US circuit court judge fatally shot in driveway of his home

Andrew Wilkinson was sworn in as a circuit court judge on January 10 2020, (The Herald-Mail via AP)

A US circuit court judge has been fatally shot in the driveway of his Maryland home, police said.

Judge Andrew Wilkinson, 52, was found with gunshot wounds around 8pm local time on Thursday (1am on Friday BST), the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said.