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361 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2395
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Joseph P. Rosenthal, Chief Clerk
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Lisa I. Ritter, Assistant Chief Clerk (410) 260-1229
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Richard W. Clemens, Assistant Chief Clerk (410) 260-1250
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Charles E. Moulden, Assistant Chief Clerk (410) 260-1225
HUMAN RESOURCES
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 1
BALTIMORE CITY (26 Judges)
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms:
Keith E. Mathews, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2013
(410) 878-8014, (410) 878-8000
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 2 (Lower Eastern Shore)
John L. Norton III, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), Dorchester County
(410) 221-2580
DORCHESTER COUNTY (1 Judge)
SOMERSET COUNTY (1 Judge)
WICOMICO COUNTY (2 Judges)
WORCESTER COUNTY (1 Judge)
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 3 (Upper Eastern Shore)
James C. McKinney, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), Cecil County
(410) 996-0700
CAROLINE COUNTY (1 Judge)
CECIL COUNTY (2 Judges)
KENT COUNTY (1 Judge)
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY (1 Judge)
TALBOT COUNTY (1 Judge)
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 4 (Southern Maryland)
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term:
Stephen L. Clagett, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), Calvert County
(410) 535-8800
CALVERT COUNTY (1 Judge)
CHARLES COUNTY (2 Judges)
ST. MARY'S COUNTY (1 Judge)
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 5
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms:
Thurman H. Rhodes, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2008
(301) 952-4011
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY (13 Judges)
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 6
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms:
Cornelius J. Vaughey, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2004
(301) 279-1526
MONTGOMERY COUNTY (11 Judges)
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 7
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms:
James W. Dryden, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2011
(410) 260-1370
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY (8 Judges)
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 8
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms:
Alexandra N. Williams, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2004
(410) 512-2000
BALTIMORE COUNTY (13 Judges)
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 9
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms:
Victor K. Butanis, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2006
(410) 838-1818
HARFORD COUNTY (4 Judges)
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 10
JoAnn M. Ellinghaus-Jones, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland)
(410) 386-2365
CARROLL COUNTY (2 Judges)
HOWARD COUNTY (5 Judges)
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 11
W. Milnor Roberts, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), Frederick County
(301) 694-2021
FREDERICK COUNTY (3 Judges)
WASHINGTON COUNTY (2 Judges)
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 12 (Western Maryland)
Paul J. Stakem, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), Allegany County
(301) 777-2105
ALLEGANY COUNTY (2 Judges)
GARRETT COUNTY (1 Judge)
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