DORCHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND

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Circuit Court

District Court

Orphans' Court

Courthouse, 206 High St., Cambridge, Maryland, January 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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CIRCUIT COURT

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

P. O. Box 923
Courthouse, 206 High St., Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0923
(410) 228-6300
web: www.courts.state.md.us/dorchester.html

CLERK
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Michael L. Baker (D), Clerk, 2010
P. O. Box 150
Courthouse, 206 High St., Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0150
(410) 228-0481; 1-800-340-9186 (toll free)
e-mail: michael.baker@courts.state.md.us
tty: 1-800-735-2258

Donna L. Pyle, Chief Deputy Clerk (410) 228-0481
e-mail: donna.pyle@courts.state.md.us

CIVIL DEPARTMENT
(410) 228-0481

CRIMINAL DEPARTMENT
(410) 228-0481

JUVENILE DEPARTMENT
(410) 228-0481

LAND RECORD DEPARTMENT
(410) 228-0480

COURT ADMINISTRATION
D. Lynn Cain, Court Administrator (410) 651-4110
e-mail: lynn.cain@courts.state.md.us

COURT AUDITOR
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Thomas H. Adams, Jr., Esq. (410) 228-0565

JUVENILE DRUG COURT PROGRAM
Appointed by Administrative Judge:
Maurice Nelson, Esq., Master, Presiding Judge
Mark D. Masden, Coordinator (410) 228-6452
e-mail: masdenm@djs.state.md.us

TRUST CLERK
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Peter C. Paul, Esq. (410) 476-4627

EXAMINER IN CHANCERY
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Connie Godfrey Marvel, Esq. (410) 228-6978

DISTRICT COURT

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

P. O. Box 547
310 Gay St., Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0547
(410) 901-1420; 1-800-939-2872 (toll free)
tty: 1-800-735-2258
web: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#dorchester

District Court, 310 Gay St., Cambridge, Maryland, January 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

ADMINISTRATION
Appointed by Chief Judge upon recommendation of District Administrative Judge:
Mary E. (Meg) Kinnamon, Administrative Clerk (410) 901-1436; 1-800-939-2872 (toll free)
e-mail: mary.kinnamon@courts.state.md.us
COUNTY CLERK
Darlene E. Johnson, County Clerk (410) 901-1426
e-mail: darlene.johnson@courts.state.md.us

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
M. Carol Llewllyn-Jones, Administrative Commissioner (410) 548-7030; (410) 901-1430 (information)
e-mail: carol.llewllyn-jones@courts.state.md.us

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:

Courthouse
206 High St., Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-4181; fax: (410) 228-4988

Courthouse, 206 High St., Cambridge, Maryland, January 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

REGISTER OF WILLS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Doris Keene Lewis (D), Register of Wills, 2010
(410) 228-4181; 1-888-242-6257 (toll free)
web: www.registers.state.md.us/county/do/html/dorchester.html

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