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Dorothy V. Utz
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Dorothy V. Utz is a judge on the Orphans Court of Carroll County in Carroll County, Maryland.[1] She was first elected to this court in 1994 and was the first woman to serve on this court.[2] Utz ran for re-election to the Orphans Court of Carroll County in 2014, winning a term that expired on December 31, 2018.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Maryland judicial elections, 2014
Utz ran for re-election to the Orphans Court of Carroll County.
Primary: She was successful in the Republican primary on June 24, 2014, receiving 27.6 percent of the vote. She competed against John D. Carbaugh, Charles M. Coles, Jr., Samuel V. Greenholtz, and incumbent Judge Cathy Reese. Primary candidates competed for 3 seats.
General: She faced Charles E. Harrison, Ed Leister, Neil Ridgely, John D. Carbaugh, and incumbent Judge Cathy Reese in the general election on November 4, 2014, and won with 26.3 percent of the vote. Candidates competed for three open seats.
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2010
Utz was re-elected to the Orphans Court of Carroll County along with Cathy Reese and Ron Brewer with 29.03 percent of the vote in the general election on November 2, 2010.[6]
- Main article: Maryland judicial elections, 2010
Education
Utz attended Towson University.[7]
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
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Carroll sheriff, orphans' court Sun endorsements: Tregoning in GOP sheriff primary," September 9, 1998
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Primary Ballot, Carroll 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, "Carroll County 2010 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Carroll County Times, "Dorothy Utz, Republican," August 7, 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
