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Maryland Supreme Court
The highest court in Maryland. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)How justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
10 yearsTerm length
7Sitting justices
1776Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Matthew Fader
Chief Justice · 3rd Circuit
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: April 14, 2022
Appointed by Larry Hogan (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Brynja McDivitt Booth
Justice · 1st Circuit
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: April 18, 2019
Appointed by Larry Hogan (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Angela M. Eaves
Justice · 2nd Circuit
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: April 12, 2022
Appointed by Larry Hogan (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Peter K. Killough
Justice · 4th Circuit
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 31, 2024
Appointed by Wes Moore (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Jonathan Biran
Justice · 5th Circuit
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: December 16, 2019
Appointed by Larry Hogan (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Shirley Marie Watts
Justice · 6th Circuit
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 31, 2013
Appointed by Martin O'Malley (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Steven Gould
Justice · 7th Circuit
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 11, 2021
Appointed by Larry Hogan (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Maryland Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.