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Cleopatra Campbell
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Cleopatra Campbell is the chief judge of the Orphans Court of Frederick County in Frederick County, Maryland.[1] She was elected to the court on November 2, 2010, and assumed office on December 13, 2010.[2] Campbell ran for re-election to the Orphans Court of Frederick County in 2014, winning a term that expired on December 31, 2018.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Maryland judicial elections, 2014
Campbell ran for re-election to the Orphans Court of Frederick County.
Primary: She was successful in the Republican primary on June 24, 2014, receiving 23.0 percent of the vote. She competed against Jimmy W. Trout, Buzz Working, and incumbent Judge Adrian Remsberg. Primary candidates competed for 3 seats.
General: She faced James Edward French, Bonnie L. Nicholson, Janis Judson, Jimmy W. Trout, and incumbent Judge Adrian Remsberg 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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2010
Campbell was elected to the Orphans Court of Frederick County along with Mike Cady and Adrian Remsberg with 19.92 percent of the vote in the general election on November 2, 2010.[6]
- Main article: Maryland judicial elections, 2010
Career
Campbell is a former assistant state's attorney for Frederick County.[7] She is one of the first two women to practice law in the state of Maryland, along with Mary Storm. Both women were admitted to the state bar in 1967. Campbell's first legal job was at the firm Mathias, Mathias, and Michel.[8]
See also
External links
- Maryland Courts.gov, "About the Orphans' Court"
- Maryland Courts.gov, "Directory of Judges Maryland Orphans’ Court"
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland Courts.gov, "About the Orphans' Court," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Archives: Frederick County Orphans' Court, "Cleopatra Campbell," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Primary Ballot, Frederick County," accessed March 30, 2014
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Maryland," accessed May 1, 2015
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official Primary Election Results," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Frederick County 2010 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Maryland Manual On-Line, "Cleopatra Campbell," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ Frederick Politics, "Cleopatra Campbell Files to Run for Orphans Court Judge," May 20, 2010
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
