CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND

JUDICIAL BRANCH

[photo, Charles County Courthouse, La Plata, Maryland]


Circuit Court


District Court


Orphans' Court

Charles County Courthouse, La Plata, Maryland, April 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year terms (4 Judges):
Robert C. Nalley, County Administrative Judge (chosen by Circuit Administrative Judge), 2005

Stephen G. Chappelle, Associate Judge, 2011
Christopher C. Henderson, Associate Judge, 2013
one vacancy

[photo, Charles County Courthouse atrium, 200 Charles St., La Plata, Maryland] P. O. Box 3060
Courthouse
200 Charles St.
La Plata, MD 20646 - 3060
(301) 932-3270, (301) 870-2435
web: www.courts.state.md.us/charles.html

Charles County Courthouse atrium, 200 Charles St., La Plata, Maryland, April 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Clerk,

COURT AUDITORS
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Joseph C. Hangarter, Esq.
Robert H. Moreland, Jr., Esq.
Thomas R. Simpson, Jr., Esq.

Appointed by Circuit Court:

STANDING EXAMINERS
Appointed by Circuit Court:
John Lund Keller, Esq.
William Robert Greer, Jr., Esq.
Carolyn C. Woodside, Esq.

[photo, Charles County Courthouse (view from Washington Ave.), La Plata, Maryland]

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms (2 Judges):
Richard A. Cooper, Associate Judge, 2007
Gary S. Gasparovic, Associate Judge, 2008 P. O. Box 3070
Courthouse
200 Charles St.
La Plata, MD 20646 - 3070
(301) 932-3275, (301) 870-3980

Charles County Courthouse (view from Washington Ave.), La Plata, Maryland, April 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Appointed by Chief Clerk with Chief Judge's approval:

Administrative Clerk

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Michael J. Elmore, Administrative Commissioner (301) 934-3081
Nathaniel Collins; Frank L. Hopson; Richard Lukas; Patricia Martin; Eleanor Murphy.