Bob Duckworth

Robert P. Duckworth (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a prominent Maryland Republican politician who has resided in Crofton, Maryland since 1968. Clerk Duckworth has served as elected Clerk of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Maryland since 1994 and is the 42nd Clerk of the Court since 1650.

Clerk Duckworth is the constitutionally responsible custodian of the court records for Anne Arundel County's Circuit Court. He has served as President of the Maryland Circuit Court Clerks Association and was the first Chairman of the Chief Judge's Conference of Circuit Court Clerks. He has played a major role in modernizing Maryland's land records operations into an electronic format and has played a major role in developing a professional development program for Clerk employees across the state. He serves as the legislative liaison between the Clerks and the Maryland General Assembly.

As Clerk, he is not only the keeper of the court records, he swears in commissions, records deeds and assumes a variety of administrative court functions; he has performed thousands of marriages since holding office, including a Governor and State and locally elected officials.