Fred S. Hecker
County Administrative Judge, Carroll County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit, since February 1, 2019 (Associate Judge, Jan. 3, 2014 to Jan. 31, 2019) .
Settlement Officer (formerly settlement conference master), Circuit Court, Carroll County, 1997-2013. Board of Directors, Department of Social Services, Carroll County, 1997-2006 (chair, 2004-05). Chair, Local Pro Bono Committee, Carroll County, 2003-. Member, Local Management Board, Carroll County, 2007-13.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, July 5, 1960. Gettysburg College, B.A. (political science), 1982; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1987. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1987. Partner, MacDonald & Hecker, P.A., 1994-2003; Miller & Truhe, LLC, 2004-05; Miller & Hecker, LLC, 2005-13. Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 1987- (committee on resolution of fee disputes, 2005-); Baltimore City Bar Association, 1987-93; Carroll County Bar Association, 1995- (chair, family law section, 2009-11). Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 2003-. Volunteer attorney, Carroll County Family Law Courthouse Advice Project, 1995-. Board of Directors, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, 2004- (vice-president, 2013). Board of Directors, Flying Colors of Success, Inc., 2004-. Past president, Deer Park Lions Club. Settlement Conference Master Award, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2001-02. Professional Legal Excellence Award for the Advancement of Public Service Responsibility, Maryland Bar Foundation, 2007. Lee A. Caplan Award for Longstanding Commitment to Pro Bono and Ensuring Equal Access to Justice, Pro Bono Resource Center, 2013.
Maria L. Oesterreicher
Associate Judge, Carroll County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit, since December 6, 2018.
Member, Commission for Women, Howard County, 1993-95 (legislative committee).
Senior Assistant State's Attorney, Carroll County, 2001-15.
Division Director, Program Development, Child Support Administration, Department of Human Services, 2016-18.
Born in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, July 16, 1968. Howard Community College, A.A. (general studies), 1992; University of Baltimore, B.A. (jurisprudence), 1994; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1997. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1998. Associate, Kremer & Udoff, P.C., 1998-2000; Silverstein & Ostovitz, LLC, 2000-01. Sole practitioner, 2015-18. Member, American Bar Association, 1997-; Maryland State Bar Association, 1997-; Carroll County Bar Association, 2004-; Baltimore Carroll Chapter, Women's Bar Association, 2011- (board of directors, 2011-12, 2014-). Member, American Association for Justice, 1997-; Maryland Association for Justice, 1997-; Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 2001-15 (past chair, domestic violence subcommittee; past member, legislative committee). Certificate of Outstanding Support for "Achievement Counts", Maryland Business Roundtable for Education, 2003. Certificate for Outstanding Service to Victims of Crime, State's Attorney's Office, Carroll County, 2003. Member, Bridgeway Community Church, Owings Mills, Maryland, 1998-2004; LifePoint Church, Reisterstown, Maryland, 2004-.
Richard R. Titus
Associate Judge, Carroll County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit, February 1, 2016 to December 5, 2018, and since December 2, 2019
Member, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council [Behavioral Health & Addictions Council], Carroll County, 2016-18. Member, Court Technology Committee, Judicial Council, 2018. Settlement Officer (formerly settlement conference master), Circuit Court, Carroll County, 2004-16.
Born in Washington, DC, August 27, 1965. Allegheny College, B.A. (political science), 1987; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1990. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1990; U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1997. Law clerk to Judge James S. McAuliffe, Jr., Montgomery County Circuit Court, 1990-91. Associate, Budow & Noble, P.C., 1991-93. Law clerk to Judge Raymond E. Beck, Sr., Carroll County Circuit Court, 1993-94. Partner, Hollman, Maguire, Titus, Korzenewski & Luzuriaga, Chtd., 1994-2016, 2018-19. Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 1991- (litigation law section; real property section; state & local government section); Carroll County Bar Association, 1995- (chair, public records committee, 1998-2003; member, education committee, 2010-; chair, technology committee, 2013-) Board of Directors, Carroll Area Transit System, Inc., 2008-10. Board of Directors, Carroll Literacy Council, 2019-. Board of Directors, Maryland Super Lawyers (civil litigation), Super Lawyers Magazine, 2007, 2008.
Brian L. DeLeonardo
Associate Judge, Carroll County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit, since July 15, 2021.
Member, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, Carroll County, 2015-; State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 2016-21. Chair, Governor's Council on Gangs and Violent Criminal Networks, 2017-. Member, Task Force to Study Crime Classification and Penalties, 2019-21. Chair, State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Commission, 2019-.
Senior Assistant State's Attorney, Carroll County, 1997-2001. Supervising Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, 2001-04.
Born September 4, 1969. Towson State University, B.S. (political science), magna cum laude, 1992; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1996. Law clerk to Judge Charles E. Moylan, Jr., Court of Special Appeals, 1996-97. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1996. Principal, Law Office of Brian DeLeonardo (formerly DeLeonardo, Smith & Associates), 2004-16. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Carroll County Bar Association. President, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 2019-20 (secretary, 2014-18; board of directors, 2015-20). Board of Trustees, Rape Crisis Intervention Service of Carroll County, 2013-. Adjunct Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law, 2004-14. Former president, Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon Chamber of Commerce. Member, Carroll County Chamber of Commerce; South Carroll Business Association.
Information courtesy Maryland Manual Online