Judge of the Circuit Court in Judicial Circuit 2, Maryland

2026 Primary Election

• Robert E. Sentman — Judge of the Circuit Court in Judicial Circuit 2, Maryland

  Robert E. Sentman is a Judicial candidate running for Judge of the Circuit Court in Maryland's 2nd Judicial Circuit. Appointed to the Cecil County Circuit Court as an Associate Judge by Governor Wes Moore in 2025, Sentman brings extensive criminal trial experience to the bench. Before his appointment, he served as an Assistant State's Attorney for Cecil County from 2016 to 2025, ultimately working as chief of the general felony and misdemeanor unit. Sentman holds a bachelor's degree from Washington College and earned his J.D. from Widener University School of Law in 2015, previously clerking for Cecil County Circuit Court Judge Brenda A. Sexton.

• Philip T. Cronan — Judge of the Circuit Court in Judicial Circuit 2, Maryland

  Philip T. Cronan is running as a Judicial party candidate for Judge of the Circuit Court in Maryland's 2nd Judicial Circuit, representing Talbot County. Appointed in January 2025, Cronan serves as the County Administrative Judge for the Talbot County Circuit Court. Before joining the bench, he was a founding principal at the law firm Hollis, Cronan & Fronk, P.A., practicing from 2010 to 2025. Cronan earned a bachelor's degree from East Carolina University, a master's from the College of Notre Dame, and his J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law. He also served on the Maryland Office of the Public Defender's Board of Trustees.