CIRCUIT COURTS

Frederick C. Wright III, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges

c/o Washington County Circuit Court
Courthouse
95 West Washington St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-3111
World Wide Web: http://www.courts.state.md.us/T38
http://www.courts.state.md.us/ (Maryland Judiciary)

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

(Circuit representatives are elected biennially, each December, in even-numbered years)

1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MEMBERS:
Circuit Administrative Judge: Daniel M. Long (410) 651-1630
Circuit Representative: Theodore R. Eschenburg, Sr., 1998 (410) 632-0700

2ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MEMBERS:
Circuit Administrative Judge: J. Owen Wise (410) 479-2303
Circuit Representative: John W. Sause, Jr., 1996 (410) 758-0216

3RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MEMBERS:
Circuit Administrative Judge: Edward A. DeWaters, Jr. (410) 887-2642
Circuit Representative: Dana M. Levitz, 1996 (410) 887-2630

4TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MEMBERS:
Circuit Administrative Judge: Frederick C. Wright III (301) 791-3111
Circuit Representative: J. Frederick Sharer, 1998 (301) 777-5929

5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MEMBERS:
Circuit Administrative Judge: Clayton Greene, Jr. (410) 222-1375
Circuit Representative: Robert H. Heller, Jr., 1996 (410) 222-1375

6TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MEMBERS:
Circuit Administrative Judge: Paul H. Weinstein (301) 217-7405
Circuit Representative: Ann S. Harrington, 1998 (301) 217-7502

7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MEMBERS:
Circuit Administrative Judge: Graydon S. McKee III (301) 952-3227
Circuit Representative: Warren J. Krug, 1998 (410) 535-1600, ext. 296; (301) 855-1243, ext. 296

8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MEMBERS:
Circuit Administrative Judge: Joseph H. H. Kaplan (410) 396-5080
Circuit Representative: Joseph P. McCurdy, Jr., 1998 (410) 396-5056

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

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

Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-6300

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

Princess Anne, MD 21853
(410) 651-1630

WICOMICO COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (3 Judges)
D. William Simpson, County Administrative Judge, 2003
Sally D. Adkins, Associate Judge, 1998
Richard D. Warren, Associate Judge, 2005

Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 548-4822

WORCESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (2 Judges)
Theodore R. Eschenburg, Sr., County Administrative Judge & Chief Judge, 1999
Thomas C. Groton III, Associate Judge, 2005

Snow Hill, MD 21863-1079
(410) 632-0700

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

CAROLINE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
J. Owen Wise, Circuit Administrative Judge & County Administrative Judge, 1999

Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-2303

CECIL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (3 Judges)
Donaldson C. Cole, Jr., County Administrative Judge & Chief Judge, 2011
Edward D. E. Rollins, Jr., Associate Judge, 1999
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 21617-0070
(410) 758-0216

TALBOT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
William S. Horne, County Administrative Judge, 2005 Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-4444

3RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Baltimore County & Harford County)

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (15 Judges)
Edward A. DeWaters, Jr., Circuit Administrative Judge & Chief Judge, 2007
John G. Turnbull II, County Administrative Judge, 2003
Thomas J. Bollinger, Sr., Associate Judge, 2007
Alfred L. Brennan, Sr., Associate Judge, 2005
J. Norris Byrnes, Associate Judge, 2007
Robert E. Cadigan, Associate Judge, 2011
Robert E. Cahill, Sr., Associate Judge, 2007
Lawrence R. Daniels, Associate Judge, 2009
John F. Fader II, Associate Judge, 1997
John O. Hennegan, Associate Judge, 2009
J. William Hinkel, Associate Judge, 1997
Barbara Kerr Howe, Associate Judge, 2005
Christian M. Kahl, Associate Judge, 2007
Dana M. Levitz, Associate Judge, 2003
James T. Smith, Jr., Associate Judge, 2001


Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-2647

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
Stephen M. Waldron, Associate Judge, 2005
Cypert O. Whitfill, Associate Judge, 1999

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, 1997
Gary G. Leasure, Associate Judge, 1999

Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 777-5929

GARRETT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
James L. Sherbin, County Administrative Judge, 1998

Oakland, MD 21550
(301) 334-1934

WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (4 Judges)
Frederick C. Wright III, Circuit Administrative Judge, County Administrative Judge & Chief Judge, 2011
Darrow Glaser, Associate Judge, 2009
John H. McDowell, Associate Judge, 2009
one vacancy

Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-3111

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

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (9 Judges)
Clayton Greene, Jr., Circuit Administrative Judge & County Administrative Judge, 2011
James C. Cawood, Jr., Associate Judge, 1999
Robert H. Heller, Jr., Associate Judge, 2001
Eugene M. Lerner, Associate Judge, 2011
Pamela L. North, Associate Judge, 2011
Lawrence H. Rushworth, Associate Judge, 2005
Ronald A. Silkworth, Associate Judge, 1998
Martin A. Wolff, Associate Judge, 2011
one vacancy

Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 222-1375

CARROLL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (3 Judges)
Raymond E. Beck, Sr., County Administrative Judge, 2005
Luke K. Burns, Jr., Chief Judge, 2010
Francis M. Arnold, Associate Judge, 2007


Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 857-2616

HOWARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (5 Judges)
Raymond J. Kane, Jr., County Administrative Judge, 1997
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
Herbert L. Rollins, Associate Judge, 2007
Mary Ann Stepler, Associate Judge, 2003
John H. Tisdale, Associate Judge, 2011

Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 696-2973

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (16 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
Vincent E. Ferretti, Jr., Associate Judge, 2005
Ann S. Harrington, Associate Judge, 2009
Martha G. Kavanaugh, Associate Judge, 2011
Michael D. Mason, Associate Judge, 2011
Paul A. McGuckian, Associate Judge, 2005
J. James McKenna, Associate Judge, 2001
S. Michael Pincus, Associate Judge, 2009
James L. Ryan, Associate Judge, 2007
Louise G. Scrivener, Associate Judge, 2011
Durke G. Thompson, Associate Judge, 2011
William P. Turner, Associate Judge, 2009
one vacancy

Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-7405

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

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, 1998

La Plata, MD 20646
(301) 932-3270

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (20 Judges)
Graydon S. McKee III, Circuit Administrative Judge, 2003
William D. Missouri, County Administrative Judge, 2003
Robert J. Woods, Chief Judge, 2009
Arthur M. Ahalt, Associate Judge, 1999
Joseph S. Casula, Associate Judge, 2001
Michele D. Hotten, Associate Judge, 2011
G. R. Hovey Johnson, Associate Judge, 1999
Sherrie L. Krauser, Associate Judge, 2011
Larnzell Martin, Jr., Associate Judge, 2007
Robert H. Mason, Associate Judge, 2009
Audrey E. Melbourne, Associate Judge, 2011
C. Philip Nichols, Jr., Associate Judge, 2009
Darlene G. Perry, Associate Judge, 2001
Steven I. Platt, Associate Judge, 2007
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, 1998
Sylvania W. Woods, Associate Judge, 2009


Upper Marlboro, MD 20773
(301) 952-3728

ST. MARY'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (2 Judges)
John H. Briscoe, County Administrative Judge, 2003
Marvin S. Kaminetz, Associate Judge, 2005

Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4585

8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Baltimore City)

BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (28 Judges)
Joseph H. H. Kaplan, Circuit Administrative Judge, 2009
Robert I. H. Hammerman, Chief Judge, 1999
Edward J. Angeletti, Associate Judge, 1999
Roger W. Brown, Associate Judge, 2003
John Carroll Byrnes, Associate Judge, 1997
Evelyn O. Cannon, Associate Judge, 1998
Bonita J. Dancy, Associate Judge, 2011
Kathleen O'Ferrall Friedman, Associate Judge, 2001
Clifton J. Gordy, Associate Judge, 2001
Ellen M. Heller, Associate Judge, 2003
Mabel H. Hubbard, Associate Judge, 2001
Kenneth Lavon Johnson, Associate Judge, 1997
Albert J. Matricciani, Jr., Associate Judge, 2011
Joseph P. McCurdy, Jr., Associate Judge, 2007
David B. Mitchell, Associate Judge, 2001
Thomas E. Noel, Associate Judge, 1999
John N. Prevas, Associate Judge, 2003
William D. Quarles, Associate Judge, 1998
Richard T. Rombro, Associate Judge, 2005
Carol E. Smith, Associate Judge, 2009
Paul A. Smith, Associate Judge, 2007
Gary I. Strausberg, Associate Judge, 2011
John C. Themelis, Associate Judge, 2005
Thomas Ward, Associate Judge, 1997
Thomas J. S. Waxter, Jr., Associate Judge, 1998
Martin P. Welch, Associate Judge, 2009
David W. Young, Associate Judge, 2011
one vacancy

Courthouse East
111 North Calvert St., Room 208
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-5080

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