Maryland
Maryland Court of Appeals By The Numbers:
Judge
Former prosecutor
Both a former prosecutor & public defender
Both a former prosecutor & civil rights lawyer
- 7 total seats
- 0 current vacancies
- 4 prosecutors
- 1 public defender
- 1 Judge is both a former prosecutor & public defender
- 1 Judge is both a former prosecutor & civil rights lawyer
- 0 Judges have other indigent defense experience
- 1 civil rights lawyer
How Members of the Maryland Court of Appeals are Selected:
Appointment, Legislative Confirmation, Retention Election
The governor appoints a judge from the governor-appointed Maryland Judicial Nominating Commission’s shortlist, who must then be confirmed by the Maryland State Senate to serve a one-year term. Judges then face a retention election during the next statewide general election to serve a 10-year term.
Selection method sources:
Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map; Maryland Government, Judicial Nominating Commissions