Applications Open for Replacement of Murdered Maryland Judge

Judge Andrew Wilkinson was killed after presiding over a contentious divorce case; suspect found dead in apparent suicide.

Maryland's state judiciary is accepting applications to replace Judge Andrew Wilkinson, who was killed earlier this year.
Wilkinson was shot to death in his driveway on Oct. 19, hours after granting a divorce to Pedro Argote's wife and awarding her full custody of their four children.
Argote, the main suspect in Wilkinson's murder, was found dead a week later in a heavily wooded area outside Hagerstown from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Wilkinson, 52, was appointed to the bench nearly four years ago, after working as an assistant county attorney and later starting his own law office.
Applications for Wilkinson's replacement will be accepted through Dec. 21, and Gov. Wes Moore will choose from a list of candidates submitted by a judicial nominating commission.