Maryland voters in eight counties will see either a contested judicial or prosecutor’s race on their ballots this year, and one county has both. Incumbent prosecutors in Anne Arundel, Washington and Wicomico counties are facing challengers. In Harford, Howard and ...

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Gov. Larry Hogan will mull over the names of two district court judges, a magistrate judge and three attorneys as he weighs whom to appoint to Judge Michael D. Mason’s soon-to-be-vacant seat on the Montgomery County Circuit Court.

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Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has stepped back from public life.

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Unfortunately, what happens is the decision is the child’s best interest is actually not accomplished through no fault of the court.

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An Olney man injured in a vehicle collision in 2011 has elected to accept a drastically reduced damages award rather than challenge the reduction or have a new trial after a judge ruled last month that the jury’s award “shocked the conscience.” ...

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Gov. Larry Hogan announced the appointment Friday of four circuit court judges, including three to the bench in Prince George’s County. District Court Judges Erik Nyce and Karen Mason will replace retired Judges Maureen M. Lamasney and Michael P. Whalen, ...

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Richard Titus has been appointed to the bench in Carroll County Circuit Court, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday. Titus replaces Judge Michael M. Galloway, who retired earlier this month. The appointment will take effect immediately. A graduate of University of ...

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Keith R. Truffer has been appointed to the bench in Baltimore County Circuit Court, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday. Truffer, who clerked in the county courthouse, replaces Judge Timothy J. Martin, who retired in March. Truffer has been with Royston, ...

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A private reprimand was issued to the chief judge of the Anne Arundel County Orphans’ Court earlier this month for receiving commissions as a real estate agent for properties that were part of estates overseen by the court. Nancy Phelps, ...

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Judge J. Barry Hughes has been named administrative judge for Carroll County Circuit Court effective Jan. 6. He will succeed the retiring Judge Michael M. Galloway. As administrative judge, Hughes will oversee the administration of the circuit court, including its ...

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