Created by the Constitution of 1776.  First judges served in 1778. Abolished November 30, 1805
 

Name	Office	In Office	Notes	Sources
William Paca	Judge	1778	resigned Oct. 24, 1778	1; 3, p. 634; 4
Nicholas Thomas	Judge			3, p. 809; 4
Alexander Contee Hanson	Judge			1; 3, p. 404
Nicholas Thomas	Judge	1779		4
Alexander Contee Hanson	Judge			4
Nicholas Thomas	Judge	1780		4
Alexander Contee Hanson	Judge			4
Robert Hanson Harrison	Chief Judge	1781	appears Sept. Term, 1781	3, p. 498; 4
Nicholas Thomas	Judge			4
Alexander Contee Hanson	Judge			4
Robert Hanson Harrison	Chief Judge	1782		4
Nicholas Thomas	Judge		does not appear after May term 1782; deceased ca. 1784	3, p. 809; 4; 5
Alexander Contee Hanson	Judge			4
Robert Hanson Harrison	Chief Judge	1783		5
Alexander Contee Hanson	Judge			5
Robert Hanson Harrison	Chief Judge	1784		5
Alexander Contee Hanson	Judge			5
Robert Goldsborough IV	Judge		appears May term 1784	3, p. 363; 5
Robert Hanson Harrison	Chief Judge	1785		5
Alexander Contee Hanson	Judge			5
Robert Goldsborough IV	Judge			5
Robert Hanson Harrison	Chief Judge	1786		4
Alexander Contee Hanson	Judge			4
Robert Goldsborough IV	Judge			4
Robert Hanson Harrison	Chief Judge	1787		4
Alexander Contee Hanson	Judge			4
Robert Goldsborough IV	Judge			2; 4
Robert Hanson Harrison	Chief Judge	1788		4
Alexander Contee Hanson	Judge			4
Robert Goldsborough IV	Judge			4
Robert Hanson Harrison	Chief Judge	1789		4
Alexander Contee Hanson	Judge			4
Robert Goldsborough IV	Judge			4
Thomas Johnson	Chief Judge	1790	appears May term 1790 vice Harrison	3, 495-96; 4
Robert Goldsborough IV	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Judge		appears April term 1790	3, p. 213; 4
Thomas Johnson	Chief Judge	1791		4
Robert Goldsborough IV	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Judge			4
Samuel Chase	Chief Judge	1792	appears Apr. term 1792	3, p. 215; 4
Robert Goldsborough IV	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Judge			4
Samuel Chase	Chief Judge	1793		4
Robert Goldsborough IV	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Judge			4
Samuel Chase	Chief Judge	1794		4
Robert Goldsborough IV	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Judge			4
Samuel Chase	Chief Judge	1795	resigned commission Feb. 1796	2
Robert Goldsborough IV	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Judge			4
Robert Goldsborough IV	Chief Judge	1796		4
Gabriel Duvall	Judge			2; 3, p. 291; 4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Judge			4
Robert Goldsborough IV	Chief Judge	1797		4
Gabriel Duvall	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Judge			4
Robert Goldsborough IV	Chief Judge	1798	d. Nov. 24, 1798	3, p. 364
Gabriel Duvall	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Chief Judge	1799		4
Gabriel Duvall	Judge			4
John Done	Judge			2; 3, p. 273; 4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Chief Judge	1800		4
Gabriel Duvall	Judge			4
John Done	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Chief Judge	1801		4
Gabriel Duvall	Judge			4
John Done	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Chief Judge	1802		4
Gabriel Duvall	Judge		resigned commission Dec. 29, 1802	2
John Done	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Chief Judge	1803		4
Richard Sprigg, Jr.	Judge			2
John Done	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Chief Judge	1804		4
Richard Sprigg, Jr.	Judge			4
John Done	Judge			4
Jeremiah Townley Chase	Chief Judge	1805		4
Richard Sprigg, Jr.	Judge			4
John Done	Judge			4

Sources:
1. GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL (Commission Record) 1777-1798 MSA S1080-6 p. 3
Page 3 is torn and names are mostly illegible.
2. GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL (Commission Record) 1777-1827 MSA S1080-7 p. 323
3. Edward C. Papenfuse, et al., A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1634-1789, 2 vols. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, 1979,1985).
4. GENERAL COURT OF THE EASTERN SHORE (Minutes) MSA S484
5. GENERAL COURT OF THE WESTERN SHORE (Minutes) MSA S504