Governor O'Malley has appointed nine trial court judges to serve in Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, and Montgomery County.  

In Anne Arundel County, Governor O'Malley appointed Laura S. Kiessling and Ronald H. Jarashow to serve on the Circuit Court, and Thomas V. Miller, III to serve on the District Court.  Ms. Kiesssling will assume the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Michael E. Loney. Mr. Jarashow will fill a new judgeship created by the General Assembly. Mr. Miller will fill a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Robert C. Wilcox.

In Baltimore City, Governor O'Malley appointed Kendra Y. Ausby, the Honorable Videtta A. Brown, Charles J. Peters and Stephen J. Sfekas to serve on the Circuit Court.  Ms. Ausby will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable John C. Themelis.  Judge Brown will fill a the newly created judgeship by the General Assembly.  Mr. Peters will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Charles G. Bernstein.  Mr. Sfekas will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable John M. Glynn.

In Montgomery County, Governor O'Malley has appointed the Honorable Cheryl A. McCally and Joseph M. Quirk to serve on the Circuit Court.  Judge McCally will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Ann S. Harrington, and Mr. Quirk will fill a judgeship newly created by the General Assembly.

The mandatory retirement age for judges in Maryland is 70 years.  Of interest, Judge Charles Bernstein, one of the Baltimore Circuit Court judges whose seat has become vacant by virtue of his forced retirement, has challenged the constitutionality of the mandatory retirement age in the United States Federal District Court for Maryland.