GARRETT COUNTY, MARYLAND

ORPHANS' COURT

FORMER JUDGES

[photo, Clifford C. DeWitt, Orphans' Court Judge, Garrett County, Maryland] CLIFFORD C. DeWITT (1935-2025)
Chief Judge (Republican), 1994-2014
Judge, 1990-94

Chief Judge, Orphans' Court, Garrett County, 1994 to December 1, 2014 (Judge, 1990-94).

Clerk of Circuit Court, Garrett County, 1978-90 (deputy clerk, 1959-78, & chief deputy clerk).

Born in Crellin, Maryland, 1935. Served in U.S. Army. Member, Maryland Association of the Judges of the Orphans' Courts. Past member, Maryland Circuit Court Clerks' Association (administrative committee). Board of Directors, Garrett County Historical Society (past president). Member, Crellin Assembly of God Church, Oakland, Maryland. Died in Oakland, Maryland, October 9, 2025.

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