Rowena N. Nelson

Judge of the Circuit Court in Judicial Circuit 5, Maryland

Rowena N. Nelson is a candidate for Judge of the Circuit Court in Judicial Circuit 5, Maryland — 2026 Primary Election. Running as Judicial.

Also running: Elizabeth Adams, Sidney A. Butcher, Ginina A. Jackson-Stevenson, Maurice C. Frazier.

Rowena N. Nelson is an experienced Maryland attorney and founder of the Law Office of Rowena N. Nelson, LLC, where she has practiced family, criminal, and business law for over twenty years. Born in Jamaica, Nelson immigrated to the United States at age twelve and later earned her law degree in Florida. Early in her career, she served as a judicial law clerk for a Maryland Circuit Court judge, gaining valuable insight into judicial reasoning and courtroom management. Nelson is currently running for Judge of the Circuit Court in Maryland's Judicial Circuit 5 (Anne Arundel County) as a Judicial party candidate.