Gregory Sampson (Maryland)

Gregory Sampson

Nonpartisan

Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2035

Years in position

7

Prior offices:

Maryland 1st District Court Baltimore City

Years in office: 2009 - 2018

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

College of William and Mary, 1982

Law

University of Maryland, 1985

Gregory Sampson is a judge of the Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City. He assumed office on July 3, 2018. His current term ends on December 31, 2035.

Sampson ran for re-election for judge of the Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Sampson was an associate judge on the First District Court in Baltimore City, Maryland, from 2009 to 2018.

Education

Sampson received his undergraduate degree in government from the College of William and Mary in 1982 and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1985.

Career

• 2018-present: Associate Judge, Eighth Circuit Court, Baltimore City
• 2009-2018: Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, 1st District, Baltimore City
• 1990-2009: Master in Chancery, Juvenile Division, Baltimore City Circuit Court
• 1985-1990: Assistant Public Defender, Baltimore City
• 1985: Admitted to the Maryland Bar

Awards and associations

• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, Baltimore City Bar Association
• Member, Monumental Bar Association

Elections

2020

See also: City elections in Baltimore, Maryland (2020)

General election

General election for Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City (5 seats)

Incumbent Althea M. Handy, incumbent Sylvester B. Cox Jr., incumbent Robert Taylor, incumbent Gregory Sampson, and incumbent Anthony Vittoria won election in the general election for Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Althea M. Handy (Nonpartisan)	23.1	135,211
✔	Submit photo	Sylvester B. Cox Jr. (Nonpartisan)	19.8	115,684
✔	Submit photo	Robert Taylor (Nonpartisan)	19.2	112,199
✔	Submit photo	Gregory Sampson (Nonpartisan)	19.2	112,105
✔	Submit photo	Anthony Vittoria (Nonpartisan)	17.8	104,084
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	5,101

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2020

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Footnotes

Maryland courts

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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:

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