Judge of the Circuit Court, Circuit 6
Source: elections.maryland.gov
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Catherine H. McQueen has been an associate judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court since late 2024. Before her appointment she practiced law for 23 years, mostly in family law, fiduciary litigation, and guardianship cases, and she now sits on a state task force on fiduciary cases.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
James J. Dietrich has been an associate judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court since October 2025. He spent more than 25 years as a prosecutor in the Howard County and Montgomery County State's Attorney's offices and teaches law at Catholic University's Columbus School of Law.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Sharon V. Burrell has been an associate judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court since 2008. Before joining the bench she spent 21 years as an associate county attorney for Montgomery County, after earning her law degree at Harvard and clerking on Maryland's highest court.
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Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Victor M. Del Pino has been an associate judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court since February 2026, after six years as a District Court judge in the county. He earlier was a county prosecutor who led the gang prosecution unit, then a partner in a private law firm.
Sources: elections.maryland.gov2