KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND

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Circuit Court

District Court

Orphans' Court

Kent County Courthouse, 103 Cross St., Chestertown, Maryland, October 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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CIRCUIT COURT

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

Appointed by Circuit Court:
Jo Ann D. Asparagus, Esq., Domestic Relations Master (410) 822-8454
e-mail: joann.asparagus@courts.state.md.us

Paul M. Bowman, Esq., Examiner in Civil Cases
Ernest S. Cookerly, Esq., Examiner in Civil Cases
Basil Wadkovsky, Esq., Examiner in Civil Cases

C. Daniel Saunders, Esq., Court Auditor

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
web: www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/kent/

CLERK
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Mark L. Mumford (D), Clerk, 2014
(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, 2014
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

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION
PATROL DIVISION
SERVICES DIVISION


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

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; 1-800-941-3347 (toll free); tty: 1-800-735-2258
web: www.mdcourts.gov/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:
Grace D. Achuff, Administrative Clerk (410) 996-2720
e-mail: grace.achuff@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

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ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:

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.

REGISTER OF WILLS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Nancy Lee Jewell (D), Register of Wills, 2014
(410) 778-7466; 1-888-778-0179 (toll free)
web: http://registers.maryland.gov/main/kent.html

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