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Calvin Travers
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Calvin Travers is the chief judge for the Orphans Court of Dorchester County in Dorchester County, Maryland.[1] He has served as a judge for the court since 1993 and as chief judge since 1994.[2] Travers was re-elected in 2014 for a term ending in 2018.[3][4]
Career
Travers has previously served as a Dorchester County commissioner, a Cambridge City councilman, and on the Dorchester Democratic State Central Committee.[5]
Elections
2014
See also: Maryland judicial elections, 2014
Travers ran for re-election to the Orphans Court of Dorchester County.
Primary: He was successful in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2014, receiving 48.8 percent of the vote. He competed against incumbent Judge Carolyn I. Todd. Both candidates ran unopposed in the primary.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. Two seats were up for election.
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2010
Travers was re-elected to the Orphans Court of Dorchester County with 47.67 percent of the vote in the general election on November 2, 2010.[3]
- Main article: Maryland judicial elections, 2010
See also
External links
- Maryland Courts.gov, "About the Orphans' Court"
- Maryland Courts.gov, "Directory of Judges Maryland Orphans’ Court"
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland Courts.gov, "About the Orphans' Court," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Archives: Dorchester County Orphans' Court, "Calvin Travers," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Dorchester County 2010 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Primary Ballot, Dorchester County," accessed March 30, 2014
- ↑ The Star Democrat, "Travers files for re-election as judge of orphans’ court," July 16, 2006
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official Primary Election Results," accessed October 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
