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Brynja McDivitt Booth
Justice, Maryland Supreme Court · 1st Circuit
Background: Booth served as a law clerk to the Hon. William Home of the Circuit Court in Talbot County, Maryland. Before joining the Maryland Supreme Court, she was an attorney and shareholder of Booth, Booth, Cropper & Marriner, P.C. She was a shareholder at Cowdrey Thompson, P.C. for 15 years.
At a glance
- Court
- Maryland Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- 1st Circuit
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan (R) (March 12, 2019); retained by voters in a retention election on November 3, 2020
- Appointed by
- Gov. Larry Hogan (R)
- Appointment date
- March 12, 2019
- Took office
- April 18, 2019
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Indeterminate (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Bucknell University
- Law: Washington and Lee University School of Law
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Attorney
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Brynja McDivitt Booth’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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