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CAROLINE COUNTY, MARYLAND

JUDICIAL BRANCH

[photo, Courthouse, 109 Market St., Denton, Maryland]


Circuit Court


District Court


Orphans' Court

Courthouse, 109 Market St., Denton, Maryland, October 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year term (1 Judge):
Karen Murphy Jensen, County Administrative Judge, & Chief Judge, 2015

Appointed by Circuit Court:

Domestic Relations Master

joann.asparagus@mdcourts.gov

Robert E. Jarrell, Esq., Examiner in Civil Cases
Anne C. Ogletree, Esq., Examiner in Civil Cases
Robert A. Thornton, Jr., Esq., Examiner in Civil Cases

Anne C. Ogletree, Esq., Court Auditor (410) 479-2573
Robert A. Thornton, Esq., Trust Clerk (410) 479-2570

Courthouse, 109 Market St., Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-2303; fax: (410) 479-4063
web: www.courts.state.md.us/circuit/caroline/index.html

Appointed by County Administrative Judge:

Karen Murphy Jensen

Presiding Judge

Coordinator,

samantha.parker@mdcourts.gov

JUVENILE DRUG COURT
Appointed by County Administrative Judge:
Karen Murphy Jensen, Presiding Judge
Samantha Parker, Coordinator, (410) 479-4134
e-mail: samantha.parker@mdcourts.gov

CLERK
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
F. Dale Minner (R), Clerk, 2014

P. O. Box 458
Courthouse, Room 104
109 Market St., Denton, MD 21629 - 0458
(410) 479-1811; fax: (410) 479-1142
e-mail: dale.minner@mdcourts.gov

COURT ADMINISTRATION
Appointed by Circuit Administrative Judge:
Missy M. Gallagher, Court Administrator
Courthouse, Room 200
109 Market St., Denton, MD 21629
(410)479-4109; fax: (410) 479-4063
e-mail: missy.gallagher@mdcourts.gov

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
John R. (Randy) Bounds (D), Sheriff, 2014
Detention Center, 101 Gay St., Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-2515; fax: (410) 479-3956
e-mail: rbounds@carolinemd.org
web: www.carolinesheriff.net

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term (1 Judge):
Douglas H. Everngam, Associate Judge, 2021

Hargreaves District Court/Multi-Service Center
207 South Third St., Denton, MD 21629 - 1229
(410) 819-4600; 1-800-940-4968 (toll free); tty: 1-800-735-2258
web: www.mdcourts.gov/district/directories/courtmap.html#CAROLINE

Hargreaves District Court/Multi-Service Center, 207 South Third St., Denton, Maryland, October 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

ADMINISTRATION

Appointed by Chief Judge upon recommendation of District Administrative Judge:

Administrative Clerk

cheryl.miller@mdcourts.gov

County Clerk

COMMISSIONERS

Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:

Administrative Commissioner

dianne.russell@mdcourts.gov

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Beverly S. Blades (D), Chief Judge (chosen by Governor), 2014
B. Conway Gregory, Ed.D. (R), Judge, 2014
*(sworn in Aug. 27, 2013, to replace Francis A. Callahan, Jr., who resigned Aug. 20, 2013)
Robert Taylor (R), Judge, 2014

P. O. Box 416
Courthouse, 109 Market St., Denton, MD 21629 - 0416
(410) 479-0717; fax: (410) 479-4983

Courthouse, 109 Market St., Denton, Maryland, October 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

James L. Phelps

Register of Wills,

jphelps@registers.maryland.gov

http://registers.maryland.gov/main/caroline.html

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