KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND

JUDICIAL BRANCH

[photo, Kent County Courthouse, 103 Cross St., Chestertown, Maryland]


Circuit Court


District Court


Orphans' Court

Kent County Courthouse, 103 Cross St., Chestertown, Maryland, October 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year term (1 Judge):
Paul M. Bowman, County Administrative Judge (chosen by Circuit Administrative Judge), 2025

Appointed by Circuit Court:

Family Magistrate

jean.meta@courts.state.md.us

Courthouse, 103 North Cross St., Chestertown, MD 21620 - 1511
(410) 778-7460; 1-800-989-2520 (toll free); tty: (410) 778-0608
e-mail: kentcc@courts.state.md.us

Appointed by Circuit Court:

Court Auditor

EXAMINERS
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Paul M. Bowman, Esq., Examiner in Civil Cases
Ernest S. Cookerly, Esq., Examiner in Civil Cases
Basil Wadkovsky, Esq., Examiner in Civil Cases

FAMILY SERVICES
Rebecca Taylor, Coordinator (410) 810-1059

JURY SERVICES & ASSIGNMENT
Ruth Voshell-Russ, Jury Commissioner (410) 778-2512

LAW LIBRARY
Kay Pinder-Almen, Librarian (410) 778-7440

TRUST CLERK
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Samuel L. Heck, Esq.

CLERK

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Mark L. Mumford

Clerk,

mark.mumford@mdcourts.gov

www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/kent/index.html

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
John F. Price IV (R), Sheriff, 2018
104 Vickers Drive, Unit B, Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-2279; fax: (410) 778-7488
e-mail: sheriff@kentgov.org
web: http://kentcounty.com/sheriff

[photo, Kent County Courthouse, 103 North Cross St., Chestertown, Maryland]

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term (1 Judge):
John E. Nunn III, Associate Judge, 2019

Courthouse, 2nd floor, 103 North Cross St., Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 810-3360; 1-800-941-3347 (toll free); tty: 1-800-735-2258
web: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#KENT

Kent County Courthouse, 103 Cross St., Chestertown, Maryland, October 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

ADMINISTRATION

Appointed by Chief Judge upon recommendation of District Administrative Judge:

Administrative Clerk

cheryl.miller@mdcourts.gov

County Clerk

COMMISSIONERS

Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:

Administrative Commissioner

dianne.russell@mdcourts.gov

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Elroy G. Boyer, Jr. (D), Chief Judge (chosen by Governor), 2018
Elizabeth (Betty) Carroll (R), Judge, 2018
Amy L. Nickerson (R), Judge, 2018

Courthouse, 103 North Cross St., Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-7466

Kent County Courthouse, 103 Cross St., Chestertown, Maryland, October 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Nancy Lee Jewell

Register of Wills,

njewell@registers.maryland.gov

http://registers.maryland.gov/main/kent.html