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Leslie Smith Turner
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Leslie Smith Turner is the chief judge for the Orphans Court of Howard County in Howard County, Maryland.[1] She was elected to the court on November 2, 2010, and assumed office on December 8, 2010.[2] Turner ran for re-election to the Orphans Court of Howard County in 2014, winning a term that expired on December 31, 2018.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Maryland judicial elections, 2014
Turner ran for re-election to the Orphans Court of Howard County.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2014, receiving 28.8 percent of the vote. She competed against Shari Lynne Chase, Nicole Bormel Miller, and incumbent Judge Anne Dodd. Primary candidates competed for 3 seats.
General: She faced Nicole Bormel Miller, Ellen Harrison, Emma Travis-Howard, and incumbent Judge Anne Dodd in the general election on November 4, 2014, and won with 21.2 percent of the vote. Candidates competed for three open seats.
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2010
Turner was elected to the Orphans Court of Howard County in the general election on November 2, 2010, (along with Anne Dodd and incumbent Sherae McNeal) after receiving 18.10% of the vote.[6]
- Main article: Maryland judicial elections, 2010
Education
Turner received her undergraduate degree from Fisk University, her master's degree in developmental psychology from Columbia University, and her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law.[2][7]
Career
Before her election to the court, Turner served as an developmental disabilities administrator for the State of North Carolina. She has also previously served as an assistant state's attorney for Howard County and as an assistant public defender for both Howard and Prince George's counties.[2]
See also
External links
- Maryland Courts, "About the Orphans' Court"
- Maryland Courts, "Directory of Judges: Maryland Orphans’ Court"
Footnotes
- ↑ The New Journal and Guide, "Social and Civic Whirl: Leslie Smith Turner appointed Chief Judge of the Howard County Orphans’ Court," April 29, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Maryland State Archives: Howard County Orphans' Court, "Leslie Smith Turner," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Primary Ballot, Howard 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, "Howard County 2010 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Leslie E. S. Turner - Lawyer Profile," accessed July 23, 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
