6 candidates are tracked for Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Catherine Chen, Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill, Kimberly C. McBride, Piper Faith McKeithen, Hope Tipton and Levi S. Zaslow. Candidate information follows official Baltimore City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Catherine Chen, Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill, Kimberly C. McBride, Piper Faith McKeithen, Hope Tipton, Levi S. Zaslow are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of the Circuit Court in Judicial Circuit 8 (Baltimore City), a nonpartisan contest, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list.
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This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. Sitting officeholders on the ballot: Catherine Chen, Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill, Kimberly C. McBride, Piper Faith McKeithen, Hope Tipton, Levi S. Zaslow.
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Nonpartisan Incumbent
Chen is a sitting Associate Judge on the Baltimore City Circuit Court, appointed in June 2025 after serving on the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City from 2018 to 2025, per Maryland Manual. Before becoming a judge she worked as an Assistant State's Attorney in the Special Victims Unit for Baltimore City from 2014 to 2018, per Maryland Manual.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Fletcher-Hill has served as an Associate Judge on the Baltimore City Circuit Court since March 2009 and has been Judge-in-Charge of the Civil Division since January 2018, per Maryland Manual. He previously served as an Assistant Attorney General in Maryland and Massachusetts and chaired the litigation practice group at a law firm, per Maryland Manual.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
McBride has served as an Associate Judge on the Baltimore City Circuit Court since September 2024, after 13 years as a family magistrate in the same court and a stint as an immigration judge, per Maryland Manual / AFRO American Newspapers. She earned her law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1995, per Maryland Manual.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
McKeithen has served as an Associate Judge on the Baltimore City Circuit Court since September 2024, per Maryland Manual. She previously served as Assistant Chief Counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Baltimore office and as an Assistant State's Attorney in Baltimore City, per Maryland Manual.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Tipton has served as an Associate Judge on the Baltimore City Circuit Court since her 2024 appointment by Governor Wes Moore, after working as a family magistrate in the same court since 2013, per Office of Governor Wes Moore. Her practice was devoted to representing low-income clients in family law, education, public benefits and landlord-tenant matters, and she previously led the Maryland Legal Services Program at the Department of Human Services, per Office of Governor Wes Moore.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Zaslow has served as an Associate Judge on the Baltimore City Circuit Court since March 2024, per Maryland Manual. Before his appointment he was a partner at Smithey Law Group and then at Hijazi, Zaslow & Carroll, focusing on commercial litigation, employment law and appellate work, per Maryland Manual.
Who is running for Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 8 in 2026?
6 candidates are tracked for Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Catherine Chen, Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill, Kimberly C. McBride, Piper Faith McKeithen, Hope Tipton and Levi S. Zaslow. Candidate information follows official Baltimore City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 8 election in Maryland?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Maryland are on the Maryland election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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