 2011

Donald E. Beachley, Associate Judge, 2013
W. Kennedy Boone III, Associate Judge, 2013
John H. McDowell, Associate Judge, 2009

Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-3111

5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Anne Arundel, Carroll & Howard Counties)

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (10 Judges)
Clayton Greene, Jr., Circuit Administrative Judge & County Administrative Judge, 2011

Philip T. Caroom, Associate Judge, 2015
James C. Cawood, Jr., Associate Judge, 2015
Nancy L. Davis-Loomis, Associate Judge, 2002
Robert H. Heller, Jr., Associate Judge, 2001
Eugene M. Lerner, Associate Judge, 2011
Michael E. Loney, Associate Judge, 2013
Joseph P. Manck, Associate Judge, 2013
Pamela L. North, Associate Judge, 2011
Ronald A. Silkworth, Associate Judge, 2013

Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 222-1397

CARROLL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (3 Judges)
Raymond E. Beck, Sr., County Administrative Judge, 2005

Luke K. Burns, Jr., Chief Judge, 2010
Michael M. Galloway, Associate Judge, 2015


Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 386-2616

HOWARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (5 Judges)
Raymond J. Kane, Jr., County Administrative Judge, 2013

James B. Dudley, Associate Judge, 2005
Lenore R. Gelfman, Associate Judge, 2011
Diane O. Leasure, Associate Judge, 2011
Dennis M. Sweeney, Associate Judge, 2007

Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2083

6TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Frederick & Montgomery Counties)

FREDERICK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (4 Judges)
G. Edward Dwyer, Jr., County Administrative Judge, 2001

Mary Ann Stepler, Associate Judge, 2003
Julie R. Stevenson, Associate Judge, 2015
John H. Tisdale, Associate Judge, 2011

Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 696-2973

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (17 Judges)
Paul H. Weinstein, Circuit Administrative Judge & County Administrative Judge, 2003
DeLawrence Beard, Chief Judge, 2001

James C. Chapin, Associate Judge, 2011
D. Warren Donohue, Associate Judge, 2009
Ann S. Harrington, Associate Judge, 2009
Eric M. Johnson, Associate Judge, 2002
Martha G. Kavanaugh, Associate Judge, 2011
Michael D. Mason, Associate Judge, 2011
Paul A. McGuckian, Associate Judge, 2005
S. Michael Pincus, Associate Judge, 2009
William J. Rowan III, Associate Judge, 2002
Nelson W. Rupp, Jr., Associate Judge, 2013
James L. Ryan, Associate Judge, 2007
Louise G. Scrivener, Associate Judge, 2011
Ann N. Sundt, Associate Judge, 2002
Durke G. Thompson, Associate Judge, 2011
Patrick L. Woodward, Associate Judge, 2013


Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 777-9180
web: www.co.mo.md.us/judicial/

7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Calvert, Charles, Prince George's & St. Mary's Counties)

CALVERT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (2 Judges)
Warren J. Krug, County Administrative Judge, 2009

Marjorie L. Clagett, Associate Judge, 2011

Prince Frederick, MD 20678
(410) 535-1600, ext. 296

CHARLES COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (4 Judges)
Robert C. Nalley, County Administrative Judge, 2005

Steven G. Chappelle, Associate Judge, 2011
Richard J. Clark, Associate Judge, 2011
Christopher C. Henderson, Associate Judge, 2013

La Plata, MD 20646 - 3060
(301) 932-3270

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (23 Judges)
William D. Missouri, Circuit Administrative Judge, & County Administrative Judge, 2003
Robert J. Woods, Chief Judge, 2009

Joseph S. Casula, Associate Judge, 2001
Toni E. Clarke, Associate Judge, 2013
Herman C. Dawson, Associate Judge, 2015
Michele D. Hotten, Associate Judge, 2011
Dwight D. Jackson, Associate Judge, 2002
Sherrie L. Krauser, Associate Judge, 2011
Maureen M. Lamasney, Associate Judge, 2015
James J. Lombardi, Associate Judge, 2013
Larnzell Martin, Jr., Associate Judge, 2007
Graydon S. McKee III, Associate Judge, 2003
C. Philip Nichols, Jr., Associate Judge, 2009
Steven I. Platt, Associate Judge, 2007
Ronald D. Schiff, Associate Judge, 2015
E. Allen Shepherd, Associate Judge, 2011
Thomas P. Smith, Associate Judge, 2011
Richard H. Sothoron, Jr., Associate Judge, 2007
William B. Spellbring, Jr., Associate Judge, 2009
Sheila R. Tillerson-Adams, Associate Judge, 2013
Julia B. Weatherly, Associate Judge, 2002
Michael P. Whalen, Associate Judge, 2015
one vacancy

Upper Marlboro, MD 20773 - 1600
(301) 952-3728
web: www.co.pg.md.us/judicial.htm

ST. MARY'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (3 Judges)
John H. Briscoe, County Administrative Judge, 2003

Marvin S. Kaminetz, Associate Judge, 2005
C. Clarke Raley, Associate Judge, 2015


Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0676
(301) 475-4585

8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Baltimore City)

BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (30 Judges)
Ellen M. Heller, Circuit Administrative Judge, 2003
Joseph H. H. Kaplan, Chief Judge, 2009

Kaye A. Allison, Associate Judge, 2015
Stuart R. Berger, Associate Judge, 2015
Roger W. Brown, Associate Judge, 2003
John Carroll Byrnes, Associate Judge, 2013
Evelyn O. Cannon, Associate Judge, 2013
Audrey J. S. Carrion Associate Judge, 2015
Bonita J. Dancy, Associate Judge, 2011
Kathleen O'Ferrall Friedman, Associate Judge, 2001
John M. Glynn, Associate Judge, 2002
Clifton J. Gordy, Associate Judge, 2001
Wanda K. Heard, Associate Judge, 2015
Marcella A. Holland, Associate Judge, 2013
Albert J. Matricciani, Jr., Associate Judge, 2011
Joseph P. McCurdy, Jr., Associate Judge, 2007
David B. Mitchell, Associate Judge, 2001
M. Brooke Murdock, Associate Judge, 2013
Alfred Nance, Associate Judge, 2013
Thomas E. Noel, Associate Judge, 2015
John N. Prevas, Associate Judge, 2003
William D. Quarles, Associate Judge, 2013
Allen L. Schwait, Associate Judge, 2013
Carol E. Smith, Associate Judge, 2009
Paul A. Smith, Associate Judge, 2007
John C. Themelis, Associate Judge, 2005
Thomas J. S. Waxter, Jr., Associate Judge, 2013
Martin P. Welch, Sr., Associate Judge, 2009
David W. Young, Associate Judge, 2011
one vacancy

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