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Laura S. Ripken
2021 - Present
2032
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Laura S. Ripken (formerly Kiessling) is a judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland 5th Appellate Circuit. She assumed office on January 11, 2021. Her current term ends on December 31, 2032.
Ripken (formerly Kiessling) ran for re-election for judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals 5th Appellate Circuit (Historical). She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
She was appointed to the court by Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on January 6, 2021, to replace Timothy Meredith.[1]
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals became the Appellate Court of Maryland, following a 2022 constitutional amendment that changed the court's name.[2]
Ripken was a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in Maryland. She served on the court from 2010 to 2021. She was appointed to the court by Governor Martin O'Malley and assumed office on February 19, 2010.[3][4] Ripken was re-elected on November 2, 2010 to a full fifteen-year term.[5][6] She left office in 2021 when she was appointed to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.[1]
Education
Ripken received her undergraduate degree from Lehigh University in 1986 and her J.D. from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in 1989.[7]
Career
- 2021-Present: Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
- 2010-2021: Judge, Fifth Circuit Court, Anne Arundel County
- 2006-2010: Deputy State's Attorney, Anne Arundel County
- 1991-2006: Assistant State's Attorney, Anne Arundel County
- 1990: Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar
- 1990: Admitted to the Maryland Bar[7]
Awards and associations
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- Member, Anne Arundel County Bar Association
- Member, National District Attorneys Association
- Member, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association[7]
Elections
2022
See also: Maryland intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Maryland Court of Special Appeals 5th Appellate Circuit (Historical), Laura S. Ripken's seat
Laura S. Ripken was retained to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals 5th Appellate Circuit (Historical) on November 8, 2022 with 85.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
85.2
|
238,254 | ||
No |
14.8
|
41,418 | |||
Total Votes |
279,672 | ||||
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2010
Ripken faced Alison Asti and Ronald H. Jarashow in the general election and was re-elected to the Fifth Circuit Court with 39.23% of the vote on November 2, 2010.[5][8]
- Main article: Maryland judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Laura S. Ripken did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Appellate Court of Maryland 5th Appellate Circuit |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Baltimore Sun, "Capital Gazette shooting case to be handled by different judge, as governor appoints Ripken to appellate court post," January 6, 2021
- ↑ CBS News, "The Court of Appeals of Maryland is now the Supreme Court of Maryland," December 14, 2022
- ↑ WBAL "Judges Named By Governor O'Malley," January 28, 2010
- ↑ Maryland Malpractice Lawyer Blog "Governor O'Malley Appoints New Judges in Three Counties," January 28, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maryland 2010 Unofficial General Election Results: Circuit Courts
- ↑ Maryland Constitution, Article IV, Section 3
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Maryland State Archives: Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, Laura Sue Kiessling Biography
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, Circuit Court Candidates (dead link)
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