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Maryland intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
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The terms of four Maryland Court of Special Appeals justices expired on December 31, 2020. The four seats were up for retention election on November 3, 2020. A full term on the court is 10 years.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Maryland modified its absentee/mail-in and candidate filing procedures, early voting, and polling places for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee/mail-in ballot request forms sent to all qualified voters in the general election. The return deadline for absentee/mail-in ballot requests was October 20, 2020.
- Candidate filing procedures: The petition signature requirement for obtaining party status for the Green and Libertarian parties was reduced from 10,000 to 5,000 signatures. The nomination petition signature requirement for unaffiliated candidates was reduced by 50 percent.
- Early voting: An early voting period ran from October 26, 2020 through November 2, 2020.
- Polling places: All early voting centers and Election Day polling locations were open on November 3, 2020. The Maryland State Board of Elections operated a limited number of centralized voting centers in lieu of precinct polling places for in-person voting in the general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and results
At-large
Well's seat
General election candidates
- Edward Gregory Wells (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
1st Appellate Circuit
Kehoe's seat
General election candidates
- Christopher B. Kehoe (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
3rd Appellate Circuit
Graeff's seat
General election candidates
- Kathryn Grill Graeff (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
7th Appellate Circuit
Gould's seat
General election candidates
- Steven Gould (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Past elections
2018
Maryland Court of Special Appeals At-large (Historical)
Donald E. Beachley was retained to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals At-large (Historical) on November 6, 2018 with 83.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
83.8
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1,544,174 | ||
No |
16.2
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299,580 | |||
Total Votes |
1,843,754 | ||||
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Maryland Court of Special Appeals At-large (Historical)
Matthew Fader was retained to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals At-large (Historical) on November 6, 2018 with 84.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
84.4
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1,542,423 | ||
No |
15.6
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285,118 | |||
Total Votes |
1,827,541 | ||||
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Maryland Court of Special Appeals 4th Appellate Circuit (Historical), Melanie M. Shaw Geter's seat
Melanie M. Shaw Geter was retained to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals 4th Appellate Circuit (Historical) on November 6, 2018 with 89.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
89.9
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240,108 | ||
No |
10.1
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27,034 | |||
Total Votes |
267,142 | ||||
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2016Timothy Meredith was retained in the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Meredith's Seat election with 80.15% of the vote.
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Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in Maryland
Judges are appointed to serve 10-year terms by the governor of the state and must be confirmed by the Maryland Senate before taking office. At least one year after the appointment, the judge must run in a retention election. If the judge is retained, he or she will serve another 10-year term. Maryland mandates that judges retire when they reach the age of 70.[1]
Qualifications
Court of Appeals judges must be:
- citizens and qualified voters of Maryland;
- residents of the state for at least five years
- residents of the appellate judicial circuit to which they are appointed for at least the prior six months;
- 30 years of age at the time of appointment;
- admitted to practice law in Maryland; and
- "most distinguished for integrity, wisdom and sound legal knowledge."[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Maryland • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Maryland
State courts:
Maryland Supreme Court • Appellate Court of Maryland • Maryland District Courts • Maryland Circuit Courts • Maryland Orphans' Court
State resources:
Courts in Maryland • Maryland judicial elections • Judicial selection in Maryland
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