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Amy L. Nickerson
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Amy L. Nickerson was a judge of the Orphans Court of Kent County in Kent County, Maryland.[1] She was removed from the court on April 21, 2021.[2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: Maryland judicial elections, 2014
Nickerson ran for election to the Orphans Court of Kent County.
Primary: She was successful in the Republican primary on June 24, 2014, receiving 53.1 percent of the vote. She competed against incumbent Judge Harry T. Williams. Both candidates ran unopposed in the primary.
General: She faced incumbent Judge Elroy G. Boyer, Jr., Rosalie Brady Kuechler, Paul M. Showalter, and Elizabeth Carroll in the general election on November 4, 2014, and won with 20.1 percent of the vote. Candidates competed for three open seats.
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Education
Nickerson received her bachelor's degree from Wilmington College.[5]
Career
Before she was elected to the court, Nickerson was retired from public service. Previous to that, she was the court clerk for the Maryland Second Circuit Court in Kent County for 23 years.[5]
See also
External links
- "Maryland Courts.gov, "About the Orphans' Court"
- Maryland Courts, "Directory of Judges: Maryland Orphans’ Court"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Primary Ballot, Kent County," accessed March 30, 2014
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Maryland," accessed May 1, 2015
- ↑ Herald Mail Media, "Nickerson removed as orphans' court judge; governor picks Pritchett to fill vacancy," accessed July 20, 2021
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official Primary Election Results," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 My Eastern Shore MD, "Only primary in Kent is for orphans' court judges," June 20, 2014
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Maryland • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Maryland
State courts:
Maryland Supreme Court • Appellate Court of Maryland • Maryland District Courts • Maryland Circuit Courts • Maryland Orphans' Court
State resources:
Courts in Maryland • Maryland judicial elections • Judicial selection in Maryland
