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.
The name Ballentine was first used by the ancient Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. The first Ballentine to use this name no doubt lived in Lanarkshire, where the family was found since the early Middle Ages. PDF Coat of Arms. + Extended History.