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[photo, Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, 361 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland] Patrick L. Woodward, Chief Judge

Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, 361 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, MD 21401
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    Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


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    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent & elected by Voters to 10-year terms:
    Patrick L. Woodward, Chief Judge (designated by Governor), 7th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2026

    Christopher B. Kehoe, Judge, 1st Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2020
    Douglas R. M. Nazarian, Judge, 2nd Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2024
    Kathryn Grill Graeff, Judge, 3rd Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2020
    Melanie M. Shaw Geter, Judge, 4th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2022
    Timothy E. Meredith, Judge, 5th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2026
    Michael W. Reed, Judge, 6th Appellate Judicial Circuit, 2024
    Kevin F. Arthur, Judge, At Large, 2024
    Donald E. Beachley, Judge, At Large, 2018
    Stuart R. Berger, Judge, At Large, 2022
    Deborah Sweet Eyler, Judge, At Large, 2018
    Dan Friedman, Judge, At Large, 2026
    Andrea M. Leahy, Judge, At Large, 2024
    Alexander Wright, Jr., Judge, At Large, 2020
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    [photo, Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, Annapolis, Maryland]

    Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


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