CIRCUIT COURTS

FORMER JUDGES, 1996-2026

• Abrams, Karen H., St. Mary's County
• Adams, Sheila R. Tillerson, Prince George's County
• Ademiluyi, April T., Prince George's County

Former Circuit Court Judges, Worcester County Courthouse, One West Market St., Snow Hill, Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Adams, Theresa M., Frederick County
• Adkins, Sally D., Wicomico County
• Ahalt, Arthur M., Prince George's County
• Albright, Anne K., Montgomery County
• Algeo, Michael J., Montgomery County
• Allison, Kaye A., Baltimore City
• El-Amin, Hassan Ali, Prince George's County
• Angeletti, Edward J., Baltimore City
• Arnold, Francis M., Carroll County
• Asti, Alison L., Anne Arundel County
• Ausby, Kendra Y., Baltimore City
• Avery, Shannon E., Baltimore City

• Bair, Gary E., Montgomery County
• Baldwin, Maurice W., Jr., Harford County
• Ballou-Watts, Vicki, Baltimore County
• Baynes, Keith A., Cecil County
• Beachley, Donald A., Washington County
• Beard, DeLawrence, Montgomery County
• Beck, Raymond E., Sr., Carroll County
• Becker, Louis A., III, Howard County
• Bereano, Bryon S., Prince George's County
• Berger, Stuart R., Baltimore City
• Bernard, Marielsa A., Montgomery County
• Bernhardt, Richard S., Howard County
• Bernstein, Charles G., Baltimore City
• Bloxom, Richard R., Worcester County
• Bollinger, Thomas J., Sr., Baltimore County
• Bonifant, James A., Montgomery County
• Boone, W. Kennedy, III, Washington County
• Bowman, Paul M., Kent County
• Boynton, David A., Montgomery County
• Bragunier, Amy J., Charles County
• Brennan, Alfred L., Sr., Baltimore County
• Briscoe, John H., St. Mary's County
• Brobst, S. Ann, Baltimore County
• Brown, Emanuel, Baltimore City
• Brown, Roger W., Baltimore City
• Brown, Videtta A., Baltimore City
• Bruce, David S., Anne Arundel County
• Burns, Luke K., Jr., Carroll County
• Byrnes, J. Norris, Baltimore County
• Byrnes, John Carroll, Baltimore City

• Cadigan, Robert E., Baltimore County
• Cahill, Robert E., Jr., Baltimore County
• Cahill, Robert E., Sr., Baltimore County
• Callahan, Cynthia, Montgomery County
• Campen, Sidney S., Jr., Talbot County
• Cannon, Evelyn O., Baltimore City
• Caplan, Hilary D., Baltimore City
• Caroom, Philip T., Anne Arundel County
• Carr, William O., Harford County
• Casula, Joseph S., Prince George's County
• Cavanaugh, Patrick, Baltimore County
• Cawood, James C., Jr., Anne Arundel County
• Chapdelaine, A. Michael, Prince George's County
• Chapin, James C., Montgomery County
  
• Chappelle, Steven G., Charles County
• Clagett, Marjorie L., Calvert County
• Clark, Richard J., Charles County
• Clarke, Toni E., Prince George's County
• Cole, Donaldson C., Jr., Cecil County
• Cox, Kathleen G., Baltimore County
• Cox, Sylvester B., Jr., Baltimore City
• Craven, Thomas L., Montgomery County
• Creighton, Audrey A., Montgomery County

• Dancy, Bonita J., Baltimore City
• Daniels, Lawrence R., Baltimore County
• Davey, John P., Prince George's County
• Davis, Arrie W., Baltimore City
• Davis, Donald C., Wicomico County
• Davis-Loomis, Nancy L., Anne Arundel County
• Dawson, Herman C., Sr., Prince George's County
• Debelius, John W., III, Montgomery County
• Deeley, C. Carey, Jr., Baltimore County
• Densford, David W., St. Mary's County
• DeWaters, Edward A., Jr., Baltimore County
• Devine, Patrick J., Charles County
• Donohue, D. Warren, Montgomery County
• Doory, Timothy J., Baltimore City
• Dudley, James B., Howard County
• Dugan, Joseph A., Jr., Montgomery County
• Dugan, Robert N., Baltimore County
• Dwyer, G. Edward, Jr., Frederick County

• Earnest, Broughton M., Talbot County
• Eschenburg, Theodore R., Sr.

• Fader, John F., II, Baltimore County
• Femia, Vincent J., Prince George's County
• Ferretti, Vincent E., Jr., Montgomery County
• Finan, W. Timothy, Allegany County
• Friedman, Karen C. (Chaya), Baltimore City
• Friedman, Kathleen O'Ferrall, Baltimore City

• Galloway, Michael M., Carroll County
• Gelfman, Lenore R., Howard County
• Geter, Melanie M. Shaw, Prince George's County
• Getty, Jeffrey S., Allegany County
• Glaser, Darrow, Washington County
• Glynn, John M., Baltimore City
• Goetzke, Paul G., Anne Arundel County
• Gordy, Clifton J., Baltimore City
• Green, Leo Edward, Jr., Prince George's County
• Greenberg, Robert A., Montgomery County
• Greene, Clayton, Jr., Anne Arundel County
• Groton, Thomas C., III, Worcester County

• Hackner, Paul A., Anne Arundel County
• Hammerman, Robert I. H., Baltimore City
• Hanley, Paul J., Baltimore County
• Hargadon, Edward R. K., Baltimore City
• Harrington, Ann S., Montgomery County
• Harrington, Helen I., Charles County
• Harris, Paul F., Jr., Anne Arundel County
• Heard, Wanda K., Baltimore City
• Heller, Ellen M., Baltimore City
• Heller, Robert H., Jr., Anne Arundel County
• Henderson, Christopher C., Charles County
• Hennegan, John O., Baltimore County
• Hessler, Kevin G., Montgomery County
• Hinkel, J. William, Baltimore County
• Holland, Marcella A., Baltimore City
• Hollander, Ellen L., Baltimore City
• Horne, William S., Talbot County
• Hotten, Michele D., Prince George's County
• Howard, John Addison, Baltimore City
• Howe, Barbara Kerr, Baltimore County
• Hubbard, Mabel H., Baltimore City
• Hughes, J. Barry, Carroll County

• Jackson, Dwight D., Prince George's County
• Jackson, Philip Senan, Baltimore City
• Jackson, Richard E., Cecil County
• Jackson, W. Newton, III, Wicomico County
• Jaklitsch, Michele D., Anne Arundel County
• Jakubowski, Ruth A., Baltimore County
• Jarashow, Ronald H., Anne Arundel County
• Jensen, Karen Murphy, Caroline County
• Johnson, Donald F., Dorchester County
• Johnson, Eric M., Montgomery County
• Johnson, G. R. Hovey, Prince George's County
• Johnson, Kenneth Lavon, Baltimore City
• Jordan, Richard E., Montgomery County

• Kahl, Christian M., Baltimore County
• Kaminetz, Marvin S., St. Mary's County
• Kane, Raymond J., Jr., Howard County
• Kaplan, Joseph H. H., Baltimore City
• Kavanaugh, Martha G., Montgomery County
• Kehoe, Stephen H., Talbot County
• Kent, Mary Margaret, Worcester County
• Kershaw, Robert B., Baltimore City
• Killough, Peter K., Prince George's County
• King, Justin J., Baltimore County
• Klavans, Glenn L., Anne Arundel County
• Kramer, Mary M., Howard County
• Krauser, Sherrie L., Prince George's County
• Kreis, Lawrence F., Jr., Harford County
• Krug, Warren J., Calvert County
• Kuchno, John J., Howard County

• Lamasney, Maureen M., Prince George's County
• Leasure, Diane O., Howard County
• Leasure, Gary G., Allegany County
• Lerner, Eugene M., Anne Arundel County
• Levitz, Dana M., Baltimore County
• Lidums, O. Robert, Cecil County
• Lombardi, James J., Prince George's County
• Loney, Michael E., Anne Arundel County
• Long, Daniel M., Somerset County
• Long, M. Kenneth, Jr., Washington County

• Manck, Joseph P., Anne Arundel County
• Marshall, Thomas E., Harford County
• Martin, Larnzell, Jr., Prince George's County
• Martin, Timothy J., Baltimore County
• Mason, Michael D., Montgomery County
• Mason, Robert H., Prince George's County
• Matricciani, Albert J., Jr., Baltimore City
• McCally, Cheryl A., Montgomery County
• McCormick, Mary Beth, Montgomery County
• McCrone, Timothy J., Howard County
• McCurdy, Joseph P., Jr., Baltimore City
• McDowell, John H., Washington County
• McGann, Terrence J., Montgomery County
• McGuckian, Paul A., Montgomery County
• McHugh, Dennis M., Montgomery County
• McKee, Graydon S., III, Prince George's County
• McKenna, J. James, Montgomery County
• Melbourne, Audrey E., Prince George's County
• Miller, John Philip, Baltimore City
• Miller, William C., Montgomery County
• Missouri, William D., Prince George's County
• Mitchell, David B., Baltimore City
• Moylan, Daniel W., Washington County
• Mulford, William C., II, Anne Arundel County
• Murdock, M. Brooke, Baltimore City
• Murphy, Joseph F., Jr., Baltimore City
• Murray, Jane Cairns, Cecil County

• Nagle, John J., III, Baltimore County
• Nalley, Robert C., Charles County
• Nance, Alfred, Baltimore City
• Newell, Jonathan G., Caroline County
• Nichols, C. Philip, Jr., Prince George's County
• Nicklas, William R., Jr., Frederick County
• Noel, Thomas E., Baltimore City
• Nolan, Theresa A., Prince George's County
• Norman, Mickey J., Baltimore County
• North, Pamela Lee, Anne Arundel County
• Northrop, Albert W., Prince George's County
• Nyce, Erik H., Prince George's County

• O'Connor, Danny B., Frederick County

• Panos, Christopher L., Baltimore City
• Perry, Darlene G., Prince George's County
• Peters, Charles J., Baltimore City
• Phinn, Melissa M., Baltimore City
• Pierson, W. Michel, Baltimore City
• Pincus, S. Michael, Montgomery County
• Platt, Steven I., Prince George's County
• Plitt, Emory A., Jr., Harford County
• Prevas, John N., Baltimore City
• Price, J. Frederick, Kent County
• Purpura, Nancy M., Baltimore County

• Quarles, William D., Jr., Baltimore City
• Quirk, Joseph M., Montgomery County

• Raley, C. Clarke, St. Mary's County
• Rasin, Gale E., Baltimore City
• Reed, Michael W., Baltimore City
• Ripken, Laura S., Anne Arundel County
• Rollins, Edward D. E., Jr., Cecil County
• Rollins, Herbert L., Frederick County
• Rombro, Richard T., Baltimore City
• Ross, Thomas G., Queen Anne's County
• Rowan, William J., III, Montgomery County
• Royster, Stephanie L., Baltimore City
• Rubin, Julie R., Baltimore City
• Rubin, Ronald B., Montgomery County
• Rupp, Nelson W., Jr., Montgomery County
• Rushworth, Lawrence H., Anne Arundel County
• Russell, George L., III, Baltimore City
• Ryan, James L., Montgomery County
• Ryon, Joan E., Montgomery County

• Salant, Steven G., Montgomery County
• Salmon, James P., Prince George's County
• Sampson, Gregory, Baltimore City
• Sause, John W., Jr., Queen Anne's County
• Savage, Katherine D., Montgomery County
• Schiff, Ronald D., Prince George's County
• Schwait, Allen L., Baltimore City
• Scrivener, Louise G., Montgomery County
• Seaton, Leah Jane, Wicomico County
• Serrette, Cathy Hollenberg, Prince George's County
• Sfekas, Stephen J., Baltimore City
• Shar, Marcus Z., Baltimore City
• Sharer, J. Frederick, Allegany County
• Shepherd, E. Allen, Prince George's County
• Sherbin, James L., Garrett County
• Silkworth, Ronald A., Anne Arundel County
• Simpson, D. William, Wicomico County
• Simpson, Thomas R., Jr., Charles County
• Smith, Carol E., Baltimore City
• Smith, James T., Jr., Baltimore County
• Smith, Paul A., Baltimore City
• Smith, Thomas P., Prince George's County
• Solt, Julia R. Stevenson, Frederick County
• Sothoron, Richard H., Jr., Prince George's County
• Souder, Susan, Baltimore County
• Spellbring, William B., Jr., Prince George's County
• Stamm, Michael J., St. Mary's County
• Stansfield, Thomas F., Carroll County
• Staton, Donna Hill, Howard County
• Steinberg, Marvin B., Baltimore City
• Stepler, Mary Ann, Frederick County
• Storm, Harry C., Montgomery County
• Strausberg, Gary I., Baltimore City
• Stringer, H. Patrick, Jr., Baltimore County
• Strubin, Raymond G., Garrett County
• Sundt, Ann N., Montgomery County
• Sweeney, Dennis M., Howard County

• Themelis, John C., Baltimore City
• Thieme, Raymond G., Jr., Anne Arundel County
• Thompson, Dexter M., Jr., Cecil County
• Thompson, Durke G., Montgomery Councy
• Tisdale, John H., Frederick County
• Truffer, Keith R., Baltimore County
• Truitt, Alfred T., Jr., Wicomico County
• Turnbull, John G., II, Baltimore County
• Turner, Ingrid M., Prince George's County
• Turner, William P., Montgomery County

• Wachs, J. Michael, Anne Arundel County
• Waldron, Stephen M., Harford County
• Wallace, Sean D., Prince George's County
• Ward, Thomas H., Baltimore City
• Warren, Richard Dexter, Wicomico County
• Warren, Rodney C., Anne Arundel County
• Watts, Shirley M., Baltimore City
• Waxter, Thomas J. S., Jr. , Baltimore City
• Weatherly, Julia B., Prince George's County
• Weinstein, Paul H., Montgomery County
• Welch, Martin P., Baltimore City
• Wells, E. Gregory, Calvert County
• Wenner, William W., Frederick County
• Whalen, Michael P., Prince George's County
• Whelan, V. Michael, Cecil County
• White, Pamela J., Baltimore City
• Whitfill, Cypert O., Harford County
• Wilkinson, Andrew F., Washington County
• Williams, Barry G., Baltimore City
• Wilson, Brett W., Dorchester County
• Wise, J. Owen, Caroline County
• Wolff, Martin A., Anne Arundel County
• Woodard, Beverly J., Prince George's County
• Woods, Robert J., Prince George's County
• Woods, Sylvania W., Prince George's County
• Woodward, Patrick L., Montgomery County
• Wright, Alexander, Jr., Baltimore County
• Wright, Frederick C., III, Washington County

• Young, David W., Baltimore City

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