ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND

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Circuit Court

District Court

Orphans' Court

Anne Arundel County Courthouse, (view from Church Circle)
Annapolis, Maryland, November 1999. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year terms (10 Judges):

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

P. O. Box 2395
Courthouse
Church Circle
Annapolis, MD 21404 - 2395
(410) 222-1375
web: www.circuitcourt.org/

CLERK
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Robert P. Duckworth (R), Clerk, 2002
P. O. Box 71
Annapolis, MD 21404 - 0071
(410) 222-1397/8
tty: (410) 222-1429
web: www.clerk-anne-arundel.net/

APPEALS CLERK
Claudia Thomas, Appeals Clerk (410) 222-1431

CIVIL DEPARTMENT
Kimberle Early, Supervisor (410) 222-1431

CRIMINAL DEPARTMENT
Barbara Day, Supervisor (410) 222-1420

FAMILY DEPARTMENT
Patricia Farrell, Supervisor (410) 222-1431

JUVENILE DEPARTMENT
Mary Renshaw, Supervisor (410) 222-1427

LAND RECORDS DEPARTMENT
Dorsey Hile, Recording Supervisor (410) 222-1425
Marsha Tone, Document Control Supervisor (410) 222-1394

LICENSING DEPARTMENT
Linda Davis, Supervisor (410) 222-1434

TRUST & ADOPTION DEPARTMENT
(410) 222-1331

COURT ADMINISTRATION
Appointed by County Administrative Judge:
Robert G. Wallace, Court Administrator (410) 222-1404

JURY OFFICE
Lois E. Rowe, Jury Commissioner (410) 222-1400

COURT AUDITORS
Appointed by Circuit Court:
John D. Newell, Esq.
Eliot I. Siskind, Esq.

COURT EXAMINERS
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Edwin A. Lechowicz, Esq.
Martin B. Lessans, Esq.
Ronald M. Naditch, Esq.
Paula J. Peters, Esq.

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

MASTERS IN CHANCERY
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Cynthia M. Ferris, Esq.
James D. McCarthy, Jr., Esq.
Charles J. Muskin, Esq.
J. Michael Wachs, Esq.
Erica J. Wolfe, Esq.

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).

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DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms (8 Judges):

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

Rebecca A. Hoppa, Administrative Clerk (410) 260-1365
Diane Ebbert, Administrative Commissioner (410) 260-1316

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

CIVIL DIVISION
(410) 260-1800

CRIMINAL & TRAFFIC DIVISION
(410) 260-1310

DRUG COURT PROGRAM
H. Erle Schafer, Supervisor (410) 508-2359

ORPHANS' COURT

REGISTER OF WILLS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
George M. Nutwell, Jr. (R), Register of Wills, 2002
(410) 222-1430
1-800-679-6665 (toll free)
web: www.registers.state.md.us/county/annearundel.html

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