GARRETT COUNTY, MARYLAND

ORPHANS' COURT

FORMER JUDGES

[photo, Jack Rush Turney, Orphans' Court Judge, Garrett County, Maryland] JACK RUSH TURNEY (1932-2025)
Judge (Republican), 2018-25

Judge, Orphans' Court, Garrett County, December 3, 2018 to April 23, 2025.

Member, Civil Service Board, Garrett County, 2021-25.

Judge, District Court, Garrett County, 1980-92.

Born in Accident, Maryland, June 2, 1932. Attended Northern Garrett High School, Accident, Maryland. Served in U.S. Air Force (Korean War). Western Maryland College, B.A., 1956; George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1959; West Virginia University; National Judicial College. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1959. Attorney, solo practice, 1960-80. Member, Garrett County Bar Association. Former adjunct professor, Garrett Community College, Board of Directors, Dove Center; Hospice of Garrett County. Member, American Legion. Member, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Oakland, Maryland. Four children, seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren. Died in Oakland, Maryland, April 23, 2025.

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