County Agencies
Form of Government: Charter (1948)
Population, 1970:
Montgomery County ..............522,809
Dist. 1, Laytonsville .............. 3,452
Dist. 2, Clarksburg ............... 3,980
Dist. 3, Poolesville ............... 1,993
Dist. 4, Rockville ............. 81,908
Dist. 5, Colesville ............... 49,605
Dist. 6, Darnestown .............. 4,999
Dist. 7, Bethesda ............... 96,912
Dist. 8, Oiney . 12,890
Dist. 9, Gaithersburg 23,150
Dist. 10, Potomac ............... 16,143
Dist. 11, Barnesville .............. 2,266
Dist. 12, Damascus ............... 6,372
Dist. 13, Wheaton ............. .218,869
Estimated Population, 1979:595,300
Area: 506 sq. miles
JUDICIAL OFFICES
Circuit Court
Courthouse
27 Court House Square
Rockville 20850 Telephone: 279-1031
District Court
15825 Shady Grove Rd.
Rockville 20850 Telephone: 977-3250
Court Terms:
Circuit Court—Grand Jury, first Monday in
March and September
Orphans' Court—Abolished; alternating judges of
the Circuit Court sit daily to review probate
matters.
Circuit Court Resident Judges
Robert Earl Clapp, Jr., Chic/Judge .... .1983
Joseph M. Mathias, Administrative Judge .1981
William M. Cave .................1980
Joseph M. Mathias ............... .1981
Plummer M. Shearin .............. .1983
H. Ralph Miller ..................1985
David L. Gaboon 1987
John F. McAuliffe ............... .1989
Philip M. Fairbanks .............. .1989
John J. Mitchell ................. ,1989
Richard B. Latham ............... .1991
Stanley B.Frosh. ......1991
Circuit Court Clerk
Howard M. Smith ................1982

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District Court Judges
Calvin R. Sanders, Administrative Judge . 1980
John C. Tracey .................. 1983
L. Leonard Ruben ................ 1984
Charles W. Woodward, Jr. ..........1984
Stanley Klavan ........ 1985
Martin S. Becker ................. 1986
Douglas H. Moore, Jr. ............. 1987
Rosalyn B. Bell.................. 1988
James S. McAuliffe 1988
Jeffrey L, Ward, Administrative Clerk . . .
Register of Wills
Rosalie Reilly ................... 1982
Sheriff
James A. Young . . . . . 1982
State's Attorney
Andrew L. Sonner ................ 1982
Public Defender
J. James McKenna ...,,,.......
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
County Executive
County Office Building
100 Maryland Ave.
Rockville 20850 Telephone: 279-1284
County Council
County Office Building
100 Maryland Ave.
Rockville 20850 Telephone: 279-1231
Meeting Days: Tuesdays, 9:30 A M.
EXECUTIVE
County Executive
Charles W. Gilchrist .............. 1982
Intergovernmental Programs Coordinator
Alastair McArthur ...............
LEGISLATIVE
County Council
Neal Potter, President, Dist. 1 ........1982
Ruth Spector, Dist. 2.............. 1982
Esther Gelman, Dist. 3............. 1982
Michael L. Gudis, Dist. 4........... 1982
Elizabeth L. Scull, Dist. 5........... 1982
Rose Crenca, at large .............. 1982
R. Scott Fosler, at large ............ 1982
Anna B. Spates, Secretary of Council . . .
Robert C. McDonell, Staff Director ....