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6 candidates are tracked for Anne Arundel Judge of the Orphans' Court on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Loni Moyer, Matt O'Connell, Stacey Scott, Maureen Carr-York, Tony McConkey and Alan Rzepkowski. Candidate information follows official Anne Arundel County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Loni Moyer (Democratic), Matt O'Connell (Democratic), Stacey Scott (Democratic), Maureen Carr-York (Republican), Tony McConkey (Republican), Alan Rzepkowski (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Anne Arundel Judge of the Orphans' Court, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list (updated September 7, 2026).
A lifelong Annapolis resident and landscape designer who founded Garden Girls LLC, a landscaping business focused on native plantings, per The Banner 2026 Maryland Voter Guide. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Loni Moyer.
A Georgetown Law graduate and attorney with an estate-focused law practice, per vote4oconnell.com.
2026 priorities (per the vote4oconnell.com)
- Bringing practical, real-world estate-law experience to the bench
- Maintaining public confidence in the court system
- Fair and impartial justice for all county residents
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Appointed by Governor Wes Moore to the Orphans' Court in 2025 and confirmed by the Maryland State Senate in 2026, per campaign site and Maryland election coverage.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Understanding the unique needs of every family in probate matters
- A more equitable and efficient Orphans' Court
- Serving individuals and families with fairness and dignity
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An attorney with more than 40 years of Maryland legal practice and a background as a registered nurse in community health and psychiatric nursing, per maureencarr-york.com. Previously served as an Orphans' Court judge from 2016 to 2022 and chaired the Maryland Conference of Orphans' Court Judges, per maureencarr-york.com.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Applying direct probate court experience to estate and will matters
- A family-centered approach to guardianship and inheritance cases
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Worked 42 years in the real estate business as a broker, owner, investor and property manager, per mcconkeyforjudge.com. Represented Anne Arundel County for 16 years as a Delegate in the Maryland General Assembly, working on court-system issues, per mcconkeyforjudge.com.
2026 priorities (per the mcconkeyforjudge.com)
- Modernization and reform to ease access to the probate process
- Greater judicial transparency
- Fair application of the law to all parties
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Owner and sales representative of The Rzepkowski Group since 1999; previously a former Orphans' Court judge in Anne Arundel County, per Maryland Manual. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Alan Rzepkowski.