KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND

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Circuit Court

District Court

Orphans' Court

Kent County Courthouse (Cross St. side), Chestertown, Maryland, April 1999. Photo by Diane P. Frese.

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CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year term (1 Judge):

Courthouse
103 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620 - 1511
(410) 778-7440
1-800-989-2520 (toll free)
e-mail: kentcc@courts.state.md.us
tty: (410) 778-0608
web: www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/kent/

CLERK
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Mark L. Mumford (D), Clerk, 2006
(410) 778-7460
e-mail: mark.mumford@courts.state.md.us
web: www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/kent/index.html

COURT AUDITOR
Appointed by Circuit Court:
C. Daniel Saunders, Esq.

TRUST CLERK
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Samuel L. Heck, Esq.

DOMESTIC RELATIONS MASTER
Jo Ann D. Asparagus, Esq. (410) 822-8454
e-mail: joann.asparagus@courts.state.md.us

EXAMINERS IN CIVIL CASES
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Paul M. Bowman, Esq.
Ernest S. Cookerly, Esq.
Basil Wadkovsky, Esq.

Kent County Courthouse (view from High St.) Chestertown, Maryland, April 1999. Photo by Diane P. Frese.

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DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term (1 Judge):

Courthouse, 2nd floor
103 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 810-3362
(410) 810-3360 (general information)
1-800-941-3347 (toll free)
tty: 1-800-735-2258
web: www.courts.state.md.us/district/dckent.html

CLERK
Appointed by Chief Clerk with Chief Judge's approval:
Grace D. Achuff, Administrative Clerk (410) 996-7202
e-mail: grace.achuff@courts.state.md.us

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Dianne E. Russell, Administrative Commissioner (410) 996-0728
e-mail: dianne.russell@courts.state.md.us

Matthew T. Barrett, Managing Commissioner (410) 810-3370
Patricia Joan Horsey; Catherine Starkey. (410) 810-3370

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:

Courthouse
103 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-7466

Kent County Courthouse (view from Cross St.) Chestertown, Maryland, April 1999. Photo by Diane P. Frese.

REGISTER OF WILLS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Nancy Lee Jewell (D), Register of Wills, 2006
(410) 778-7466
1-888-778-0179 (toll free)
web: www.registers.state.md.us/county/ke/html/kent.html

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