St Mary's County Sheriff

The St. Marys County Sheriffs Office endeavors to provide the highest quality service through respect, integrity and professionalism. The Office of the Sheriff for St. Mary's County Maryland was established to serve and protect the citizens of the Mother County of Maryland. We are the oldest Sheriff's Office in Maryland and one of the oldest in the nation. There is some debate as to when the...

The office of the St. Mary's County Sheriff is the oldest in the state of Maryland and one of the first in the United States. The office traces its history to Sheriff James Baldridge in 1637. Many accounts agree that this is the first documented evidence of a sheriff in the United States. At the beginning, the office of the St. Mary's County Sheriff was an appointive one. The Maryland...