United States District Court for the District of Maryland

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United States District Court for the District of Maryland
(D. Md.)
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Appeals to Fourth Circuit
Established September 24, 1789
Judges assigned 10
Chief judge Benson Everett Legg
Official site

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland (in case citations, D. Md.) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Maryland.

Appeals from the District of Maryland are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

Notable judges in this district include William Paca, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.

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[edit] Organization of the court

Under 28 U.S.C. § 100, Maryland consists of a single federal judicial district with two statutory divisions. The Southern Division includes Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, and St. Mary's counties and sits in Greenbelt. The Northern Division includes the rest of the state and sits in Baltimore, although the statute also provides for the court to sit in Cumberland and Denton.

[edit] Judges

  • As of September 1, 2008, a vacancy exists in the District of Maryland due to Judge Peter Jo Messitte's decision to take senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
  • On April 2, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated District Judge Andre M. Davis to a position on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. His confirmation would create a second vacancy in the District.
Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
, Richard D. Bennett George W. Bush 20030410April 10, 2003 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Walter Evan Black Jr. Ronald Reagan 19820421April 21, 1982 19941021October 21, 1994 Incumbent 0–
, Charles Stanley Blair Richard M. Nixon 19710729July 29, 1971 19800420April 20, 1980 0– death
, Catherine C. Blake Bill Clinton 19950814August 14, 1995 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Theodorick Bland James Monroe 18191123November 23, 1819[1] 18240816August 16, 1824 0– resignation
, Deborah K. Chasanow Bill Clinton 19931020October 20, 1993 Incumbent 0– 0–
, William Calvin Chesnut Herbert Hoover 19310509May 9, 1931[2] 19530731July 31, 1953 19621016October 16, 1962 death
, William Caldwell Coleman Calvin Coolidge 19270406April 6, 1927[3] 19550601June 1, 1955 0– resignation
, Andre M. Davis Bill Clinton 19950814August 14, 1995 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Marvin J. Garbis George H.W. Bush 19891025October 25, 1989 20030614June 14, 2003 Incumbent 0–
, William Fell Giles Franklin Pierce 18530718July 18, 1853[4] 18790321March 21, 1879 0– death
, Elias Glenn James Monroe 18240831August 31, 1824[5] 18360401April 1, 1836 0– resignation
, John Glenn Millard Fillmore 18520319March 19, 1852 18530708July 8, 1853 0– death
, John R. Hargrove, Sr. Ronald Reagan 19840210February 10, 1984 19940221February 21, 1994 19970401April 1, 1997 death
, Alexander Harvey II Lyndon B. Johnson 19660922September 22, 1966 19910308March 8, 1991 Incumbent 0–
, Upton Scott Heath Andrew Jackson 18360404April 4, 1836 18520221February 21, 1852 0– death
, James Houston Thomas Jefferson 18060421April 21, 1806 18190608June 8, 1819 0– death
, Joseph C. Howard, Sr. Jimmy Carter 19791005October 5, 1979 19911115November 15, 1991 20000916September 16, 2000 death
, Shirley Brannock Jones Jimmy Carter 19791005October 5, 1979 19821231December 31, 1982 0– resignation
, Frank Albert Kaufman Lyndon B. Johnson 19660922September 22, 1966 19860616June 16, 1986 19970731July 31, 1997 death
, Benson Everett Legg George H.W. Bush 19910916September 16, 1991 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Peter Jo Messitte Bill Clinton 19931020October 20, 1993 20080901September 1, 2008 Incumbent 0–
, James Rogers Miller Jr. Richard M. Nixon 19701015October 15, 1970 19861201December 1, 1986 0– retirement
, Thomas John Morris Rutherford B. Hayes 18790701July 1, 1879 19120606June 6, 1912 0– death
, J. Frederick Motz Ronald Reagan 19850712July 12, 1985 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Herbert Frazier Murray Richard M. Nixon 19710729July 29, 1971 19881231December 31, 1988 19990712July 12, 1999 death
, William M. Nickerson George H.W. Bush 19900514May 14, 1990 20020611June 11, 2002 Incumbent 0–
, Paul V. Niemeyer Ronald Reagan 19880222February 22, 1988 19900810August 10, 1990 0– reappointment
, Edward Skottowe Northrop John F. Kennedy 19610905September 5, 1961 19810612June 12, 1981 20030812August 12, 2003 death
, William Paca George Washington 17891222December 22, 1789[6] 17991013October 13, 1799 0– death
, William D. Quarles Jr. George W. Bush 20030314March 14, 2003 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Norman Park Ramsey Jimmy Carter 19800930September 30, 1980 19911101November 1, 1991 19920930September 30, 1992 retirement
, John Carter Rose William H. Taft 19100404April 4, 1910 19221226December 26, 1922 0– reappointment
, Frederic N. Smalkin Ronald Reagan 19860926September 26, 1986 20030108January 8, 2003 Incumbent 0–
, Morris Ames Soper Warren G. Harding 19230224February 24, 1923 19310509May 9, 1931 0– reappointment
, Roszel Cathcart Thomsen Dwight D. Eisenhower 19540512May 12, 1954 19710131January 31, 1971 19920311March 11, 1992 death
, Roger W. Titus George W. Bush 20031106November 6, 2003 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Robert Dorsey Watkins Dwight D. Eisenhower 19550812August 12, 1955[7] 19710811August 11, 1971 19860319March 19, 1986 death
, Alexander Williams, Jr. Bill Clinton 19940818August 18, 1994 Incumbent 0– 0–
, James Winchester John Adams 17991031October 31, 1799[8] 18060405April 5, 1806 0– death
, Harrison Lee Winter John F. Kennedy 19611109November 9, 1961[9] 19660627June 27, 1966 0– reappointment
, Joseph H. Young Richard M. Nixon 19710729July 29, 1971 19870801August 1, 1987 Incumbent 0–

[edit] U.S. Attorneys for the District of Maryland

* designates interim U.S. Attorneys who served when there was no presidentially-appointed U.S. Attorney.

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 3, 1820, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 5, 1820, and received commission on January 5, 1820.
  2. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 12, 1932, and received commission on January 12, 1932.
  3. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1927, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1927, and received commission on December 19, 1927.
  4. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 19, 1853, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 11, 1854, and received commission on January 11, 1854.
  5. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1824, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 3, 1825, and received commission on January 3, 1825.
  6. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 8, 1790, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 10, 1790, and received commission on February 10, 1790.
  7. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1, 1956, and received commission on March 2, 1956.
  8. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 8, 1799, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1799, and received commission on December 10, 1799.
  9. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 7, 1962, and received commission on February 17, 1962.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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