4 candidates are tracked for Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sharon V. Burrell, Victor M. Del Pino, James J. Dietrich and Catherine H. McQueen. Candidate information follows official Montgomery County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Sharon V. Burrell, Victor M. Del Pino, James J. Dietrich and Catherine H. McQueen are on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Montgomery County for Judge of the Circuit Court, Circuit 6, a nonpartisan contest; voters choose up to four, per the State Board of Elections' official 2026 general election ballot for the county. Circuit court judges are elected county by county, so only Montgomery County voters vote on these seats. Julia Ann Minner, a Frederick County judge, is on the Frederick County ballot only.
The circuit court is the state trial court that hears the most serious criminal and civil cases, plus family, juvenile and other matters. Its family and juvenile divisions also use magistrates, per the county's court page.
The court's roster lists 23 judges: County Administrative Judge Karla N. Smith and 22 associate judges. Four seats are on the November ballot, and on the county's official ballot Montgomery County voters choose up to four for Judge of the Circuit Court, Circuit 6. Frederick County has its own Circuit 6 seat on its own ballot, per the State Board of Elections' official county ballots. Circuit judges are appointed by the governor when there is a vacancy and must then face election to a 15-year term, per The Banner.
Sharon V. Burrell, Victor M. Del Pino, James J. Dietrich and Catherine McQueen are sitting associate judges on the court's roster, and all four are running.
Official source: Montgomery County Circuit Court: judges and magistrates, Maryland State Board of Elections: Frederick County 2026 general ballot
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Nonpartisan Incumbent
Burrell has served as an associate judge on the Montgomery County Circuit Court since her appointment on October 21, 2008, per Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives. She is one of four sitting Montgomery County Circuit Court judges seeking new 15-year terms in the November 2026 general election, per The Baltimore Banner.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Del Pino was first sworn in as an Associate Judge for the Maryland District Court in Montgomery County in 2019 and was elevated to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County by Governor Wes Moore in January 2026, per his campaign site. He previously served as an Assistant State's Attorney and chief of the Gang Prosecution Unit in the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office, then practiced privately as a founding partner of a Montgomery County law firm. He teaches as an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University Law Center and American University's School of Public Affairs.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Dietrich, a former prosecutor, was appointed an associate judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court on October 9, 2025, per Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives.
Nonpartisan
McQueen worked in family law before being appointed to the Montgomery County Circuit Court bench in late 2024, according to press coverage of the race, per The Baltimore Banner.
Who is running for Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 6 in 2026?
4 candidates are tracked for Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sharon V. Burrell, Victor M. Del Pino, James J. Dietrich and Catherine H. McQueen. Candidate information follows official Montgomery County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 6 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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