KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND

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Circuit Court

District Court

Orphans' Court

Kent County Courthouse (Cross St. side), Chestertown, Maryland, April 1999. Photo by Diane P. Frese.

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CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year term (1 Judge):

Courthouse
103 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620 - 1511
(410) 778-7440
web: www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/kent/

CLERK
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Mark L. Mumford (D), Clerk, 2002 (410) 778-7460

COURT AUDITOR
Appointed by Circuit Court:
C. Daniel Saunders, Esq.

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

DOMESTIC RELATIONS MASTER
Jo Ann D. Asparagus, Esq.

EXAMINERS IN CIVIL CASES
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Paul M. Bowman, Esq.
Ernest S. Cookerly, Esq.
Basil Wadkovsky, Esq.

Kent County Courthouse (view from High St.) Chestertown, Maryland, April 1999. Photo by Diane P. Frese.

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DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term (1 Judge):

Courthouse, 2nd floor
103 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 810-3360

CLERK
Appointed by Chief Clerk with Chief Judge's approval:
Grace D. Achuff, Administrative Clerk (410) 996-0720

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Dianne E. Russell, Administrative Commissioner (410) 996-0728
Joan Horse; Tracye Landon; Catherine Starkey. (410) 810-3370

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Elroy G. Boyer, Jr. (D), Chief Judge (chosen by Governor), 2002
Norman M. Sutton (D), Judge, 2002
Harry T. Williams (R), Judge, 2002

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

Kent County Courthouse (view from Cross St.) Chestertown, Maryland, April 1999. Photo by Diane P. Frese.

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REGISTER OF WILLS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Nancy Lee Jewell (D), Register of Wills, 2002 (410) 778-7466
1-888-778-0179 (toll free)
web: www.registers.state.md.us/county/ke/html/kent.html

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