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# Seth Bradley Zucker

District Court for Montgomery · Judge

## Profile

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

## Summary

Seth Bradley Zucker — District Court for Montgomery

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed on October 2, 2026, as a judge in the Montgomery County District Court, Maryland, after a career in the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office
- Prosecutor, Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office
- Trial prosecutor in District, Juvenile, and Circuit Courts
- Now a Montgomery County District Court judge with a distinguished prosecutorial career centered on conviction integrity and post-conviction review
- Zucker has spent his entire legal career with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office

### Education

- William & Mary Law School — J.D.

### Additional information

- The Maryland Courts website confirms that Zucker’s appointment took effect on October 2, 2026
- In his most recent role, he held the role of Chief of both the Collateral Review Unit and the Conviction Integrity Unit
- Zucker’s appointment was made under Maryland’s Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission process for Montgomery County, which is separate from the Baltimore City judicial selection system
- Governor Wes Moore announced Zucker’s appointment alongside Jason Brian Abbott, Rolando Julio Aleman, and Howard Ray Cheris to fill four new seats in the Montgomery County District Court.
- His appointment underscores the Maryland Governor’s emphasis on experienced legal professionals serving in the state’s judicial system

## 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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