Hon. Mistey L. Metzgar is a family magistrate for the Charles County Circuit Court in the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Maryland. She joined the bench in 2009, becoming the youngest person to be appointed to the position in the county’s Circuit Court.
Metzgar received a B.A. in political science from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000. She went on to complete a J.D. at Wake Forest University School of Law in 2003.
After graduating from law school, Metzgar began her legal career as a law clerk with the Prince George’s County Circuit Court. Then, in 2005, she joined the La Plata law firm of Mudd, Mudd & Fitzgerald, P.A., where she practiced as an associate for four years. She remained in that capacity until joining the bench in 2009. The following year, Metzgar was appointed to a two-year term as a member of the Charles County Family Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee.
Metzgar is a graduate of Forest Hills High School (1996) in Sidman, Pennsylvania. She and her husband, Quentin, have three children.
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