Judge of the Orphans' Court in Baltimore County, Maryland

2026 Primary Election

• Michelle Arvin-Greer — Judge of the Orphans' Court in Baltimore County, Maryland

  Michelle Arvin-Greer is a Democratic candidate for Judge of the Orphans' Court in Baltimore County, Maryland. Appointed to the bench by Governor Wes Moore in May 2024, she made history as the court's first Black judge. Prior to her appointment, Arvin-Greer worked as a practicing attorney, mediator, and an adjunct professor of law at Stevenson University. She has also served her community as a commissioner on both the Baltimore County Human Relations Commission and the Commission for Women. She earned her B.A. in 2008 and her J.D. in 2014 from the University of Baltimore. She is a proud member of the Maryland Association of Judges of the Orphans' Court.

• Andrew G. Bailey — Judge of the Orphans' Court in Baltimore County, Maryland

  Andrew G. Bailey is a Democratic candidate for Judge of the Orphans' Court in Baltimore County, Maryland. A seasoned attorney with over thirty years of legal experience, Bailey has operated his own general practice law firm in Towson since 1987. His legal expertise encompasses estate planning, drafting wills, managing complex probate processes, elder law, and eminent domain. Throughout his extensive career, Bailey has served the public in various local capacities, including as Board Counsel for the Baltimore County Board of Elections and as Principal Counsel for the Baltimore City Department of Law. He is a proud Fellow of the Baltimore Bar Foundation.

• Juliet Fisher — Judge of the Orphans' Court in Baltimore County, Maryland

  Juliet Fisher serves as a Democratic Judge of the Orphans' Court in Baltimore County, Maryland. First appointed by Governor Martin O'Malley in April 2014, she successfully won election later that year to retain her seat for a full term. Prior to her judicial appointment, Fisher worked as a civil mediator in the circuit courts and as a mediation coordinator for the Orphans' Court between 2006 and 2014. She also researched guardianship issues as a legal assistant. In her private career, Fisher owns Towson Mediation Services to help clients resolve family disputes and volunteers as an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau.

• Arthur M. Frank — Judge of the Orphans' Court in Baltimore County, Maryland

  Arthur M. Frank is a Democratic judge and attorney serving as a Judge of the Orphans' Court for Baltimore County, Maryland. First elected to the bench in November 2014, Frank has been re-elected to successive terms, taking oaths of office in 2018 and 2022. During his tenure, he has served as Chief Judge of the court and advocated for non-partisan judicial elections. Before his election, Frank spent his career as an attorney in private practice at the law firm of Frank and Wyman. He earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Baltimore in 1974 and his J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1976. He withdrew his 2026 candidacy.