Cecil County Circuit Courthouse

Cecil County Circuit Courthouse
General information
Location	129 E. Main Street
Town or city	Elkton, Maryland
Country	United States of America
Coordinates	39°36′36″N 75°49′26″W / 39.610°N 75.824°W / 39.610; -75.824
Construction started	1939
Completed	1940
Client	Cecil County, Maryland
Technical details
Size	3 floors

The Cecil County Circuit Courthouse is located in Elkton, Maryland. The courthouse houses the chambers and courtrooms for the 4 judges of the Circuit Court for Cecil County, as well as the clerk's offices, jurors' assembly room, the law library and masters' offices. On Friday, January 3, 2014 Judge Brenda Sexton was sworn in as Cecil County's 4th Circuit Court Judge. She is filling a seat newly created by the Maryland legislature.

History

The first courthouse in Elkton was completed in 1792. It was renovated in 1884 but by the early 1900s, county officials realized more room was needed and decided to build a new courthouse. This "new" courthouse was built in 1940 and is still in use today.^[1]

References

Municipalities and communities of Cecil County, Maryland, United States
County seat: Elkton
Towns	Cecilton Charlestown Chesapeake City Elkton North East Perryville Port Deposit Rising Sun
Unincorporated communities	Appleton Bay View Blue Ball Village Calvert Carpenter Point Childs Colora Conowingo Earleville Elk Mills Fair Hill Fredericktown Frenchtown Georgetown‡ Hack's Point Harrisville Hopewell Manor Liberty Grove Oakwood Perry Point Providence Red Point St. Augustine Warwick White Crystal Beach White Hall Zion
Ghost town	Frenchtown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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