CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND

Circuit Court

District Court

Orphans' Court

Charles County Courthouse, La Plata, Maryland, April 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year terms (4 Judges):

Amy J. Bragunier, Associate Judge, 2004
Stephen G. Chappelle, Associate Judge, 2011
Christopher C. Henderson, Associate Judge, 2013

Charles County Courthouse atrium, 200 Charles St., La Plata, Maryland, April 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

P. O. Box 3060
Courthouse
200 Charles St.
La Plata, MD 20646 - 3060
(301) 932-3270, (301) 870-2435
1-888-932-2072 (toll free)
tty: (301) 753-4258

CLERK
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Richard A. Day III (D), Clerk, 2006
P. O. Box 970
Courthouse
200 Charles St.
La Plata, MD 20646 - 0970
(301) 932-3202, (301) 870-2659
e-mail: richard.day@courts.state.md.us
web: www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/charles/index.html

COURT ADMINISTRATION
Appointed by County Administrative Judge:
Donna G. Burch, Court Administrator (301) 932-3224
e-mail: donna.burch@courts.state.md.us

COURT AUDITORS
Appointed by County Administrative Judge:
Joseph C. Hangarter, Esq.
Robert H. Moreland, Jr., Esq.
Thomas R. Simpson, Jr., Esq.

MASTERS FOR DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Appointed by County Administrative Judge:
Carolyn C. Woodside, Esq.
Helen Ina Harrington, Esq.

STANDING EXAMINERS
Appointed by County Administrative Judge:
John Lund Keller, Esq.
William Robert Greer, Jr., Esq.

DISTRICT COURT
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms (2 Judges):

P. O. Box 3070
Courthouse
200 Charles St.
La Plata, MD 20646 - 3070
(301) 932-3275, (301) 870-3980
1-800-941-3463 (toll free)
tty: 1-800-735-2258
web: www.courts.state.md.us/district/dccharles.html

Charles County Courthouse (view from Washington Ave.), La Plata, Maryland, April 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

CLERK
Appointed by Chief Clerk with Chief Judge's approval:
Richard A. Parker, Administrative Clerk (410) 535-8876

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Michael J. Elmore, Administrative Commissioner (301) 934-3081
Nathaniel Collins; Frank L. Hopson; Richard Lukas; Patricia Martin; Eleanor Murphy.

ORPHANS' COURT
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:

Charles County Courthouse, 200 Charles St., La Plata, Maryland, April 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

REGISTER OF WILLS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Susie C. Bowles (R), Register of Wills, 2006
(301) 932-3345
1-888-256-0054 (toll free)
web: www.registers.state.md.us/county/ch/html/charles.html

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