CIRCUIT COURTS

Queen Anne's County Courthouse, 100 Court House Square, Centreville, Maryland, October 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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JUDICIAL CIRCUITS

Prince George's County Courthouse, Duval Wing, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, April 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

CONFERENCE OF CIRCUIT JUDGES

Thomas G. Ross, Chair (elected by Conference, 2-year term), 2014
(410) 758-0216, ext. 111

John W. Debelius III, Vice-Chair (elected by Conference, 2-year term), 2014
(240) 777-9180

Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, March 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Thomas G. Ross; John W. Debelius III; Marcella A. Holland.
(Circuit representatives are elected in December of even-numbered years, 2-year terms. Current terms expire 2014.)

1st Judicial Circuit members:
Daniel M. Long, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 651-1630
Thomas C. Groton III, Circuit Representative (410) 632-0600

2nd Judicial Circuit members:
Thomas G. Ross, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 758-0216, ext. 111
Karen A. Murphy Jensen, Circuit Representative (410) 479-2303

3rd Judicial Circuit members:
Kathleen G. Cox, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 887-6510
Michael J. Finifter, Circuit Representative (410) 638-2642

4th Judicial Circuit members:
Gary G. Leasure, Circuit Administrative Judge (301) 777-2261
M. Kenneth Long, Jr., Circuit Representative (301) 733-8660
5th Judicial Circuit members:
Paul A. Hackner, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 222-1375
J. Barry Hughes, Circuit Representative (410) 386-2616
6th Judicial Circuit members:
John W. Debelius III, Circuit Administrative Judge (240) 777-9212
Theresa M. Adams, Circuit Representative (301) 600-1999
7th Judicial Circuit members:
Sheila R. Tillerson Adams, Circuit Administrative Judge (301) 952-3766
Marjorie L. Clagett, Circuit Representative (410) 535-1600, ext. 2262
8th Judicial Circuit members:
W. Michel Pierson, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 396-4916
Audrey J. S. Carrion, Circuit Representative (410) 396-5130

Ex officio: Barbara D. Domer, Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Administrators; Loretta E. Knight, Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Clerks.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SUBCOMMITTEE
Staff: Connie L. Kratovil-Lavelle, Esq.; Julie R. Linkins; Jonathan S. Rosenthal, Esq.; Rachel A. Wohl, Esq.

Thomas G. Ross, Chair
Karen H. Abrams; Philip T. Caroom; Kathleen G. Cox; Melanie M. Shaw Geter; Richard E. Jordan; Emory A. Plitt, Jr.; Julie R. Stevenson Solt; Pamela J. White.

MARYLAND ELECTRONIC COURTS FOCUS GROUP


1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Lower Eastern Shore)
Daniel M. Long, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 651-1630

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)
Thomas G. Ross, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 758-0216, ext. 111

CAROLINE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (1 Judge)
CECIL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (4 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)
Kathleen G. Cox, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 887-6510

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

4TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Western Maryland)
Gary G. Leasure, Circuit Administrative Judge & Chief Judge (301) 777-2261

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)

Paul A. Hackner, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 222-1205

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (12 Judges)
CARROLL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (4 Judges)
HOWARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (5 Judges)

Anne Arundel County Courthouse entrance, Church Circle, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

6TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Frederick & Montgomery Counties)
John W. Debelius III, Circuit Administrative Judge (240) 777-9212
FREDERICK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (5 Judges)
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (22 Judges)

7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Southern Maryland)
Sheila R. Tillerson Adams, Circuit Administrative Judge (301) 952-3766

CALVERT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (3 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)

W. Michel Pierson, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 396-4916

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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