About me
Governor Larry Hogan appointed Heather Lynne Price as Caroline County District Court judge on January 13, 2021, and she was elevated to the County Administrative Judge, Caroline County Circuit Court, 2nd Judicial Circuit on January 21, 2022. Member, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, Caroline County, 2021-.Member, Sentencing Subcommittee, 2023-; Chair, Judiciary Security Task Force Threat Assessment/Immediate Legislative Initiatives Workgroup, 2023-24; Member, Problem-Solving Court Subcommittee, 2023-25; Behavioral Health Advisory Council, 2024-; Member, Maryland Circuit Judges Association 2023-25; Member, Conference of Circuit Judges, Committee on Complex Litigation, 2025-; 8-505/8-507 Discussion Group, 2025-.
Price received a B.A. from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), and a joint degree in Master of Public Administration/Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Price was the Caroline County Attorney from 2013 – 2021. Before becoming Caroline County Attorney, she was the Chief Legal Services Officer for The City of Frederick, an Assistant County Attorney for the Anne Arundel County Office of Law, and Assistant City Attorney for The City of Frederick. Judge Price speaks fluent conversational Spanish and has dedicated many hours in pro bono legal services for the Esperanza Center, Catholic Charities of Baltimore, and while serving as a Board Member and President of the Board of Directors of Mid Shore Pro Bono.
Judge Price is the only Circuit Court Judge for Caroline County and hears all matters that come before the Court. She is actively engaged in and dedicated to the development of the County’s Problem Solving Court, a post-sentencing diversion treatment court for individuals with substance use disorders and/or with cooccurring mental health issues.
Caroline County, Maryland is located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It is a predominantly agricultural County with 73.60% of the land in farms; with roughly 33,406 people, and approximately 13.5% of persons living in poverty. The County has no hospital and is reliant upon working with neighboring Counties for integrated behavioral health care and coordinated recovery services that promotes wellness and long-term recovery for individuals with substance use disorders involved with the Problem Solving Court. Until April 2025, there were zero IOP providers in the County.
