ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year terms (10 Judges):
Clayton Greene, Jr., Circuit Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals) & County Administrative Judge, 2011

Philip T. Caroom, Associate Judge, 2000
James C. Cawood, Jr., Associate Judge, 1999
Robert H. Heller, Jr., Associate Judge, 2001
Eugene M. Lerner, Associate Judge, 2011
Michael E. Loney, Associate Judge, 2013
Joseph P. Manck, Associate Judge, 2000
Pamela L. North, Associate Judge, 2011
Lawrence H. Rushworth, Associate Judge, 2005
Ronald A. Silkworth, Associate Judge, 2013

Courthouse
Church Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 222-1375

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Clerk,

COURT AUDITORS
Appointed by Circuit Court:
John D. Newell, Esq. (410) 573-2992
Eliot I. Siskind, Esq. (410) 766-3750

COURT EXAMINERS
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Edwin A. Lechowicz, Esq. (410) 766-0090
Martin B. Lessans, Esq. (410) 760-5000
Ronald M. Naditch, Esq. (410) 268-3434
Paula J. Peters, Esq. (410) 266-0626

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
George F. Johnson IV (D), Sheriff, 2002
(410) 222-1189
World Wide Web: http://www.clark.net/pub/aacoso/

Appointed by Circuit Court:

Robert F. Sweeney District Court Building, Anne Arundel County District Court,
Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland, 1999. Photo by James Hefelfinger
(Hefelfinger Collection, MSA SC 1885-786-10, Maryland State Archives).

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms (8 Judges):
James W. Dryden, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland, with approval of Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2001

David S. Bruce, Associate Judge, 2008
Nancy Davis-Loomis, Associate Judge, 2006
Paul A. Hackner, Associate Judge, 2007
Megan B. Johnson, Associate Judge, 2007
Vincent A. Mulieri, Associate Judge, 2001
Essom V. Ricks, Jr., Associate Judge, 2004
Robert C. Wilcox, Associate Judge, 2007

Robert F. Sweeney District Court Building
251 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1518
(410) 260-1360

District Court Building
7500 Ritchie Highway
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 508-2359

Supervisor

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Gail J. Schaffer (R), Chief Judge (chosen by Governor), 2002
Judith L. Duckett (D), Judge, 2002
Nancy Phelps (R), Judge, 2002

Arundel Center
44 Calvert St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 222-1430

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Register of Wills,

Maryland Counties
Maryland Municipalities

Maryland Manual On-Line

e-mail: mdmanual@mdarchives.state.md.us

Maryland Manual On-Line, 1999

July 6, 1999
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