Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, 111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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JUDICIAL CIRCUITS

Dorchester County Courthouse, 206 High St., Cambridge, Maryland, January 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

CONFERENCE OF CIRCUIT JUDGES

Marcella A. Holland, Chair (chosen by Conference, 2-year term) (410) 396-3836
Thomas G. Ross, Vice-Chair (chosen by Conference, 2-year term) (410) 758-0216

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Marcella A. Holland; Diane O. Leasure; Gary G. Leasure; John G. Turnbull II; Thomas G. Ross.

(Circuit representatives are elected in December of even-numbered years, 2-year terms. Current terms expire 2012.)

1st Judicial Circuit members:
Daniel M. Long, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 621-7580
Thomas C. Groton III, Circuit Representative (410) 632-0600

2nd Judicial Circuit members:
Thomas G. Ross, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 758-0216
Karen A. Murphy Jensen, Circuit Representative (410) 479-2303

3rd Judicial Circuit members:
John G. Turnbull II , Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 887-2647
William O. Carr, Circuit Representative (410) 638-3426

4th Judicial Circuit members:
Gary G. Leasure, Circuit Administrative Judge (301) 777-2261
John H. McDowell, Circuit Representative (240) 313-2565

5th Judicial Circuit members:
Diane O. Leasure, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 313-2066
Nancy L. Davis-Loomis, Circuit Representative (410) 222-1205

6th Judicial Circuit members:
John W. Debelius III, Circuit Administrative Judge (240) 777-9180
Durke G. Thompson, Circuit Representative (240) 777-9190

7th Judicial Circuit members:
Sheila R. Tillerson-Adams, Circuit Administrative Judge (301) 952-3728
Warren J. Krug, Circuit Representative (410) 535-1600, ext. 2296; (301) 855-1243, ext. 2296

8th Judicial Circuit members:
Marcella A. Holland, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 396-3836
Stuart R. Berger, Circuit Representative (410) 396-5808

1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Lower Eastern Shore)

DORCHESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
SOMERSET COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
WICOMICO COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (3 Judges)
WORCESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (3 Judges)

2ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Upper Eastern Shore)

CAROLINE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
CECIL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (3 Judges)
KENT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
TALBOT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)

3RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Baltimore County & Harford County)

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (18 Judges)
HARFORD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (5 Judges)

4TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Western Maryland)

ALLEGANY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (2 Judges)
GARRETT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (5 Judges)

5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Anne Arundel, Carroll & Howard Counties)

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (12 Judges)
CARROLL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (3 Judges)
HOWARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (5 Judges)

6TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Frederick & Montgomery Counties)

FREDERICK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (4 Judges)
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (22 Judges)

7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Southern Maryland)

CALVERT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (2 Judges)
CHARLES COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (4 Judges)
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (23 Judges)
ST. MARY'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (3 Judges)

8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Baltimore City)

BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (33 Judges)

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, 111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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