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Melissa Pollitt Bright
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Melissa Pollitt Bright is a judge on the Orphans Court of Wicomico County in Wicomico County, Maryland.[1] She has served as a judge on the court since 1994.[2] Bright ran for re-election to the Orphans Court of Wicomico County in 2014, winning a new term that expired on December 31, 2018.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Maryland judicial elections, 2014
Pollitt Bright ran for re-election to the Orphans Court of Wicomico County.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2014, receiving 32.6 percent of the vote. She competed against Peter D. Evans and incumbent Judge Norma Lee Barkley. All 3 candidates ran unopposed in the primary.
General: She faced Grover Green Cantwell, Jr., Peter D. Evans, and incumbent Judge Norma Lee Barkley in the general election on November 4, 2014, and won with 24.2 percent of the vote. Candidates competed for three open seats.
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2010
Bright was re-elected to the Orphans Court of Wicomico County (along with incumbents William J. Smith Jr. and Norma Lee Barkley) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[6]
- Main article: Maryland judicial elections, 2010
Education
Bright has received training through the Maryland Judicial Institute, the National Probate College, the National Judiciary College, and the Maryland Association of the Judges of the Orphans' Court (MAJOC).[7]
See also
External links
- Maryland Courts.gov, "About the Orphans' Court"
- Maryland Courts.gov, "Directory of Judges Maryland Orphans’ Court"
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland Courts, "Directory of Judges: Maryland Orphans’ Court," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Archives: Wicomico County Orphans' Court, "Judge Melissa Pollitt Bright," accessed June 21, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Primary Ballot, Wicomico 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, "Wicomico County 2010 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed July 4, 2014
- ↑ Salisbury News, "Please Vote Melissa For Orphans' Court," October 26, 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
