Piper Faith McKeithen

Piper Faith McKeithen is an incumbent judge running in the nonpartisan judicial election for the 8th Judicial Circuit Court in Maryland. Appointed by Governor Wes Moore in 2024, Judge McKeithen brings extensive legal experience to the bench. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Baltimore and her Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School. Prior to her appointment, she served as Assistant Chief Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security in Baltimore. Her distinguished career also includes fourteen years with the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office and service as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney.