Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced the appointment of six attorneys to judgeships in Montgomery County, including two to the Circuit Court and four to the District Court.
Keith Joseph Rosa and Carlotta Ann Woodward were appointed to the Montgomery County Circuit Court. Rosa is a partner and co-founder of Bethesda-based Goitein Rosa, LLC and previously served as a special magistrate for the Montgomery County Circuit Court. Woodward has spent the past 14 years as a Montgomery County prosecutor and currently serves as chief of the Juvenile Division and primary prosecutor for animal cruelty cases.
Jason Brian Abbott, Rolando Julio Aleman, Howard Ray Cheris and Seth Bradley Zucker were appointed to the Montgomery County District Court.
Abbott currently serves as general counsel for public safety and homeland security in the Prince George’s County Executive’s Office and previously worked as an assistant state’s attorney in Montgomery County. Aleman is an attorney with Salvado, Salvado & Salvado in Rockville and previously worked for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
Cheris is the lead partner and managing member of Rockville-based Armstrong, Cheris and Page and has experience in civil and criminal litigation. Zucker has spent his entire legal career with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office and currently serves as chief of both the Collateral Review Unit and Conviction Integrity Unit.
The six Montgomery County appointments were among nine judicial appointments announced by Moore, with the remaining three going to the Baltimore City Circuit Court. The governor said the appointees bring legal experience and expertise to their new roles. Maryland maintains a separate Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for Montgomery County as part of its judicial selection process. governor.maryland.gov
