Martha F. Rasin, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland, 2001
Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2395
(410) 260-1525
Office of Chief Clerk
District Court Building, A-3
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2395
(410) 260-1235
fax: (410) 260-1219
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COORDINATOR OF COMMISSIONER ACTIVITY
David W. Weissert (410) 260-1232
District Administrative Judges:
Dist. 1: Mary Ellen T. Rinehardt
Dist. 2: John L. Norton III
Dist. 3: James C. McKinney
Dist. 4: Stephen L. Clagett
Dist. 5: Frank M. Kratovil
Dist. 6: Cornelius J. Vaughey
Dist. 7: James W. Dryden
Dist. 8: John H. Garmer
Dist. 9: Emory A. Plitt, Jr.
Dist. 10: James N. Vaughan
Dist. 11: Frederick J. Bower
Dist. 12: Paul J. Stakem
At Large members elected by District Court Judges: Richard R. Bloxom; Louis D. Harrington; Michael L. McCampbell; Teaette S. Price; Thurman H. Rhodes. Terms expire 1998.
Representative of Administrative Clerks: Grace D. Achuff
Ex officio: Edward L. Utz, Chief Clerk, District Court of Maryland
Staff: Betty L. Thompson; Barbara J. Allison (410) 260-1522
Josef B. Brown; W. Timothy Finan; Ralph H. France II. Terms expire 1998.
Neil E. Axel; Gale R. Caplan. Terms expire 1999.
Staff: Edward L. Utz (410) 260-1235
Barbara J. Allison (410) 260-1522
COMMISSIONER EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge:
L. Edgar Brown, Chair (410) 479-5800
Stephen L. Clagett; JoAnn M. Ellinghaus-Jones; Joseph P. Manck; Theodore B. Oshrine; R. Russell Sadler; Jamey H. Weitzman; Michael P. Whalen; Alexander Wright, Jr.
Staff: David W. Weissert; Carol Hart (410) 260-1231
CRIMINAL & MOTOR VEHICLE MATTERS COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge:
Barbara B. Waxman, Chair, 1999
(410) 764-8969
John T. Clark III; James W. Dryden; Mary E. McCormick. Terms expire 1998.
Timothy J. Doory; Alexandra N. Williams. Terms expire 1999.
Ex officio: Martha F. Rasin, Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland
Staff: Edward L. Utz (410) 260-1235
Barbara J. Allison (410) 260-1522
JUDICIAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chief Judge:
Melanie M. Shaw-Geter, Chair, 1999
(410) 764-8714
Louis A. Becker; Marc G. Rasinsky. Terms expire 1998.
Audrey J. S. Carrion; Ralph H. France III; Paul A. Hackner; Barry A. Hamilton; John P. Miller; Patricia S. Pytash. Terms expire 1999.
Staff: Betty L. Thompson (410) 260-1528
H. Gary Bass, Associate Judge, 2003
Borgerding District Court Building
Andre Adams; Cheryl Alston; Salvatore Barranco; Cheryl Brown; Helen Caesar; Tony Cheatham; Sylvia Cooper; Martha Crandell; Frank Dobry; Melvin Dorsey; James Green; Carol Green-Elbeck; David Grzechowiak; Catherine Hackman; Roland Hayes; Maggalean Henson; Delicia Hilliard; James Hurd; Michael Isler; Heather Jearld; Thurston Jones; Linda Lewis; Travette McBride; Linda McCollum; Alonzo Myers; Carl Owens; Robert Reeves; Michael Royale; Sharon Sell; Robert Shelton; Paul Sodeman; Elsie Thompson; Gloria Tripline; Sylvia Veney; William Wallace; Wanda Wright.
CRIMINAL DIVISION
TRAFFIC DIVISION
County Office Building
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
County Office Building
11559 Somerset Ave.
201 Baptist St.
301 Commerce St.
170 East Main St.
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
207 South Third St.
170 East Main St.
CRIMINAL DIVISION
TRAFFIC DIVISION
103 North Cross St.
120 Broadway
11 North Washington St.
Goldstein Multi-Service Center
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Goldstein Multi-Service Center
200 Charles St.
Carter State Office Building
14735 Main St.
Reginald Banner; William Bishop; Gilbert Carr; Scot Cuozzo; Naomi Davis; James Esposito; Shirley Farmer; Sandra Frazier; Teresa Harrigan; Robert Hawkins; Tanya Joy; Thomas Lonsbury; Patrick Loveless; Emanuel Mansfield; Diana Marshall; Graydon McKee; John McLaughlin; Reginald Miles; Marvin Ng; Kevin Owens; Jerry Palmer; Alfonso Pearson; Rachel Piazza; Robert Prender; Barbara Thurston; Sharon Timmons; Gralen Young.
CRIMINAL DIVISION
TRAFFIC DIVISION
27 Courthouse Square
Bernard Baumiller; Barbara Brissett; Marilyn Carter; Sandra Farber; Annetta Lamonica; Harold Meiklejohn; Toby Miles; Carolyn Morrissette; Charles Peters; Charles Rice; Louis Smith; Anita Stephens; Damon Streat; Shannan Van Kirk; Harold Warren; Anjeleque Williams.
CRIMINAL DIVISION
TRAFFIC DIVISION
Kerry Anderson; Janice Barnett; James Burley; James Colbert; Sandra Dahling; William Henley; Deborah Regimenti; Kevin Simacek; James Spriggs; Kimberly Taylor; Amye Tester-Mallon.
CRIMINAL DIVISION
TRAFFIC DIVISION
CRIMINAL DIVISION
TRAFFIC DIVISION
120 East Chesapeake Ave.
Jennifer Bowers; James Burton; Teresa Carroll; Michael Charnasky; William Cogan; Linda Cooke; Dorothy Cooper; Joseph Dobb; Robert Donadio; Stanley Ferguson; Judith Fitch; Kim Gordon; Lucille Hall; Stewart Lafferty; Eugene Marshall; Donald Merson; William Mosner; Michael Precht; Patricia Rhone; John Robey; William Sauer; Joel Snyder; Jennifer Williams.
CRIMINAL DIVISION
TRAFFIC DIVISION
2 South Bond St.
Robert Astarita; Thomas Broumel; Olivia Byrd; Patricia Poe; Denise Tittle-Hughes.
3451 Courthouse Drive
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
55 North Court St.
3451 Courthouse Drive
CRIMINAL DIVISION
TRAFFIC DIVISION
100 West Patrick St.
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
100 West Patrick St.
SMALL CLAIMS
TRAFFIC DIVISION
35 West Washington St.
CRIMINAL DIVISION
TRAFFIC DIVISION
3 Pershing St.
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
3 Pershing St.
205 South Third St.
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 1
(Baltimore City: 24 Judges)BALTIMORE CITY
Mary Ellen T. Rinehardt, District Administrative Judge, 2002
Lonnie P. Ferguson, Administrative Clerk (410) 764-8970
Gale R. Caplan, Associate Judge, 2002
Audrey J. Carrion, Associate Judge, 2005
Charles A. Chiapparelli, Associate Judge, 2005
Ben C. Clyburn, Associate Judge, 2005
Charlotte M. Cooksey, Associate Judge, 2003
Timothy J. Doory, Associate Judge, 2006
Askew W. Gatewood, Jr., Associate Judge, 2004
John M. Glynn, Associate Judge, 2004
C. Yvonne Holt-Stone, Associate Judge, 2001
Norman E. Johnson, Jr., Associate Judge, 2003
Alan J. Karlin, Associate Judge, 2005
Martin A. Kircher, Associate Judge, 2003
Jack I. Lesser, Associate Judge, 2004
Keith E. Mathews, Associate Judge, 2003
John Philip Miller, Associate Judge, 2006
Theodore B. Oshrine, Associate Judge, 2005
Teaette S. Price, Associate Judge, 2000
Alan M. Resnick, Associate Judge, 2004
Nancy B. Shuger, Associate Judge, 2003
Kathleen M. Sweeney, Associate Judge, 1999
Barbara B. Waxman, Associate Judge, 2001
Jamey H. Weitzman, Associate Judge, 2001
5800 Wabash Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215 - 3330
(410) 764-8969COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Jimmie L. Foxworth, Administrative Commissioner (410) 764-8935
CIVIL DIVISION
(410) 333-4664
(410) 764-8900
(410) 764-8900DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 2
John L. Norton III, District Administrative Judge, Dorchester County, 2005
(Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester Counties: 5 Judges)
310 Gay St.
Cambridge, MD 21613 - 1813
(410) 221-2580
Mary E. Kinnamon, Administrative Clerk (410) 221-2585
Carol Hauser-Haynes, Administrative Commissioner (410) 548-7030DORCHESTER COUNTY
John L. Norton III, District Administrative Judge, 2005
310 Gay St.
Cambridge, MD 21613 - 1813
(410) 221-2580COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
James M. Hurley; Robert A. Hurley; John E. Skalstad, Sr.; Gerald P. Taylor.
(410) 221-2394SOMERSET COUNTY
Robert D. Horsey, Associate Judge, 2006
Princess Anne, MD 21853 - 0010
(410) 651-2713COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Deborah Barkley; Richard Byrd; James Corbett; Gladys Johnson.
(410) 651-4373WICOMICO COUNTY
R. Scott Davis, Associate Judge, 1999
Lloyd O. Whitehead, Associate Judge, 2000
Salisbury, MD 21801 - 4971
(410) 543-6600COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Leland Bonneville; Catherine D. Dryden; Leroy Elliott; John Shores; Gerrie Wiersberg.
(410) 548-7030WORCESTER COUNTY
Richard R. Bloxom, Associate Judge, 2000
Snow Hill, MD 21863 - 1007
(410) 632-2525COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Stephen Hornyak; Walter Kanwisher; Earlene Loomis; David Luce; Donald Turner; Anthony Tyler.
(410) 632-2163DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 3
James C. McKinney, District Administrative Judge, Cecil County, 2006
(Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's & Talbot Counties: 6 Judges)
Elkton, MD 21921 - 5943
(410) 996-0703
Grace D. Achuff, Administrative Clerk (410) 996-0720
Dianne E. Russell, Administrative Commissioner (410) 996-0728CAROLINE COUNTY
L. Edgar Brown, Associate Judge, 2006
Denton, MD 21629 - 1229
(410) 479-5800COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
James Horsey; Joseph Little; Joseph Steelman.
(410) 479-5806CECIL COUNTY
James C. McKinney, District Administrative Judge, 2006
Stephen J. Baker, Associate Judge, 2008
Elkton, MD 21921 - 5943
(410) 996-0703COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Patricia Jones; Stephen Quinter; Mark Wells; Julie Wilcox.CIVIL DIVISION
(410) 996-0713
(410) 996-0715
(410) 996-0710KENT COUNTY
Floyd L. Parks, Associate Judge, 2005
Chestertown, MD 21620 - 1511
(410) 778-1830COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Tracye Landon; Kathryn Ozman.
(410) 810-1430QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
John T. Clark III, Associate Judge, 1998
Centreville, MD 21617 - 1092
(410) 758-5200COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Charles Clark; Maxwell Frye; Carolyn Ickes.
(410) 758-5209TALBOT COUNTY
William H. Adkins III, Associate Judge, 2004
Easton, MD 21601 - 3196
(410) 822-2750COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
George Albury; Susanne Healy; Jean Johnson.
(410) 822-2763DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 4
Stephen L. Clagett, District Administrative Judge, Calvert County, 2000
(Calvert, Charles & St. Mary's Counties: 4 Judges)
200 Duke St.
Prince Frederick, MD 20678 - 4136
(410) 535-8800
Richard A. Parker, Administrative Clerk (410) 535-8800
Michael J. Elmore, Administrative Commissioner
(301) 934-3081
fax: (301) 934-6032CALVERT COUNTY
Stephen L. Clagett, District Administrative Judge, 2000
200 Duke St.
Prince Frederick, MD 20678 - 4136
(410) 535-8800COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Lawrence Andes; James Szewczyk; David Van Dyke.
(410) 535-0141CHARLES COUNTY
Richard A. Cooper, Associate Judge, 1998
Gary S. Gasparovic, Associate Judge, 1998
La Plata, MD 20646 - 3070
(301) 932-3300COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Nathaniel Collins; Michael Elmore; Frank Hopson; Eleanor Murphy; Cathy Richards; Danny Walls.
(301) 934-3081ST. MARY'S COUNTY
C. Clarke Raley, Associate Judge, 2003
Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 3808
(301) 475-4530COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Joan Hall; William Longmore; Stanley Schultz; Roy Wetzel.
(301) 475-5908DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 5
Frank M. Kratovil, District Administrative Judge, 1998
(Prince George's County: 12 Judges)
Patricia L. Platt, Administrative Clerk (301) 952-4240
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
Josef B. Brown, Associate Judge, 2004 (301) 699-2777
Gerard F. Devlin, Associate Judge, 2006 (301) 952-4011
John F. Kelly, Sr., Associate Judge, 2007 (301) 952-4020
Patrice E. Lewis, Associate Judge, 2000 (301) 699-2777
Thomas J. Love, Associate Judge, 2007 (301) 952-4020
Thurman H. Rhodes, Associate Judge, 1998 (301) 699-2777
Ronald D. Schiff, Associate Judge, 2006 (301) 952-4021
Melanie M. Shaw-Geter, Associate Judge, 2006 (301) 699-2777
Michael P. Whalen, Associate Judge, 2005 (301) 952-4021
Beverly J. Woodard, Associate Judge, 2005 (301) 952-4021
Joel D. Worshtil, Associate Judge, 2005 (301) 952-4021
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 - 3042
(301) 952-4011
(301) 952-4080 (general information)COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Derrick K. Wooten, Administrative Commissioner (301) 952-3414
CIVIL DIVISION
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 6
Cornelius J. Vaughey, District Administrative Judge, 2004
(Montgomery County: 12 Judges)
Jeffrey L. Ward, Administrative Clerk (301) 279-1520
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Thomas L. Craven, Associate Judge, 2004
Patricia M. Goldberg, Associate Judge, 2006
Barry A. Hamilton, Associate Judge, 2006
Louis D. Harrington, Associate Judge, 2002
Eric M. Johnson, Associate Judge, 2006
Mary Beth McCormick, Associate Judge, 2007
Dennis M. McHugh, Associate Judge, 2001
Katherine D. Savage, Associate Judge, 2007
Joanne T. Wills, Associate Judge, 2005
Patrick L. Woodward, Associate Judge, 2001
one vacancy
Rockville, MD 20850 - 2325
(301) 279-1551
TTY: (301) 279-1286COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Michael S. Johnson, Administrative Commissioner (301) 279-1526
CIVIL DIVISION
(301) 279-1500
(301) 279-1406
(301) 279-1406DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 7
James W. Dryden, District Administrative Judge, 2001
(Anne Arundel County: 8 Judges)
Rebecca A. Hoppa, Administrative Clerk (410) 260-1365
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
Nancy Davis-Loomis, Associate Judge, 2006
Paul A. Hackner, Associate Judge, 2007
Megan B. Johnson, Associate Judge, 2007
Vincent A. Mulieri, Associate Judge, 2001
Essom V. Ricks, Jr., Associate Judge, 2004
Robert C. Wilcox, Associate Judge, 2007
one vacancyCOMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Diane C. Ebbert, Administrative Commissioner (410) 260-1314
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2395
(410) 260-1360CIVIL DIVISION
(410) 508-2359
(410) 260-1370
(410) 260-13707500 Ritchie Highway
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 508-2359CIVIL DIVISION
(410) 508-2359
(410) 508-2391
(410) 508-2391DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 8
John H. Garmer, District Administrative Judge, 2000
(Baltimore County: 13 Judges)
Joseph T. O'Melia, Administrative Clerk (410) 321-3361
BALTIMORE COUNTY
A. Gordon Boone, Jr., Associate Judge, 2002
Robert N. Dugan, Associate Judge, 2003
Darryl G. Fletcher, Associate Judge, 2004
Charles E. Foos III, Associate Judge, 2007
Barbara R. Jung, Associate Judge, 2000
Michael L. McCampbell, Associate Judge, 2000
Patricia S. Pytash, Associate Judge, 2002
G. Darrell Russell, Jr., Associate Judge, 2000
I. Marshall Seidler, Associate Judge, 1999
Alexandra N. Williams, Associate Judge, 2004
Alexander Wright, Jr., Associate Judge, 2003
one vacancy
Towson, MD 21286 - 5307
(410) 321-3355
TTY: (410) 321-2002COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Michael P. Vach, Administrative Commissioner (410) 321-3370
CIVIL DIVISION
(410) 321-3331
(410) 321-3377
(410) 321-3886DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 9
Emory A. Plitt, Jr., District Administrative Judge, 2003
(Harford County: 4 Judges)
E. Carol Sweet, Administrative Clerk (410) 836-4525
HARFORD COUNTY
Victor K. Butanis, Associate Judge, 2006
John L. Dunnigan, Associate Judge, 1999
Lawrence S. Lanahan, Jr., Associate Judge, 2005
Bel Air, MD 21014 - 3737
(410) 879-4500COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Noretha Washington, Administrative Commissioner (410) 638-0338
DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 10
James N. Vaughan, District Administrative Judge, Howard County, 2002
(Carroll & Howard Counties: 6 Judges)
Ellicott City, MD 21043 - 4377
(410) 461-0220
Nancy E. Mueller, Administrative Clerk (410) 461-0217
Heather B. Bader, Administrative Commissioner (410) 848-7090CARROLL COUNTY
JoAnn M. Ellinghaus-Jones, Associate Judge, 2001
Marc G. Rasinsky, Associate Judge, 2006
Westminster, MD 21157 - 5156
(410) 876-1033COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Sandra Carroll; John Connelly; Emmett Jones; David Showalter.
(410) 848-2146HOWARD COUNTY
James N. Vaughan, District Administrative Judge, 2002
Neil E. Axel, Associate Judge, 2007
Louis A. Becker III, Associate Judge, 1999
Alice G. Pollard Clark, Associate Judge, 2007
Ellicott City, MD 21043 - 4377
(410) 461-0220COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Stanford Hoyes; John Lewis; James O'Dowd; Nancy Pope; George Skerry; Arthur Welsh.
(410) 461-0231CIVIL DIVISION
(410) 461-0213
(410) 461-0201
(410) 461-0207DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 11
Frederick J. Bower, District Administrative Judge, Frederick County, 2006
(Frederick & Washington Counties: 4 Judges)
Frederick, MD 21701 - 5548
(301) 694-2011
Dixie L. Scholtes, Administrative Clerk (301) 694-2006
Gerry L. Ponton, Administrative Commissioner (301) 694-2009FREDERICK COUNTY
Frederick J. Bower, District Administrative Judge, 2006
W. Milnor Roberts, Associate Judge, 2001
Frederick, MD 21701 - 5548
(301) 694-2005COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Mary Lyles; Donna Mongold; Maryanne Riggin; David Skekel.
(301) 694-2009CIVIL DIVISION
LANDLORD & TENANT
(301) 694-2007
(301) 694-2008CRIMINAL DIVISION
(301) 694-2003
(301) 694-2002WASHINGTON COUNTY
Ralph H. France II, Associate Judge, 2005
R. Noel Spence, Associate Judge, 2003
Hagerstown, MD 21740 - 4867
(301) 791-4740COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
John Bradfield; Ray Dietz; Patricia Dube; Heather Hawbaker; William Kuzbyt; Ralph Ryland.
(301) 791-4649CIVIL DIVISION
(301) 791-4744
(301) 791-4740
(301) 791-4740DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 12
Paul J. Stakem, District Administrative Judge, Allegany County, 2001
(Allegany & Garrett Counties: 3 Judges)
Cumberland, MD 21505 - 3045
(301) 777-2105
Kathleen M. Stafford, Administrative Clerk (301) 777-2105
Alan A. Dougherty, Administrative Commissioner (301) 777-2112ALLEGANY COUNTY
Paul J. Stakem, District Administrative Judge, 2001
W. Timothy Finan, Associate Judge, 2007
Cumberland, MD 21502 - 3045
(301) 777-2105COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Lisa Ake; Debra Welch; William Wilhelm; Marianne Zizza.
(301) 777-2112GARRETT COUNTY
Ralph M. Burnett, Associate Judge, 2003
Oakland, MD 21550 - 1526
(301) 334-8164COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Douglas Buckley; Ronald Maiers; Charles Pariseau.
(301) 334-5739Maryland Judiciary
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