KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND
JUDICIAL BRANCH
![[photo, Kent County Courthouse, 103 Cross St., Chestertown, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ke/images/1198-1-1574.jpg)
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, 2025
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Appointed by Circuit Court:
Jean D. Meta, Esq., Family Magistrate (410) 778-7400
e-mail: 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
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COURT AUDITOR
Appointed by Circuit Court:
C. Daniel Saunders, Esq., 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.
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CLERK
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Mark L. Mumford (D), Clerk, 2018
(410) 778-7460
e-mail: mark.mumford@mdcourts.gov
web: www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/kent/index.html
- CIVIL DEPARTMENT (410) 778-7461
CRIMINAL DEPARTMENT (410) 778-7477
JUVENILE DEPARTMENT (410) 778-7477
LAND RECORD DEPARTMENT (410) 778-7460
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
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CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION
PATROL DIVISION
SERVICES DIVISION
![[photo, Kent County Courthouse, 103 North Cross St., Chestertown, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ke/images/1198-1-1575.jpg)
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:
Cheryl B. Miller, Administrative Clerk (410) 996-2720
e-mail: cheryl.miller@mdcourts.gov
- COUNTY CLERK
Deborah T. Williams, County Clerk (410) 810-3360
- COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Dianne E. Russell, Administrative Commissioner (410) 996-2727
(410) 810-3370 (information)
e-mail: dianne.russell@mdcourts.gov
ORPHANS' COURT
![[photo, Kent County Courthouse, 103 Cross St., Chestertown, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ke/images/1198-1-1573.jpg)
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.
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REGISTER OF WILLS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Nancy Lee Jewell (D), Register of Wills, 2018
(410) 778-7466; 1-888-778-0179 (toll free)
e-mail: njewell@registers.maryland.gov
web: http://registers.maryland.gov/main/kent.html
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