10 candidates are tracked for Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: LaKeecia Allen, Scott M. Carrington, Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards, Stacey Cobb Smith, Althea Stewart Jones, Donnaka Varner Lewis, Michael Ray Pearson, Joseph C. Ruddy, III, Todd Steuart and Kevin R. Hill. Candidate information follows official Prince Georges County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
LaKeecia Allen, Scott M. Carrington, Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards, Stacey Cobb Smith, Althea Stewart Jones, Donnaka Varner Lewis, Michael Ray Pearson, Joseph C. Ruddy, III, Todd Steuart, Kevin R. Hill are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of the Circuit Court in Judicial Circuit 7 (Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's), a nonpartisan contest, per the State Board of Elections' certified 2026 Gubernatorial General candidate list.
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Allen is a current associate judge of the Prince George's County Circuit Court, part of Maryland's Seventh Judicial Circuit, per Prince George's County Judicial website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for LaKeecia Allen.
Nonpartisan
Carrington is a current associate judge of the Prince George's County Circuit Court, part of Maryland's Seventh Judicial Circuit, per Prince George's County Judicial website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Scott M. Carrington.
Nonpartisan
Clark-Edwards is a current associate judge of the Prince George's County Circuit Court, part of Maryland's Seventh Judicial Circuit, per Prince George's County Judicial website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards.
Nonpartisan
Cobb Smith joined the Prince George's County Circuit Court in 2025 after previously serving as a district court judge, and before joining the bench served as an assistant state's attorney leading the major crimes unit, per The Baltimore Banner / Maryland Bay News judicial candidates roundup. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Stacey Cobb Smith.
Nonpartisan
Stewart Jones is a current associate judge of the Prince George's County Circuit Court and previously spent two years as deputy executive director for family court administration within Maryland's court system, per Maryland Bay News judicial candidates roundup. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Althea Stewart Jones.
Nonpartisan
Varner Lewis was appointed as an associate judge to the Prince George's County Circuit Court in 2025, bringing nine years of prior experience as a district court judge, per Maryland Bay News judicial candidates roundup. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Donnaka Varner Lewis.
Nonpartisan
Pearson has served as an associate judge of the Prince George's County Circuit Court since 2009, one of the longest-serving judges on the November Circuit 7 ballot, per Maryland Bay News judicial candidates roundup. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Michael Ray Pearson.
Nonpartisan
Governor Wes Moore appointed Ruddy to the Prince George's County Circuit Court on January 13, 2026; he had served as the primary legal advisor for the Prince George's County Police Department, per WJLA. He previously served seven years as an attorney with the Prince George's County Office of Law and has 15 years of experience as a prosecutor in the State's Attorney's Office, per WJLA. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Joseph C. Ruddy, III.
Nonpartisan
Steuart was appointed an associate judge of the Prince George's County Circuit Court in 2024, after previously serving as a foreclosure magistrate, per Maryland Bay News judicial candidates roundup. He spent most of his career as an assistant state's attorney for Prince George's County, leading the Gun Unit and the Grand Jury Unit, per Maryland Bay News judicial candidates roundup. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Todd Steuart.
Nonpartisan
Hill is a circuit judge based in St. Mary's County; St. Mary's, along with Prince George's, Calvert and Charles counties, makes up Maryland's Seventh Judicial Circuit, so he appears on the Circuit 7 ballot in Prince George's County alongside the county's own sitting judges, per WebSearch synthesis of judicial-circuit sourcing. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kevin R. Hill.
Who is running for Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 7 in 2026?
10 candidates are tracked for Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: LaKeecia Allen, Scott M. Carrington, Ada Elizabeth Clark-Edwards, Stacey Cobb Smith, Althea Stewart Jones, Donnaka Varner Lewis, Michael Ray Pearson, Joseph C. Ruddy, III, Todd Steuart and Kevin R. Hill. Candidate information follows official Prince Georges County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Judge of the Circuit Court, Judicial Circuit 7 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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Candidate roster from official Prince George's County and state election office filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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