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DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND

Ben C. Clyburn, Chief Judge

Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2395
(410) 260-1525
web: http://mdcourts.gov/district/,
http://mdcourts.gov/courtrecords.html (case records)

[photo, Maryland Judicial Center, Annapolis, Maryland] Joseph P. Rosenthal, Chief Clerk
District Court of Maryland
Maryland Judicial Center, A-3, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2395
(410) 260-1235; fax: (410) 260-1219
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    • Maryland Judicial Center, Annapolis, Maryland, December 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    Budget

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    Historical Evolution

    Organizational Chart

    Organizational Structure

    Origin & Functions

    DISTRICTS

  • District 1 (Baltimore City)
  • District 2 (Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester Counties)
  • District 3 (Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's & Talbot Counties)
  • District 4 (Calvert, Charles & St. Mary's Counties)
  • District 5 (Prince George's County)
  • District 6 (Montgomery County)
  • District 7 (Anne Arundel County)
  • District 8 (Baltimore County)
  • District 9 (Harford County)
  • District 10 (Carroll & Howard Counties)
  • District 11 (Frederick & Washington Counties)
  • District 12 (Allegany & Garrett Counties)

    ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

    DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND

    Ben C. Clyburn, Chief Judge (designated by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2015
    (410) 260-1525

    DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 1

    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term:
    Keith E. Mathews, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2013
    (410) 878-8014; 1-800-937-3788 (toll free)

    DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 2 (Lower Eastern Shore)

    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term:
    John L. Norton III, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2015
    (410) 901-1437; 1-800-939-2872 (toll free)

    DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 3 (Upper Eastern Shore)

    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term:
    Stephen J. Baker, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2008
    (410) 996-2704; 1-800-941-0408 (toll free)

    DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 4 (Southern Maryland)

    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term:
    Stephen L. Clagett, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2010
    (410) 535-2091; 1-800-941-3375 (toll free)

    DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 5

    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term:
    Thurman H. Rhodes, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2008
    (301) 952-4023; 1-800-943-8853 (toll free)

    DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 6

    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term:
    Eugene Wolfe, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2011
    (301) 279-1551; 1-800-944-1341 (toll free)

    DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 7

    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term:
    James W. Dryden, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2011
    (410) 260-1367; 1-800-944-2688 (toll free)

    DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 8

    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term:
    Alexandra N. Williams, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2014
    (410) 512-2051; 1-800-944-1826 (toll free)

    DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 9

    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term:
    Victor K. Butanis, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2016
    (410) 838-4510; 1-800-943-6344 (toll free)

    DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 10

    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term:
    JoAnn M. Ellinghaus-Jones, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland) 2010
    (410) 480-7706; 1-800-943-9396 (toll free)

    DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 11

    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term:
    W. Milnor Roberts, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2011
    (301) 694-2005; 1-800-945-2119 (toll free)

    DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT 12 (Western Maryland)

    Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term:
    Edward A. Malloy, Jr., District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland), 2012
    (301) 723-3105; 1-800-946-3952 (toll free)

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