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# James Burke Miller

Circuit Court for Baltimore City · Judge

## Profile

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

## Summary

James Burke Miller — Circuit Court for Baltimore City

## Biography

### Professional career

- Attorney, Maryland Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
- Prosecutor, Prince George's County
- He also acted as lead attorney for the Archdiocese of Baltimore Abuse Workgroup Office of Governor Wes Moore

### Education

- University of Baltimore School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Appointed judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, taking office on October 2, 2026, after a career as a high‐profile prosecutor and legal leader
- Governor Wes Moore appointed Miller to the Baltimore City Circuit Court on October 2, 2026.
- Prosecutor, Homicide and Special Victims Units
- In that role, he oversaw the majority of violent crime felony cases in the city, including armed carjackings, armed robberies, felony assaults, and burglaries.
- One of three new judges added to the court in that announcement, alongside Sean Richard Delaney and Jocelyn Lang Williams
- Before his judicial appointment, Miller held the role of Chief of the Felony Trial Division in the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office.
- His background in handling serious felony cases and his leadership in the Felony Trial Division position him as a judge with a strong focus on public safety and complex criminal matters

## 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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