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Queen Anne’s County leaders ask Senate to add a second circuit court judge, citing caseload and jury trial demands
Summary
Senate Bill 877 would increase the number of resident circuit court judges for Queen Anne’s County from one to two. County leaders, the sitting judge and the state's attorney told the Judicial Proceedings Committee the county’s new courthouse has the space and that rising criminal jury‑trial prayers and other heavy caseload lines justify a second
Senator Steve Hershey brought Senate Bill 877 to the committee seeking an additional resident circuit court judge for Queen Anne’s County.
Judge Lynn Knight, the county’s sitting circuit judge, told senators the county’s filings are back at pre‑COVID levels and that certain dockets — including criminal jury‑trial prayers, domestic violence, child‑custody matters and special immigrant juvenile cases — have increased. Knight said the county opened a new courthouse in 2019 that includes multiple courtrooms and chambers designed to accommodate a second judge and that…
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