Victor M. Del Pino is running for a full term on the Maryland 6th Judicial Circuit Court bench serving Montgomery County in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
The race is nonpartisan. Five seats are open, and voters may choose up to five candidates, according to BallotReady. Del Pino is one of four certified candidates. The others are Catherine H. McQueen, James J. Dietrich and Sharon V. Burrell.
Candidate information
- Name: Victor M. Del Pino
- 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
Experience and public service
Del Pino has served on the Montgomery County bench since December 2019, according to the Maryland State Archives. He was an associate judge on the District Court of Maryland, District 6, in Montgomery County from Dec. 6, 2019, to Feb. 6, 2026. He has served as a judge on the 6th Judicial Circuit Court since Feb. 6, 2026.
Before joining the bench, Del Pino spent nearly a decade in private practice as a partner at McGann, Del Pino, and Hughes, LLC, from 2010 to 2019, according to BallotReady. He served as an assistant state's attorney in Montgomery County from 2004 to 2010. He served as chief of the office's gang protection unit from 2009 to 2010, according to the Maryland State Archives.
Del Pino began his legal career as an associate at the Law Office of Jaime Aparisi in 2003 and as managing attorney at Fountainhead Title Group from 2003 to 2004, according to BallotReady. He also taught as an adjunct professor at Montgomery College from 2008 to 2011.
His professional memberships include the Maryland State Bar Association, the Montgomery County Bar Association, where he served on the executive committee from 2012 to 2014, and the Maryland Hispanic Bar Association, where he served on the board of directors from 2015 to 2016, according to the Maryland State Archives.
Del Pino has held several judicial committee roles. He served on the Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Service from 2020 to 2022 and on the District Court Chief Judge's Committee of the Judicial Council from 2023 to 2024. He was a member of the State Board of Law Examiners' character committee from 2014 to 2019 and served on the Board of Trustees of the Office of Public Defender from 2013 to 2019.
His 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, and on the board of Identity, Inc., a nonprofit, starting in 2016. He served on the steering committee of the Latino Health Initiative within the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services in 2014 and coached youth basketball through Rockville City Recreation starting in 2014.
Del Pino received the Hispanic Heritage Award from the Montgomery County Council in 2017. Washingtonian Magazine named him among its Top Lawyers in 2013 and 2014, according to the Maryland State Archives.
This profile was compiled from public records, the Maryland State Archives and BallotReady data. The Bethesda Beacon did not interview the candidate. Voters can find additional information through the Maryland State Board of Elections.
