Two recently appointed judges on the ballot for confirmation were unseated in Tuesday’s election, a rarity in Maryland. Maria Oesterreicher, a former prosecutor and current state government employee, defeated incumbent Richard R. Titus, a 2016 appointee to the bench. Oesterreicher ...

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Former Prince George’s County Council member Ingrid M. Turner will join the circuit court bench after being elected Tuesday to fill one of four seats. Sitting judges otherwise retained their seats in jurisdictions where they faced Election Day-challengers, while all ...

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Voters in three counties have contested judicial elections on their ballots, with challengers who either made it through the primary process or successfully obtained the nomination of a third party. Judges are appointed to the circuit court by the governor after ...

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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge has not lost in an election since 1982. But as polls open for early voting Thursday, the slate of sitting judges faces two challengers, including a well-funded politician with name recognition. All six judges ...

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