RICHARD ELI JACKSON, County Administrative Judge since May 1, 2006, Cecil County Circuit Court, 2nd Judicial Circuit, Associate Judge since September 12, 2002.

Member, Mental Health Advisory Committee, Cecil County, 1973-78. Board of Library Trustees, Cecil County 1980-90 (president, 1986-90). Chair, Ethics Commission, Cecil County, 1985-88. Member, Governmental Study Commission, Cecil County, 1989.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, June 14, 1946. Washington College, B.A. (History), Exchange Student University of Warwick, Coventry, Warwickshire, England 1967-78, 1968 Substitute Teacher, Cecil County Public Schools, 1969. Caseworker, Cecil County Department of Social Services, 1969-72. Intake Officer, Department of Juvenile Services, 1972-78. University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1978. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1978. Associate, Constable, Alexander & Daneker, 1978-80; William B. Calvert, Esq., 1980-81. Partner, Calvert & Jackson, 1981-82. Sole practitioner, 1982-2002. Member, American Bar Association, 1978-84; Maryland State Bar Association, 1978 - (section council, young lawyers section, 1978-82); Cecil County Bar Association, 1978 - (treasurer, 1979-80; board of directors, 1994-; president, 1998). Member American Trial Lawyers Association, 1983-2002; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 1983-2002, Visitors and Governors of Washington College in the State of Maryland, 1972-78. Member, Elkton Kiwanis Club, 1973-83 (president, 1982). Board of Directors, Haven House, Inc., 1978-83. Member, American Cancer Society, Cecil County Chapter (board of directors, 1979-83; president 1981). Instructor (real estate law), Cecil Community College, 1980-82. Advisory Board, Cecil County Career Awareness Center, 1980-82, Cecil Community College Foundation Board, 1994-2002 - President 1997-2001. Life Member: Cecil County Chapter NAACP, Union Hospital Health Services Board 1998-2002.

O. ROBERT LIDUMS, Associate Judge, Cecil County Circuit Court, 2nd Judicial Circuit, since April 27, 1998. Member Juvenile Law Committee, 1998-2001, Maryland Judicial Conference.

Member, State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services, 1998-2004; Juvenile Justice Advisory Council, 2001-04. Past member, Inquiry Committee, Attorney Grievance Commission. Panel member, Health Claims Arbitration Commission. Born in Latvia, October 1, 1940. Attended Henry C. Conrad High School, Wilmington, Delaware; University of Delaware, B.A. (History), 1963; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1970. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1970. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Susquehanna Law League, Elkton Rotary Club. Past President and past Director, Cecil County Bar and Library Association. Past Chair, Cecil County Chapter, American Red Cross; Cecil County Chapter, American Cancer Society. Past president, Kiwanis Club of Elkton. Past director, Cecil Soccer League.

DEXTER M. THOMPSON, JR., Associate Judge, Cecil County Circuit Court, 2nd Judicial Circuit, since February 7, 1995 (County Administrative Judge from March 29, 2002 to April 30, 2006). Member, Maryland Circuit Judges Association, 1995 - Present, Family and Domestic Relations Law Committee, 1999 - 2001, Family Law Committee, 2001 - 2003, Child Support Subcommittee, 2001 - Present.

Private attorney, Cecil County, 1982 - 1995; Assistant Public Defender (part-time), Cecil County, 1986 - 1995 (Assistant Public Defender in Charge of Elkton Office, 1988 - 2000); Town Attorney for Chesapeake City, 1990 - 1995; ...
...and Cecil County Bar Associations; American Trial Lawyers Association. Member, Elkton Rotary Club; Cecil Post 15, American Legion; U.S. Parachute Association; Cecil County Fall Guys Parachute Demonstration Team; Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association; Life Member, Elkton Post 8175, VFW; Cecil County Branch, NAACP; Chapter 772, Vietnam Veterans of America; Past Member, Elkton Lions Club; Cecil County Men’s Shelter, Inc. Board of Directors; Cecil County SPCA, Inc.