Judge of the Circuit Court, Circuit 8
Baltimore city, Maryland
My vote power
Above average
Election date
June 23, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 61 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 573,243 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,206,011 ÷ 573,243) ÷ ln(50,000) = 61.01, measured against a statewide vote in MD (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- 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, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Catherine Chen
AdvancedNonpartisan · Incumbent · advanced
Catherine Chen is an associate judge on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Maryland's official government roster lists her among the court's current judges.
Records: Legal Competence 2 for
Hope Tipton
AdvancedNonpartisan · Incumbent · advanced
Hope Tipton is an associate judge on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Maryland's official government roster lists her among the court's current judges.
Records: Legal Competence 3 for, Civil Rights 1 for, Impartiality 1 for,
Kimberly C. McBride
AdvancedNonpartisan · Incumbent · advanced
Kimberly C. McBride is an associate judge on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Maryland's official government roster lists her among the court's current judges.
Records: Legal Competence 3 for, Impartiality 1 for
Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill
AdvancedNonpartisan · Incumbent · advanced
Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill is an associate judge on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. He also serves on the Maryland Judiciary's Judicial Ethics Committee.
Records: Legal Competence 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for
Levi S. Zaslow
AdvancedNonpartisan · Incumbent · advanced
Levi S. Zaslow is an associate judge on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Maryland's official government roster lists him among the court's current judges.
Records: Legal Competence 3 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Piper Faith McKeithen
AdvancedNonpartisan · Incumbent · advanced
Piper Faith McKeithen is an associate judge on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Maryland's official government roster lists her among the court's current judges.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Kimberly C. McBride (Nonpartisan), Catherine Chen (Nonpartisan), Hope Tipton (Nonpartisan), Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill (Nonpartisan), Piper Faith McKeithen (Nonpartisan), Levi S. Zaslow (Nonpartisan)
Source: elections.maryland.gov · researched September 12, 2026
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