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.
Last name: Ballantine. This name is of Scottish locational origin from the lands of Bellenden in the former county of Roxburghshire or from Ballinto(u)n in Stirlingshire. The name derives from the Gaelic baile an deadhain translating as the farmstead of the dean. The surname is first recorded in Scotland in the mid 16th Century, (see below).