Hon. Nancy C. Phelps is the Chief Judge for the Anne Arundel County Orphans’ Court in Maryland. She was named to the position on October 1, 2009.
Phelps joined the bench in 1998. During her judicial tenure, she has served as a member of the Conference of Orphans’ Court Judges since 2011.
Prior to beginning her judicial career, she worked as a realtor and realtor instructor. She attended the Coldwell Banker Real Estate Institute.
Phelps was involved with the Anne Arundel County Parks and Revenue Commission, the Gateway Christian Ministries Board of Directors, the Glen Burnie Town Center Committee, the Linthicum-Shipley Improvement Association (past secretary), and the Linthicum Woman’s Club.
Her memberships have included the Anne Arundel Association of Realtors, the Maryland Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors.
Phelps, a Republican, is a married mother of one.