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5 candidates are tracked for Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Julia Ann Minner, Sharon V. Burrell, Victor M. Del Pino, James J. Dietrich and Catherine H. McQueen. Candidate information follows official Montgomery County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Julia Ann Minner, Sharon V. Burrell, Victor M. Del Pino, James J. Dietrich, Catherine H. McQueen are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of the Circuit Court in Judicial Circuit 6 (Frederick, Montgomery), a nonpartisan contest, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list.
Minner has served as an associate judge on the Frederick County Circuit Court, part of Maryland's Sixth Judicial Circuit (which also includes Montgomery County), since her appointment on January 19, 2024, per Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives. She earned a bachelor's degree from Frostburg State University and a law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law, and previously served as a family law magistrate in Frederick County for 24 years, per Frederick News-Post. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Julia Ann Minner.
Burrell has served as an associate judge on the Montgomery County Circuit Court since her appointment on October 21, 2008, per Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives. She is one of four sitting Montgomery County Circuit Court judges seeking new 15-year terms in the November 2026 general election, per The Baltimore Banner.
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Del Pino was appointed an associate judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court on February 6, 2026, after serving six years as a Montgomery County District Court judge, per Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Victor M. Del Pino.
Dietrich, a former prosecutor, was appointed an associate judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court on October 9, 2025, per Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives.
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McQueen worked in family law before being appointed to the Montgomery County Circuit Court bench in late 2024, according to press coverage of the race, per The Baltimore Banner.
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