Appointed by Governor: Harland I. Cottman; Julia E. Foxwell; Jean S. Laws, Esq.; James F. Morris; John D. Smack, Jr.; Kathleen E. Smith, Esq.; Warren Garrison White; William L. Wilkinson. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 1st Commission District: Kathleen L. Beckstead, Esq.; Charles A. Bruce, Jr., Esq.; David C. Gaskill, Esq.; Henry L. Vinyard, Esq.
2nd COMMISSION DISTRICT (Cecil, Kent & Queen Anne's Counties)
Doris P. Scott, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: William F. Burkley;William D. Fossett; Thomas M. Groce, Jr.; Christina H. Landskroener, Esq; Marguerite W. Mankin; James O. Pippin, Jr.; Gene A. Price; Sharon C. Walla, Esq. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 2nd Commission District: Jennifer L. Hammond, Esq.; Jeffrey E. Thompson, Esq.; Patrick E. Thompson, Esq.; David C. Wright, Esq.
3rd COMMISSION DISTRICT (Baltimore County)
Stephen J. Nolan, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: Willie M. Benson; Dennis G. Brave, D.D.S.; Wayne R. Gioioso, Sr.; William L. Jews; Gloria K. McJilton; Lisa Lynn Mervis, Esq.; Thomas Minkin, Esq.; Beverly Penn. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 3rd Commission District: Alfred L. Brennan, Jr., Esq.; G. Warren Mix, Esq.; John J. Nagle, Esq.; Stephen J. Nolan, Esq.
4th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Harford County)
Richard D. Norling, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: Rev. C. Anthony Hunt; Rhonda B. Lipkin, Esq.; Mary B. Sullivan; David D. R. Thomey; Christine E. Tolbert; Mary E. Warfield; Leonard D. Wheeler, Ed.D.; Albert J. A. Young, Esq. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 4th Commission District: Maria K. Caruso, Esq.; John B. Kane, Esq.; Michael E. Leaf, Esq.; Diane L. Sengstacke, Esq.
5th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Allegany & Garrett Counties)
Hugh A. McMullen, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: John H. Balch; Anne L. Gormer; Stephen J. Herman; Craig M. Ingram, Esq.; Dorothy R. Leuba; Phyllis R. MacVeigh; Constance E. Margison; Linda M. Thomas, Esq. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 5th Commission District: Lee A. Caplan, Esq.; William S. Hidey, Esq.; Thomas R. Janes, Esq.; Stephen C. Wilkinson, Esq.
6th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Washington County)
Paul C. Mellott, Jr., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: Jeanne A. Davis; Francis R. Ford; Jane L. Hershey; Rev. Philip Hundley; Susan A. Nicholson, Esq.; Ross H. Rhoads; Barbara A. Rodenhiser; Arthur Schneider, Esq. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 6th Commission District: Thomas M. DiGirolamo, Esq.; Daniel P. Dwyer, Esq.; Christopher Joliet, Esq.; M. Lynn Williams, Esq.
7th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Anne Arundel County)
George S. Lantzas, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: Patricia L. Aiken; Mary Marita Carroll; James L. Gregory; Janet L. Hardesty; Ramocille S. Johnson; Daniel D. Nataf, Ph.D.; Paula J. Peters, Esq.; Barbara G. Taylor, Esq. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 7th Commission District: Timothy E. Meredith, Esq.; Michael D. Steinhardt, Esq.; Douglas R. Twigg, Esq.; J. Michael Wachs, Esq.
8th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Carroll County)
Ethan A. Seidel, Ph.D., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: Joseph H. Beaver, Jr.; Roy L. Chiavacci; Coleen S. Clemente, Esq.; Connie Burk Davis, Esq.; Linda C. Galvin; Alvin L. Howes, Sr.; Kevin B. Smith; S. Ann Weber. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 8th Commission District: J. Barry Hughes, Esq.; J. Brooks Leahy, Esq.; Clark R. Shaffer, Esq.; David B. Weisgerber, Esq.
9th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Howard County)
David A. Carney, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: Ann Moylan Balcerzak, Esq.; D. Ronald Brasher; Tobey G. Brehm, Esq.; Ozea Brooks; J. P. Blase Cooke; Traci R. Dove; Doris H. Ligon; Dennis M. Parra, Ph.D. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 9th Commission District: James K. Eagan III, Esq.; Margaret G. Richlin, Esq.; Barry Silber, Esq.; Fred H. Silverstein, Esq.
10th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Frederick County)
E. Rebecca H. Windsor, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: Linda Pappas Funsch; Donald C. Linton; Leslie A. Powell, Esq.; Janice B. Rockwell, Esq.; Mary V. Schneider; Terry Neal Shook; Donald Staggers, Sr.; John P. Wilbur. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 10th Commission District: Karen J. Krask, Esq.; Julia A. Minner, Esq.; Danny Brian O'Connor, Esq.; Lucien T. Winegar, Esq.
11th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Montgomery County)
Judith R. Catterton, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: Ruth J. B. Bushnell; Charles E. Castle, Jr.; Lynda E. Earle, Esq.; Aris Mardirossian; Sonia M. Leon Reig; Kim M. Sohn; Rebecca N. Strandberg, Esq.; DeVance Walker, Jr. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 11th Commission District: Thomas L. Heeney, Esq.; Barry H. Helfand, Esq.; Deane A. Shure, Esq.; Charles E. Wilson, Jr., Esq.
12th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Calvert & St. Mary's Counties)
Ford L. Dean, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: Thomas G. Axley, Esq.; James M. Banagan; Gwendoline D. Bankins; Vaughn D. Evans, Sr.; Y. D. Hance; Sue Ann Lewis, Esq.; John K. Parlett, Jr.; Joan Donovan Roach. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 12th Commission District: Janice Briscoe Baldwin, Esq.; Julian J. Izydore, Esq.; Renee J. Lafayette, Esq.; Gregory Wells, Esq.
13th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Prince George's County)
Andre J. Gingles, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: Alda A. Anderson, Esq.; Patricia Bonacorda; Nancy P. Crawford; Nuria Alvarez Grant; Emory A. Harman; Arthur J. Horne, Jr., Esq.; William J. Jefferson, Jr.; Kay Meinhardt. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 13th Commission District: Robert C. Bonsib, Esq.; Edward P. Camus, Esq.; Christopher R. Dunn, Esq.; Walter E. Laake, Jr., Esq.
14th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Baltimore City)
George L. Russell, Jr., Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: Andrew M. Brooks; Elizabeth Chen; Michael M. Hart; Veronica Henderson; Harry S. Johnson, Esq.; Kara C. King-Bess; Susan Souder, Esq.; Garland O. Williamson. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 14th Commission District: Arthur S. Alperstein, Esq.; Paul D. Bekman, Esq.; Sheila K. Sachs, Esq.; Lynn K. Stewart, Esq.
15th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Charles County)
Stephen J. Braun, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: Amy J. Bragunier, Esq.; Francis C. Garner; Keith A. Hettel; Salome F. Howard; John M. Sine, Ph.D.; Merle K. Turner, Esq.; Carmella D. Watkins; Jean M. Winkler. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 15th Commission District: Rudolf A. Carrico, Jr., Esq.; David Harris Chapman, Esq.; Stephen P. Fitzgerald, Esq.; Sue Ann Greer, Esq.
16th COMMISSION DISTRICT (Caroline, Dorchester & Talbot Counties)
George D. Brennan II, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Appointed by Governor: Louis C. Andrew; Robert S. Collison, Esq.; Betty W. Crothers, Esq.; Hilliard E. Gardner, D.V.M.; Gladys H. Giddens; Anne W. Ryan; Kathleen O. Tieder; Evelyn W. Townsend. Terms expire 1999.
Elected by lawyers in 16th Commission District: John G. Billmyre, Esq.; Dennis J. Farina, Esq.; Karen M. Kaludis, Esq.; Connie G. Marvel, Esq.
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Sixteen trial courts judicial nominating commissions recommend nominees for judges of the Circuit Courts and the District Court of Maryland.
Each commission consists of thirteen members. Six are lawyers: two appointed by the Governor; four elected by members of the Maryland State Bar Association (within designated geographical areas). The Governor also selects six lay members. Chosen by the Governor, the chair may be either a lawyer or a lay person. Terms extend to the date of qualification of the Governor after election, and until their successors are duly chosen. The Administrative Office of the Courts is the secretariat to each commission.
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