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Judges on the Maryland ballot in November 2026

Maryland voters see 1 retention question, 10 county-level judicial races in the counties we track on the November 3, 2026 ballot in the races The Ballot Brief tracks. Retention questions are a yes-or-no vote on keeping a sitting judge; elected seats work like any other race.

Judicial retention votes: yes or no on keeping a judge

Maryland Supreme Court and Appellate Court judges are appointed by the governor from a judicial nominating commission's list, confirmed, and then must win a yes-no retention election, typically at the next general election after appointment, to serve a full 10-year term.

Maryland Supreme Court

Peter K. Killough

Retention: yes or no

Source: official list, as of 2026-09-06.

County and trial-court judicial races we track

Trial judges, county courts and other judicial offices from the county pages we have built (6 counties so far). Each link opens that race's page.

Anne Arundel Judge of the Orphans' Court Anne Arundel County · 6 candidates
Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 5 Anne Arundel County · 4 candidates
Baltimore County Judge of the Orphans' Court Baltimore County · 3 candidates
Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 3 Baltimore County · 5 candidates
Baltimore City Judge of the Orphans' Court Baltimore City County · 3 candidates
Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 8 Baltimore City County · 6 candidates
Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 5 Howard County · 4 candidates
Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 6 Montgomery County · 5 candidates
Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 7 Prince Georges County · 10 candidates
Prince George's Judge of the Orphans' Court Prince Georges County · 3 candidates

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