Maryland Eighth Circuit (2024)

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Office	Name
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Erik Atas
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Kendra Y. Ausby
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Shannon E. Avery
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Nicole K. Barmore
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Charles Blomquist
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Videtta A. Brown
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Yvette Bryant
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Audrey J. S. Carrion
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Melissa K. Copeland
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Sylvester B. Cox Jr.
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Paul Cucuzzella
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Michael A. DiPietro
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Charles Dorsey
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Jeffrey M. Geller
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Althea M. Handy
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Troy Khalik Hill
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Jeannie J. Hong
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Philip Senan Jackson
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Cynthia H. Jones
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Alan Carl Lazerow
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Dana Middleton
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Myshala Middleton
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	John Nugent
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Christopher L. Panos
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Melissa Marie Phinn
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Gregory Sampson
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Jennifer Schiffer
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Martin Schreiber II
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Marcus Z. Shar
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Lynn Stewart Mays
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Yolanda A. Tanner
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Robert Taylor
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Anthony Vittoria
Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City	Barry G. Williams

See also: Maryland judicial elections

Maryland is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Maryland, click here.

Maryland local trial court judicial elections, 2024
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Maryland local trial court judicial elections, 2018
Maryland local trial court judicial elections, 2017
Maryland local trial court judicial elections, 2016
Maryland judicial elections, 2014
Maryland judicial elections, 2012
Maryland judicial elections, 2010

Selection method

See also: Assisted appointment

The 152 judges of the eight Maryland circuits are chosen by the governor with help from a nominating commission. The judges of this court do not need to be confirmed by the Maryland State Senate.^[3]^[4]

Circuit judges serve for one year, after which they must run in nonpartisan elections if they wish to continue serving.^[5] If re-elected, they serve for 15 years.^[3]^[4]

The chief judge of each circuit court is chosen by seniority.^[3]

Qualifications
To join either of these courts, a judge must be:^[3]

a U.S. and state citizen;
a registered state voter;
a state resident for at least five years;
a circuit resident for at least six months;
a state bar member;
at least 30 years old; and
under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).

Election rules

Primary election

Circuit and orphans' court judges compete in a partisan primary for the Republican and/or Democratic nomination. Candidates may cross-file with both parties. The candidates who receive the most votes from each primary advance to the general election to compete against each other, as well as any minor party or independent candidates.^[6]^[7]

An example of the elections process for the circuit courts provided by the Maryland State Board of Elections:

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In Circuit X, there are two incumbent judges who must stand for election. They are candidates A and B, a Democrat and Republican respectively. They both file Certificates of Candidacy to appear on both the Democratic and Republican Primary ballots. Candidate C, a Democrat and qualified member of the Bar also files a Certificate of Candidacy to appear on both the Democratic and Republican primary ballots.
In the primary election, the Democratic Party selects candidates A and C (i.e. those two candidates received the most votes) and the Republican Party selects candidates A and B.
In the general election candidates A, B, and C all will appear on the ballot since they each won one or both of the primary elections in which they appeared on the ballot.
On the general election ballot, in addition to candidates A, B, and C, candidate D will also appear on the ballot. Candidate D is a member of the Green Party and a qualified member of the Bar and received the Green Party's nomination.
The two candidates who receive the most votes will be elected to office.

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—Maryland State Board of Elections^[7]

General election

Appellate judges stand for retention in the general election. Trial court judge candidates who advanced from the partisan primary run in the general election without party affiliation.^[9]

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Maryland State Archives, "Maryland Manual On-Line, Baltimore City, Maryland, Judicial Branch, Circuit Court," accessed May 9, 2014
↑ Maryland Courts, "Directory of Appellate, Circuit, District & Orphan Courts," accessed May 22, 2014
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Maryland," archived October 27, 2010
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 American Judicature Society, "Judicial Selection in the States: Maryland; Overview," archived October 26, 2010
↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Judicial Elections," accessed January 19, 2015
↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Judicial Candidates," accessed April 7, 2014
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "2012 Elections - Circuit Court, Judicial Candidates," accessed June 17, 2014
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ Maryland Election Law, "§ 9-210. Arrangement of ballots — Candidates and offices," accessed April 7, 2014

Maryland courts

Federal courts:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Maryland • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Maryland

State courts:

Maryland Supreme Court• Maryland Court of Appeals• Maryland District Courts• Maryland Circuit Courts• Maryland Orphans' Court

State resources:

Courts in Maryland • Maryland judicial elections • Judicial selection in Maryland

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