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 Maryland Manual On-Line, 2020

July 31, 2020

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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, August 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year term (1 Judge):
Jonathan G. Newell, County Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2023

    Appointed by Circuit Court:
    Jo Ann Asparagus, Esq., Family Magistrate (410) 479-2303
    e-mail: 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

[photo, Office of Clerk of Circuit Court, Caroline County Courthouse, 109 Market St., Denton, Maryland]
    CLERK
    Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
    Terry Lord (R), Clerk, 2022
    P. O. Box 458
    Courthouse, Room 104
    109 Market St., Denton, MD 21629 - 0458
    (410) 479-1811; fax: (410) 479-1142
    e-mail: terry.lord@mdcourts.gov

Office of Clerk of Circuit Court, Caroline County Courthouse, 109 Market St., Denton, Maryland, August 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Sheriff's Office, Andrew Building, 101 Gay St., Denton, Maryland, August 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

DISTRICT COURT

[photo, John R. Hargreaves District Court/Multi-Service Center, 207 South Third St., Denton, Maryland] 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

John R. Hargreaves District Court/Multi-Service Center, 207 South Third St., Denton, Maryland, August 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, John R. Hargreaves District Court/Multi-Service Center, 207 South Third St., Denton, Maryland]


John R. Hargreaves District Court/Multi-Service Center, 207 South Third St., Denton, Maryland, August 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

      COUNTY CLERK
      Amily M. Thompson, County Clerk (410) 819-4600

    COMMISSIONERS
    Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
    Jessica Smith, Administrative Commissioner (410) 996-2727; (410) 819-4610 (information)
    e-mail: jessica.smith@mdcourts.gov

ORPHANS' COURT

[photo, Courthouse, 109 Market St., Denton, Maryland] Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Ronald K. Fearins (R), Chief Judge (chosen by Governor), 2022
J. Ellery Adams (R), Judge, 2022
Jeffry Porter (R), Judge, 2022

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.

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