Courthouse, 129 East Main St., Elkton, Maryland, March 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt. Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year terms (4 Judges): Keith A. Baynes, County Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2027.
Buy PDF History Â». The surname Ballester was first found in Devon where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed.
Origin of the name Montgomery: Transferred use of the surname originating from a Norman baronial name derived from a place-name in Calvados, Normandy. The name, de Monte Goumeril, is composed of the Old French elements mont (hill) and the personal name Goumeril, a derivative of the Germanic Gomeric (man power). Short: Monty.