Victor M. Del Pino is running for a full term as a Maryland 6th Judicial Circuit Court judge serving Montgomery County. The nonpartisan seat is on the ballot in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

The race has five seats to fill. Voters may choose up to five candidates, according to BallotReady election data. Catherine H. McQueen, James J. Dietrich and Sharon V. Burrell are also certified for the ballot.

Del Pino has served on the circuit court bench since Feb. 6, 2026, according to the Maryland State Archives. Before that, he served as an associate judge on the District Court of Maryland for Montgomery County from Dec. 6, 2019, to Feb. 6, 2026.

Candidate information

  • Party: Nonpartisan
  • Born: Washington, D.C.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in sociology/criminal justice, Virginia Wesleyan College (1998); juris doctor, University of Baltimore (2002)
  • Maryland Bar admission: 2002
  • U.S. District Court admission (District of Maryland): 2012
  • Recognition: Hispanic Heritage Award from the Montgomery County Council (2017); Top Lawyers designation from Washingtonian Magazine (2013–2014)

Experience and public service

Del Pino spent six years as an assistant state's attorney in Montgomery County from 2004 to 2010, according to BallotReady. He served as chief of the gang protection unit within the State's Attorney's Office from 2009 to 2010, according to the Maryland State Archives.

He entered private practice as a partner at McGann, Del Pino, and Hughes, LLC from 2010 to 2019. Earlier in his career, he worked as an associate at the Law Office of Jaime Aparisi in 2003 and as managing attorney at Fountainhead Title Group from 2003 to 2004. He also taught as an adjunct professor at Montgomery College from 2008 to 2011, BallotReady records show.

Del Pino has held several bar association roles. He joined the Maryland State Bar Association in 2010 and served on the executive committee of the Montgomery County Bar Association from 2012 to 2014, according to the Maryland State Archives. He served on the board of directors of the Maryland Hispanic Bar Association from 2015 to 2016.

His judicial committee work includes membership on the Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Service from 2020 to 2022 and the District Court Chief Judge's Committee of the Judicial Council from 2023 to 2024. He served on the Board of Trustees of the Office of Public Defender from 2013 to 2019 and on the Character Committee of the State Board of Law Examiners from 2014 to 2019.

Del Pino's community involvement includes serving on the board of directors at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, where he chaired the diversity committee starting in 2012. He served on the board of Identity, Inc., a nonprofit, starting in 2016. He volunteered as a youth basketball coach with Rockville City Recreation starting in 2014. He also served on the steering committee of the Latino Health Initiative within the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services starting in 2014.

This profile was compiled from publicly available records, including the Maryland State Archives and BallotReady.