A Caroline County Circuit Court judge killed himself Friday morning as he was about to be arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a child.
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Read More »September 10, 2021 Comments Off on Eastern Shore judge found dead after attempt to arrest him on sexual exploitation charges
A Caroline County Circuit Court judge killed himself Friday morning as he was about to be arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a child.
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Read More »October 26, 2018 Comments Off on Counties across Md. see contested prosecutor, judge races
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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Read More »October 22, 2018 Comments Off on 3 judges, 3 lawyers vie for Montgomery Co. Circuit Court seat
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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Read More »October 22, 2018 Comments Off on Sandra Day O’Connor withdraws from public life
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has stepped back from public life.
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Read More »March 19, 2018 Comments Off on When the judge is right but the law is wrong
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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Read More »October 17, 2016 Comments Off on Olney car-crash plaintiff opts to remit jury award after judge’s ruling
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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Read More »January 29, 2016 Comments Off on Hogan appoints four to circuit court bench
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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Read More »January 27, 2016 Comments Off on New judge appointed to Carroll County Circuit Court
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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Read More »January 13, 2016 Comments Off on New judge appointed to Baltimore County Circuit Court
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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Read More »November 18, 2015 Comments Off on Anne Arundel orphans’ court judge receives private reprimand
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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