CAROLINE COUNTY, MARYLAND

JUDICIAL BRANCH

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Circuit Court

District Court

Orphans' Court

Courthouse, 109 Market St., Denton, Maryland, October 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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P. O. Box 356
Courthouse, 109 Market St., Denton, MD 21629 - 0356
(410) 479-2303; fax: (410) 479-4169
web: www.mdcourts.gov/caroline.html

CLERK
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
F. Dale Minner (R), Clerk, 2010


P. O. Box 458
Courthouse, Room 104, 109 Market St., Denton, MD 21629 - 0458
(410) 479-1811; fax: (410) 479-1142
e-mail: dale.minner@mdcourts.gov

COURT ADMINISTRATION
Appointed by Circuit Administrative Judge:
Laura J. Dick, Court Administrator (410) 822-4444
e-mail: laura.dick@mdcourts.gov

COURT & TRUST AUDITOR
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Roland C. Kent, Esq.

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Philip L. Brown (D), Sheriff, 2010
Detention Center, 101 Gay St., Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-2515; fax: (410) 479-3956
e-mail: pbrown@sheriff.caroline.md.us
web: www.carolinesheriff.net

DOMESTIC RELATIONS MASTER
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Jo Ann D. Asparagus, Esq. (410) 822-8454
e-mail: joann.asparagus@mdcourts.gov

EXAMINERS IN CIVIL CASES
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Robert E. Jarrell, Esq.
Anne C. Ogletree, Esq.
Robert A. Thornton, Jr., Esq.

JUVENILE DRUG COURT PROGRAM
Appointed by County Administrative Judge:
Karen Murphy Jensen, Presiding Judge
Samantha Wiley, Coordinator, (410) 479-4134
e-mail: samantha.wiley@mdcourts.gov

DISTRICT COURT

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

Hargreaves District Court/Multi-Service Center
207 South Third St., Denton, MD 21629 - 1229
(410) 819-4600; 1-800-940-4968 (toll free); tty: 1-800-735-2258
web: www.mdcourts.gov/district/directories/courtmap.html#caroline

Hargreaves District Court/Multi-Service Center, 207 South Third St., Denton, Maryland, October 2004. 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
Amily M. Thompson, County Clerk (410) 819-4600

COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by District Administrative Judge with Chief Judge's approval:
Dianne E. Russell, Administrative Commissioner (410) 996-2727; (410) 819-4610 (information)
e-mail: dianne.russell@mdcourts.gov

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:

Courthouse, 109 Market St., Denton, Maryland, October 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

P. O. Box 416
Courthouse, 109 Market St., Denton, MD 21629 - 0416
(410) 479-0717; fax: (410) 479-4983

REGISTER OF WILLS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Charles O. Davis, Jr. (D), Register of Wills, 2010
(410) 479-0717; 1-888-786-0019 (toll free)
e-mail: cdavisregister@dmv.com
web: www.registers.state.md.us/county/ca/html/caroline.html

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