Challenger David Titman used the only televised debate among the three candidates for two Howard County Circuit Court judgeships to accuse Judges Louis Becker and Richard Bernhardt of the appearance of impropriety.

“Ninety-nine percent of people get visibly upset when I tell them about the special-interest money pouring into my opponents? campaign,” Titman said at Tuesday?s League of Women Voters forum in Ellicott City.