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Joseph V. DiPietro
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Joseph V. DiPietro is the chief judge of the Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.[1] He has served as a judge on the court since 2002.[2] He ran for re-election to the Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County in 2014, winning a term that expired on December 31, 2018.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Maryland judicial elections, 2014
DiPietro ran for re-election to the Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on June 24, 2014, receiving 16.1 percent of the vote. He competed against Kim Calvert, Barry Donadio, Steve Hoofnagle, Penelope A. Keating, Richard "Dick" Smith, Eric Wargotz, and incumbent Judge Kimberly Jean Cascia. Primary candidates competed for 3 seats.
General: He faced Stan Ruddie, Eric Wargotz, and incumbent judges, Thomas M. Walsh and Kimberly Jean Cascia in the general election on November 4, 2014, and won with 24.3 percent of the vote. Candidates competed for three open seats.
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2010
DiPietro was re-elected to the Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County in the general election on November 2, 2010, (along with Kimberly Jean Cascia and George M. O'Donnell). He received 27.21% of the vote.[6]
- Main article: Maryland judicial elections, 2010
Education
DiPietro received his LL.B. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1961.[2]
See also
External links
- Maryland Courts, "About the Orphans' Court"
- Maryland Courts, "Directory of Judges: Maryland Orphans’ Court"
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland Courts, "Directory of Judges: Maryland Orphans’ Court," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maryland State Archives: Queen Anne's County Orphans' Court, "Chief Judge Joseph V. DiPietro," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Primary Ballot, Queen Anne's 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, "Queen Anne's County 2010 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed July 3, 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
