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Hope Tipton

Nonpartisan · Maryland · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 8, Maryland

Biography

Tipton has served as an Associate Judge on the Baltimore City Circuit Court since her 2024 appointment by Governor Wes Moore, after working as a family magistrate in the same court since 2013, per Office of Governor Wes Moore. Her practice was devoted to representing low-income clients in family law, education, public benefits and landlord-tenant matters, and she previously led the Maryland Legal Services Program at the Department of Human Services, per Office of Governor Wes Moore.

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