Sylvester B. Cox, Jr.

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Sylvester B. Cox Jr.

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Nonpartisan

Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City

Tenure

2004 - Present

Term ends

2035

Years in position

21

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Franklin and Marshall College, 1980

Law

University of Maryland, 1983

Sylvester B. Cox Jr. is a judge of the Maryland 8th Circuit Court Baltimore City. He assumed office on January 7, 2004. His current term ends on December 31, 2035.

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

Education

Cox received his undergraduate degree in government from Franklin and Marshall College in 1980 and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1983.

Career

• 2004-present: Judge, Eighth Circuit Court, Baltimore City
• 1988-2003: Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City
• 1985-1988: Attorney, Mitchell, Mitchell & Mitchell, P.A. and Fugett & Associates
• 1985: Admitted to the Maryland Bar

Awards and associations

• Member, Baltimore City Bar Association
• Member, Monumental City Bar Association
• Member, Maryland State's Attorneys Association
• Member, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
• Member, Coldspring Community Association
• Member, Woodlands Homeowners 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:

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