Elected officials throughout Montgomery County and the State of Maryland support the Sitting Judge Principle and have endorsed the election of these four incumbent sitting judges. Officials understand the rigorous application and vetting processes undertaken by candidates for judicial appointments. Sitting judges are not affiliated with any political party. They are non-partisan appointments by the Governor.
EXPERIENCED. VETTED. APPROVED.
Endorsements
- The Hon. Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.
- The Hon. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Senior Counsel King & Spalding, former Maryland Governor
- The Hon. Brian E. Frosh, Maryland Attorney General
- The Hon. Douglas F. Gansler’s, former Maryland Attorney General
- The Hon. Nancy K. Kopp, Treasurer of Maryland
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Montgomery County Bar Association
- Montgomery County GOP (central committee)
- Fraternal Order of Police Montgomery County, Lodge #35
- Montgomery County Career Firefighters Association, Inc. IAFF Local 1664, AFL-CIO, LLC
- United Food Commercial Workers Union, Local 1994 MCGEO, AFL-CIO
- The Hon. John J. McCarthy, Montgomery County State’s Attorney
- Sheriff Darren Popkin, Montgomery County Sheriff
- The Hon. Barbara Meiklejohn, Montgomery County Clerk of Court
- The Hon. Joseph M. Griffin, Montgomery County Register of Wills
- The Hon. Nancy J. King, State Senator
- The Hon. Benjamin F. Kramer, State Senator
- Hon. William C. Smith, Jr., State Senator
- The Hon. Gabriel I. Albornoz
- The Hon. Sidney A. Katz
- The Hon. Hans Riemer
- The Hon. Erek L. Barron, State Delegate, District 24
- The Hon. Kumar P. Barve, State Delegate, District 17
- The Hon. Charlotte Crutchfield, Esq., State Delegate, District 19
- The Hon. Bonnie Cullison, State Delegate, District 19
- The Hon. Kathleen M. Dumais, State Delegate, District 15
- The Hon. David V. Fraser-Hidalgo, State Delegate, District 15
- The Hon. James W. Gilchrist, State Delegate, District 15
- The Hon. Anne R. Kaiser, State Delegate, District 14
- The Hon. Marc A. Korman. State Delegate, District 16
- The Hon. Lesley J. Lopez, State Delegate, District 39
- The Hon. Eric G. Luedtke, State Delegate, District 14
- The Hon. Lily Qi, State Delegate, District 15
- The Hon. Vaughn M. Stewart, District 19
- The Hon. Brian J. Feldman, State Senator
- The Hon. Cheryl C. Kagan, State Senator
- The Hon. Susan C. Lee, State Senator
- The Hon. Jeffrey D. Waldstreicher, State Senator
- The Hon. Craig J. Zucker, State Senator
- The Post’s endorsements for Circuit Court judges in Maryland
The Hon. Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor of Maryland
The Hon. Richard S. Madaleno Jr., State Senator, District 18, Candidate for Governor of Maryland
The Hon. Rushern L. Baker, III, County Executive of Prince George’s County, Candidate for Governor of Maryland
The Hon. Brian E. Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland
The Hon. Benjamin L. Cardin, United States Senator from Maryland
The Hon. Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., United States Senator from Maryland
The Hon. John K. Delaney, United States Representative, 6th Congressional District of Maryland
The Hon. Jamin B. (Jamie) Raskin, United States Representative, 8th Congressional District of Maryland
The Hon. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Senior Counsel, King & Spalding LLP, Former Governor of Maryland
The Hon. Craig J. Zucker, State Senator, District 14
The Hon. Brian J. Feldman, State Senator, District 15
The Hon. Susan C. Lee, State Senator, District 16
The Hon. Cheryl C. Kagan, State Senator, District 17
The Hon. Nancy J. King, State Senator, District 39
The Hon. Anne R. Kaiser, State Delegate, District 14
The Hon. Eric G. Luedtke, State Delegate, District 14
The Hon. Pamela E. Queen, State Senator, District 14
The Hon. Kathleen M. Dumais, State Delegate, District 15
The Hon. David V. Fraser-Hidalgo, State Delegate, District 15
The Hon. Aruna Miller, State Delegate, District 15, Candidate for United States Representative, 6th Congressional District of Maryland
The Hon. Ariana B. Kelly, State Delegate, District 16
The Hon. Kumar P. Barve, State Delegate, District 17
The Hon. James W. Gilchrist, State Delegate, District 17
The Hon. Alfred Clinton Carr, Jr., State Delegate, District 18
The Hon. Jeffrey D. Waldstreicher, State Delegate, District 18
The Hon. Benjamin F. Kramer, State Delegate, District 19, Candidate for State Senate, District 19
The Hon. David Moon, State Delegate, District 20
The Hon. Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., State Delegate, District 23B, Chair, Judiciary Committee
The Hon. Charles E. Barkley, State Delegate, District 39, Candidate for County Council, At-Large
The Hon. Kirill Reznik, State Delegate, District 39
The Hon. A. Shane Robinson, State Delegate, District 39
The Hon. Constance A. “Connie” Morella, Former United States Representative, 8th Congressional District of Maryland
The Hon. Douglas F. Gansler, Partner, Buckley Sandler, LLP, Former Attorney General of Maryland
The Hon. John J. McCarthy, State’s Attorney for Montgomery County
The Hon. Darren M. Popkin, Sheriff, Montgomery County
The Hon. Barbara H. Meiklejohn, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Montgomery County
The Hon. Joseph M. Griffin, Register of Wills, Montgomery County
The Hon. Hans Riemer, President, Montgomery County Council
The Hon. Roger Berliner, Councilmember, Montgomery County Council, District 1, Candidate for Montgomery County Executive
The Hon. George Leventhal, Councilmember, Montgomery County Council, At-Large, Candidate for Montgomery County Executive
The Hon. C. William (“Bill”) Frick, State Delegate, District 16, Candidate for Montgomery County Executive
The Hon. Rose Krasnow, Candidate for Montgomery County Executive, Former Mayor of Rockville
The Hon. Nancy Floreen, Councilmember, Montgomery County Council, At-Large
The Hon. Craig Rice, Councilmember, Montgomery County Council, District 2
The Hon. Sidney Katz, Councilmember, Montgomery County Council, District 3
The Hon. Tom Hucker, Councilmember, Montgomery County Council, District 5
The Hon. Dave Kunes, Chair, Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee
The Hon. Pete Fosselman, Candidate for Montgomery County Council, District 1, Former Mayor of Kensington
Reggie Oldak, Candidate for Montgomery County Council, District 1
Lily Qi, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, Montgomery County Office of the County Executive, Candidate for State Delegate, District 15
Charlotte Crutchfield, Esquire, Candidate for State Delegate, District 19
Maryland State Bar Association
Bar Association of Montgomery County, endorses the Sitting Judge Principle
United Food Commercial Workers Union Local 1994 MCGEO, AFL-CIO
Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 35, Montgomery County
Montgomery County Career Fire Firefighters Association, Inc., IAFF Local 1664, AFL-CIO, CLC
In Person Voting
Early Voting:
October 26, 2020 – November 2, 2020 | 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Election Day:
November 3, 2020 | 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Vote by mail
Applications for absentee ballots will be mailed automatically to all registered voters. Complete the application to receive a mail-in-ballot.
VOTE FOR ALL SITTING JUDGES ON ELECTION DAY, June 2ND
EARLY VOTING DATES FROM May 21 – 28TH 10 AM – 8 PM
EXPERIENCED. VETTED. APPROVED.