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# Carlotta Ann Woodward

Circuit Court for Montgomery · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Circuit Court for Montgomery
- State: Maryland
- Role: Judge
- Service status: expected
- Appointment: Appointed on October 2, 2026. [Circuit Court for Montgomery](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/court/md/circuit-court-for-montgomery)

## Summary

Carlotta Ann Woodward — Circuit Court for Montgomery

## Biography

### Professional career

- Maryland Circuit Court judge for Montgomery County, appointed in October 2026 by Governor Wes Moore, with a career spanning over 14 years as a prosecutor and legal leader in the county’s Juvenile Division
- Legal Practice: Associate at Cordier Law Offices, LLC; later opened her own law firm in 2006
- 2003–2004: Ann S. Harrington, Administrative Judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court
- Prosecutor, Montgomery County for fourteen years
- Private practice; law clerk to Judge Ann S. Harrington

### Education

- University of Baltimore School of Law — J.D.
- Graduated from Florida State University and the University of Baltimore School of Law (Education).

### Additional information

- Assistant State's Attorney / Deputy Chief, Juvenile Division
- One of two new Circuit Court judges in the county, alongside Keith Joseph Rosa.
- In her judicial role, she presides over cases in the Circuit Court, which handles a wide range of criminal, civil, and family matters in Maryland

## Sources

- [Governor Moore Announces Judicial Appointments to Baltimore City Circuit Court and Montgomery County Circuit and District Courts](https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/governor-moore-announces-judicial-appointments-baltimore-city-circuit-court-and-montgomery-county)
- [Maryland Judicial Vacancies](https://www.mdcourts.gov/judgeselect/judicialvacancy)

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