CARROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND

JUDICIAL BRANCH


[photo, Carroll County Historic Courthouse, Courthouse Square, 200 Willis St., Westminster, Maryland]

Circuit Court

District Court

Orphans' Court

Carroll County Historic Courthouse, Courthouse Square, 200 Willis St., Westminster, Maryland, January 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


[photo, Carroll County Courthouse Annex, 55 North Court St., Westminster, Maryland]

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year terms (4 Judges):
J. Barry Hughes, County Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2021
Fred S. Hecker, Associate Judge, 2029
Thomas F. Stansfield, Associate Judge, 2021
Richard R. Titus, Associate Judge, 2018

Carroll County Courthouse Annex, 55 North Court St., Westminster, Maryland, May 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


Historic Courthouse
Courthouse Square, 200 Willis St., Westminster, MD 21157

Courthouse Annex, 55 North Court St., Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 386-8710, 1-888-786-0039 (toll free)
web: ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/circuit-court/Default.aspx


[photo, District Court, 101 North Court St., Westminster, Maryland]

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms (2 Judges):
Brian D. Green, Associate Judge, 2023
one vacancy

101 North Court St., Westminster, Maryland, May 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



[photo, Courthouse Annex, 55 North Court St., Westminster, Maryland]

ORPHANS’ COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Dorothy V. Utz (R), Chief Judge (chosen by Governor), 2018
Charles M. Coles, Jr.* (R), Judge, 2018
*(sworn in July 22, 2016, to replace John D. Carbaugh (R), who retired May 11, 2016)
Catherine E. Reese (R), Judge, 2018

Courthouse Annex, 55 North Court St., Westminster, Maryland, January 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


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