Judge Victor M. Del Pino: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Hon. Victor M. Del Pino is an associate judge for the Montgomery County District Court (District 6) in Maryland. He was appointed to the bench by Governor Larry Hogan in 2019, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. James B. Sarsfield (Ret.).

Prior to his appointment, Del Pino had practiced as a partner in the law firm of McGann, Del Pino & Hughes, LLC since 2016. Before that, he was a partner for six years at Kudel, McGann, Del Pino & Hughes, LLC (2010 to 2016).

He received a B.A. in sociology (criminal justice) from Virginia Wesleyan University in 1998. Del Pino went on to complete a J.D. at the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2002.

He was admitted to practice in Maryland (2002) and the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2012).

After graduating from law school, Del Pino briefly joined the Law Office of Jaime Aparisi in 2003, practicing there as an associate until becoming a managing attorney at Fountainhead Title Group later that same year.

He left his position there, to begin a six-year tenure as an assistant state’s attorney with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office in 2004. While there, Del Pino held an assignment as chief of the Gang Protection Unit (2009 to 2010).

He also taught as an adjunct professor at Montgomery College (2008 to 2011).

He has held memberships with the Maryland State Bar Association, the Montgomery County Bar Association, and the Maryland Hispanic Bar Association (Board of Directors).

Del Pino also sat as a member of the Office of the Public Defender Board of Trustees, the State Board of Law Examiners Character Committee, and the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services’ Latino Health Initiative Steering Committee.

From a civic standpoint, he was involved with the Our Lady of Good Counsel High School Board of Directors, Identity Inc., and Rockville City Recreation (youth basketball coach).

Del Pino received the Hispanic Heritage Award from the Montgomery County Council (2017) and was named a Top Lawyer in the Washingtonian Magazine (2013 to 2014).

Del Pino was born in Washington, D.C.