Maryland Judicial Vacancies
The Judicial Nominating Commissions select and nominate to the Governor persons found by the Commission to be legally and most fully professionally qualified to fill a vacancy. The table includes all current vacancies. Once the close date to a vacancy passes, the names of all applicants will be listed. The public is encouraged to participate in the selection process by submitting written and signed comments concerning the qualifications of an applicant to The Judicial Nominating Commission, c/o The Administrative Office of the Courts, Human Resources, 187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Fourth Floor, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. The comments must be received at least one week prior to the Commission meeting date shown in the table below.
The Nominating Commission meets to interview all candidates. Thereafter a voting session takes place and the names of nominees are reported to the Governor. When approval is granted by the Governor's Office, the names of the individuals nominated by the Commission will be listed in the table below.
Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this table. Please recognize, however, that this list does not constitute official notification of individuals nominated for, or appointed to, a judicial vacancy. Rather, the official list of candidates for a vacancy is compiled by the Administrative Office of the Courts and sent to the Governor's Office. The Governor's Office officially notifies the appointed individual and releases an official notice to the public. When an appointment to a vacancy is announced by the Governor's Office, the name is highlighted in red.
NOTE: Applications for this vacancy are not being accepted at this time.
Retirement of the Honorable Melissa M. Phinn
**Honorable Catherine Chen
**Kimberly Charon McBride
**Piper Faith McKeithen
**James Burke Miller
**Honorable Flynn Marcus Owens
**Henry Mark Stichel
**Jocelyn Lang Williams
Resignation of the Honorable Kevin M. Wilson
Kristin Elizabeth Blumer
Marnell Allan Cooper
Jennifer Erin Keyser
James Burke Miller
Shomari Akil Taylor
Jocelyn Lang Williams
Rita Marie Wisthoff-Ito
**Piper Faith McKeithen
Elevation of the Honorable Stephen H. Kehoe to the Appellate Court
NOTE: Applications for this vacancy are not being accepted at this time.
Retirement of the Honorable John J. Nagle, III
**Evelyn Lombardo Cusson
**Michael Joseph Dunty
**Honorable Michael Thurston Pate
**Jennifer Warfield Ritter
**Ralph Laurence Sapia
**Creston Phillip Smith
**Thomas Richard Tompsett
Retirement of the Honorable Nicholas E. Rattal
Honorable LaKeecia Renee Allen
Dawn Diggs Barnett
Honorable Scott Michael Carrington
Honorable Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards
Honorable Stacey Maria Cobb Smith
Magistrate Althea Rebecca Stewart Jones
Honorable Donnaka Varner Lewis
April Marie Urban
Rhonda Alexis Wood
**William Carl Isler, II
**Magistrate Charles Todd Merryman Steuart
Honorable LaKeecia Renee Allen
Honorable Scott Michael Carrington
Honorable Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards
Honorable Stacey Maria Cobb Smith
Magistrate Althea Rebecca Stewart Jones
Rhonda Alexis Wood
**William Carl Isler, II
**Magistrate Charles Todd Merryman Steuart
Honorable LaKeecia Renee Allen (8/1/2024)
NOTE: Applications for this vacancy are not being accepted at this time.
Elevation of the Honorable Peter K. Killough
to the Supreme Court of Maryland
**Honorable Stacey Maria Cobb Smith
**Rhonda Alexis Wood
**William Carl Isler, II
New Judgeship Effective July 1, 2024 (Chapter 756 of the 2024 Legislative Session)
**Honorable LaKeecia Renee Allen
**Honorable Scott Michael Carrington
**Honorable Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards
**Honorable Stacey Maria Cobb Smith
**Magistrate Althea Rebecca Stewart Jones
**Rhonda Alexis Wood
**William Carl Isler, II
**Magistrate Charles Todd Merryman Steuart
**Honorable LaKeecia Renee Allen
**Honorable Scott Michael Carrington
**Honorable Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards
**Honorable Stacey Maria Cobb Smith
**Magistrate Althea Rebecca Stewart Jones
**Rhonda Alexis Wood
**William Carl Isler, II
**Magistrate Charles Todd Merryman Steuart
**Honorable Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards (8/1/2024)
Separation of the Former Judge April T. Ademiluyi
**Honorable LaKeecia Renee Allen
**Honorable Scott Michael Carrington
**Honorable Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards
**Honorable Stacey Maria Cobb Smith
**Magistrate Althea Rebecca Stewart Jones
**Rhonda Alexis Wood
**William Carl Isler, II
**Magistrate Charles Todd Merryman Steuart
**Honorable LaKeecia Renee Allen
**Honorable Scott Michael Carrington
**Honorable Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards
**Honorable Stacey Maria Cobb Smith
**Magistrate Althea Rebecca Stewart Jones
**Rhonda Alexis Wood
**William Carl Isler, II
**Magistrate Charles Todd Merryman Steuart
**Magistrate Charles Todd Merryman Steuart (8/1/2024)
Retirement of the Honorable Cathy H. Serrette
**Honorable LaKeecia Renee Allen
**Honorable Scott Michael Carrington
**Honorable Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards
**Honorable Stacey Maria Cobb Smith
**Magistrate Althea Rebecca Stewart Jones
**Rhonda Alexis Wood
**William Carl Isler, II
**Magistrate Charles Todd Merryman Steuart
**Honorable LaKeecia Renee Allen
**Honorable Scott Michael Carrington
**Honorable Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards
**Honorable Stacey Maria Cobb Smith
**Magistrate Althea Rebecca Stewart Jones
**Rhonda Alexis Wood
**William Carl Isler, II
**Magistrate Charles Todd Merryman Steuart
**Magistrate Althea Rebecca Stewart Jones (8/1/2024)
NOTE: Applications for this vacancy are not being accepted at this time.
Retirement of the Honorable Alison L. Asti
**Honorable Jennifer Michelle Alexander
**Richard John Berwanger, Jr.
NOTE: Applications for this vacancy are not being accepted at this time.
Retirement of the Honorable Cheryl A. McCally
*Catherine Huger McQueen
NOTE: Applications for this vacancy are not being accepted at this time.
Retirement of the Honorable Susan H. Hazlett
**Jessica Russo Bancroft
**Angela Chong Diehl
**Harrison Earl Greene, III
**Lawrence Francis Kreis, Jr.
**Donald Foster Walter, Jr.
NOTE: Applications for this vacancy are not being accepted at this time.
Retirement of the Honorable Pamila J. Brown
**Claude de Vastey Jones
**Ryan Joseph Dymek
**Mark Joseph Muffoletto
**Frank Edward Turney
Retirement of the Honorable Philip S. Jackson
Tamal Ajani Banton
Kristin Elizabeth Blumer
Honorable Catherine Chen
Kimberly Charon McBride
James Burke Miller
Scott Edward Reid
Honorable Michael Stephen Studdard
Jocelyn Lang Williams
Rita Marie Wisthoff-Ito
**Piper Faith McKeithen
**Honorable Flynn Marcus Owens
**Henry Mark Stichel
Honorable Catherine Chen
Kimberly Charon McBride
James Burke Miller
Jocelyn Lang Williams
**Piper Faith McKeithen
**Honorable Flynn Marcus Owens
**Henry Mark Stichel
Retirement of the Honorable Crystal D. Mittelstaedt
Honorable LaKeecia Renee Allen
Dawn Diggs Barnett
Honorable Scott Michael Carrington
Honorable Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards
Honorable Stacey Maria Cobb Smith
Magistrate Althea Rebecca Stewart Jones
Honorable Donnaka Varner Lewis
April Marie Urban
Rhonda Alexis Wood
**William Carl Isler, II
**Magistrate Charles Todd Merryman Steuart
Honorable LaKeecia Renee Allen
Honorable Scott Michael Carrington
Honorable Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards
Honorable Stacey Maria Cobb Smith
Magistrate Althea Rebecca Stewart Jones
Rhonda Alexis Wood
**William Carl Isler, II
**Magistrate Charles Todd Merryman Steuart
Honorable Scott Michael Carrington (8/1/2024)
NOTE: Applications for this vacancy are not being accepted at this time.
Retirement of the Honorable Keith A. Baynes