CIRCUIT COURTS


[photo, Anne Arundel County Courthouse, 8 Church Circle, Towson, Maryland] Laura S. Ripken, Chair, Conference of Circuit Judges
c/o Anne Arundel County Circuit Court
P. O. Box 2395, Courthouse, 8 Church Circle, Annapolis, MD 21404 - 2395
(410) 222-1397
web: www.mdcourts.gov/circuit/
www.mdcourts.gov/legalhelp/selfhelpcenters.html (Maryland Courts Self-Help Centers)

Anne Arundel County Courthouse, 8 Church Circle), Annapolis, Maryland, August 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


[photo, Kent County Circuit Court, 103 Cross St., Chestertown, Maryland]


Kent County Circuit Court, 103 Cross St., Chestertown, Maryland, October 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


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[photo, Allegany County Courthouse entrance, 30 Washington St., Cumberland, Maryland] JUDICIAL CIRCUITS
  • Map of Judicial Circuits
  • 1st Judicial Circuit (Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester Counties)
  • 2nd Judicial Circuit (Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's & Talbot Counties)
  • 3rd Judicial Circuit (Baltimore County & Harford County)
  • 4th Judicial Circuit (Allegany, Garrett & Washington Counties)
  • 5th Judicial Circuit (Anne Arundel, Carroll & Howard Counties)
  • 6th Judicial Circuit (Frederick & Montgomery Counties)
  • 7th Judicial Circuit (Calvert, Charles, Prince George's & St. Mary's Counties)
  • 8th Judicial Circuit (Baltimore City)

    Allegany County Courthouse entrance, 30 Washington St., Cumberland, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

    CONFERENCE OF CIRCUIT JUDGES

    (410) 260-1400; fax: (410) 974-2169
    [photo, Maryland Judicial Center, 187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, Maryland] Laura S. Ripken, Chair (elected by Conference, 2-year term), 2020
    (410) 222-1290

    Keith A. Baynes, Vice-Chair (elected by Conference, 2-year term), 2020
    (410) 996-5317


    Maryland Judicial Center, 187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, Maryland, February 2020. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



    [photo, Courtroom, Worcester County Courthouse, One West Market St., Snow Hill, Maryland]

    1st Judicial Circuit members:
    Brett W. Wilson, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 228-6300
    Brian D. Shockley, Circuit Representative (410) 632-0600

    2nd Judicial Circuit members:
    Keith A. Baynes, Circuit Administrative Judge (410) 996-5317
    Stephen H. Kehoe, Circuit Representative (410) 770-6801


    Courtroom, Worcester County Courthouse, One West Market St., Snow Hill, Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    [photo, Talbot County Courthouse, 11 North Washington St., Easton, Maryland]

    Talbot County Courthouse, 11 North Washington St., Easton, Maryland, May 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



    Wicomico County Courthouse, 101 North Division St., Salisbury, Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    [photo, Cecil County Courthouse, 129 East Main St., Elkton, Maryland]

    Cecil County Courthouse, 129 East Main St., Elkton, Maryland, May 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



    [photo, Frederick A. Thayer III Courthouse, 203 South 4th St., Oakland, Maryland]

    Frederick A. Thayer III Courthouse, 203 South 4th St., Oakland (Garrett County), Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    [photo, Anne Arundel County Courthouse entrance, Church Circle, Annapolis, Maryland]



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



    [photo, Prince George's County Courthouse, Duval Wing, Upper Marlboro, Maryland]

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


    [photo, Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, 111 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland]


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


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