From the Office of the Governor of Maryland: Governor Larry Hogan today announced the appointments of Charles H. Dorsey, III, John S. Nugent, and Jennifer B. Schiffer to the Baltimore City Circuit Court; William R. Greer, Jr. to the Charles County Circuit Court; Paul W. Ishak to the Harford County Circuit Court; and Judge Tiffany […]
Judge Angela Eaves to Assume Role of Administrative Judge for Harford County Court
From the Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts: (BEL AIR, Md. – January 23, 2015) After 28 years as County Administrative Judge for the Circuit Court for Harford County, Judge William O. Carr informed Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Barbera that, in contemplating retirement, he believed his administrative responsibilities should be transitioned to new […]
Forest Hill Man Deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial in Alleged Killing of 2-Month-Old
A Forest Hill man has been deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial for his alleged April 2013 killing of his two-month-old niece, ahead of court proceedings scheduled to start earlier this week. Colin Wolf, 20, of Forest Hill, was charged first degree murder and first degree child abuse in connection with the death of the […]
Bel Air Teen Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Father; Sentenced to 18 Years
Left: Robert C. Richardson III. Right: Richardson at the time of his arrest on Jan. 10, 2012. (Photos courtesy “Free Robert Richardson III” Facebook page/Harford County Sheriff’s Office.) The Bel Air teenager accused of the January 2012 murder of his father in their Moores Mill Road home pleaded guilty to manslaughter and a firearms charge […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Police Academy Week 3: Domestic Violence Unit, Court Services Bureau
He just lost his temper. I don’t want him to go to jail. I don’t want to lose my children. We don’t have any other way to support ourselves. The excuses for domestic violence are many, but the five members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence Unit have heard them all, and a […]
Beth Bowen Appointed by Governor Martin O’Malley to Harford County Circuit Court
From the office of Governor Martin O’Malley: In Harford County, Governor O’Malley has appointed Melba Elizabeth (“Beth”) Bowen to the Circuit Court. Ms. Bowen has been a prosecutor with the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office for the past 29 years, and has served as a supervisor in both the Circuit Court and District Court divisions. […]
Joppatowne High School Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Students Visit Circuit Court
From Harford County Public Schools: Eleventh grade students in the Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (HSEP) program at Joppatowne High School recently visited the Bel Air Circuit Court to observe the process of the American justice system and engage in a question/answer session with Judge Waldron. The students are participants in the Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice […]
State’s Attorney Cassilly Not Among 5 Nominees for Harford County Circuit Court Judicial Appointment; 3 Assistant State’s Attorneys Among Finalists
A state committee tasked with nominating potential replacements for a vacant Harford County Circuit Court judicial vacancy passed over State’s Attorney Joe Cassilly last week, instead nominating a district court judge, Cecil County’s Deputy State’s Attorney, and three assistant state’s attorneys who work for Cassilly. On Thursday, a Judicial Nominating Committee narrowed the list of […]