CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND

ORPHANS' COURT

FORMER JUDGES

[photo, Thomas M. Pelagatti, Orphans' Court Judge, Calvert County, Maryland] THOMAS MICHAEL PELAGATTI
Chief Judge (Democrat), 2010-15, 2023-26

Chief Judge, Orphans' Court, Calvert County, December 2010 to August 25, 2015, and 2023 to July 31, 2026 (Judge, 1998-2002, & Dec. 7, 2010 to 2023). Resigned July 31, 2026. Vice-Chair, Conference of Orphans' Court Judges, 2022-23 (member, 2014-15, 2022-23).

Born in 1953. Mount St. Mary's College, B.A.; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1981. Attorney. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (real property, planning & zoning section); Calvert County Bar Association. Board of Directors, Drum Point Property Owners Association, 1998-99. Member, Lodge no. 2620, Calvert Elks; Calvert County Red Cross. Married.

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