Circuit Court Resident Judges
George W. Bowling, 1991; Richard J. dark,
1995.

Circuit Court Clerk
Donna G. Burch, 1990

District Court Judge
Robert C. Nalley, Administrative Judge, 1991
Dennis Fean, Administrative Clerk; Richard A.
Day III, Clerk.

District Court Commissioners
John Bair; William A. Brown, Jr.; Cathy
Canter; Frank Hopkins; Walter Huber.

Orphans' Court Judges
Henry D. Middleton, Chic/Judge 1990; H.
Celeste Downs, 1990; Elizabeth L. Garner,
1990.

Register of Wills
Gertrude C. Wright, 1990

Sheriff
James F. Gartland II, 1990

State's Attorney
Richard Alan Cooper, 1990

District Public Defender
T. Myron Loyd

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES

County Commissioners of Charles County,
Maryland
P.O. Box B
Courthouse
La Plata 20646 Telephone: 645-0550
from D.C.: 870-3000

Meeting Days: Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00
a.m.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CHARLES
COUNTY, MARYLAND

Thomas Mac Middleton, President......... 1990
Murray D. Levy ......................... 1990
Nancy J. Sefton ......................... 1990
Howard (Bill) Bailey, County Administrator

LAW

County Attorney
Thomas C. Hayden, Jr.

FINANCE

Treasurer and Tax Collector
Thelma M. Bowie, 1990

Director of Finance
Richard Winkler

Supervisor of Assessments
Edward Padgett

ELECTIONS

Board of Supervisors of Elections
William P. Gardiner, President; Frances E.
Dodson; Helen B. Sullivan. Substitutes: Shirley
Dick, William Highby. Terms expire 1987.

PUBLIC SAFETY

Board of Public Safety
Nancy J. Sefton (County Commissioner),
Chairperson, 1990; Fredrick Mower, 1989; Cecil
Short, 1989.

Detention Center
Albert T. Hanulik, Director

Emergency Management & Civil Defense Agency
Harris S. Matthews, Director

Fire Marshal
William Mitchell

Board of Fire and Rescue Commissioners
H. Glenn Robey, Chairperson, 1987; Parran C.
Abell, 1987; George M. Bowling, Jr., 1987;
Samuel Y. Bowling, 1987; E. Paul Sinsel, 1987;
Richard Hyatt, Emergency Medical Services,
1987; Nancy J. Sefton, County Commissioner.

Dog Warden
Albert Tippett, Manager, Tri-County Animal
Shelter

Deputy Medical Examiner
Howard M. Mahon-Haft, M.D.

HEALTH

Department of Health
Chinnadurai Devadason, M.D., Health Officer

Hospital Board
Rolland Hower (County appointee). President,
1987; Edwin L. Kelly, 1987; B. B. Kemp, 1987;
Mary B. Moore, 1987; Guillermo E. Sanchez,
M.D., 1987; Dale Speake, 1987; James M.
Washington, 1987; Arthur 0. Wooddy, M.D.,
1987; Frank M. Culhane, 1988; Daniel Howell,