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.
One of the most widely accepted theories is that the name comes from the Irish word , defined by Dinneen as a pigmy, a sprite, a leprechaun; for ; the latter word Dinneen defines as a pigmy, a leprechaun; 'a kind of aqueous sprite';ref dinneen this word has also been identified as meaning half-bodied, or small-bodied.