George L. Russell, III
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2012 - Present
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George L. Russell, III is the chief judge for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He joined the court in 2012 after a nomination from Barack Obama. Prior to joining the court, Russell served as a judge for the Eighth Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland.[1][2]
Early life and education
Russell earned B.A. in 1988 from Morehouse College. He earned his J.D. from University of Maryland School of Law in 1991.[3]
Professional career
Russell began his career as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert Bell from 1991-1992. He went on to private practice at Hazel & Thomas PC from 1992 to 1994. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Maryland from 1994-1999. He returned to private practice at the Law Office of Peter G. Angelos, PC from 2000-2002 before returning to a post as a Assistant United States Attorney from 2002-2007. He took his current post on the Maryland Eighth Circuit in 2007.[3] Russell became chief judge of the court in 2024.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag He is nominated to fill the seat vacated by Peter Messitte.[4] In 2024, Russell became the chief judge of the court.[2]
Russell was rated Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified by the American Bar Association. He had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 26, 2012 and you can find his Committee Questionnaire available here and his Questions for the Record available here.[5]
On Monday, May 14, 2012, Russell was confirmed by the United States Senate to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland with a voice vote.[6][7]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland Courts, "Judges Currently Serving in the State of Maryland," accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Official Federal Judicial Center Bio of Judge Russell III
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedWHPR - ↑ "Presidential Nominations and Withdrawl Sent to the Senate" 11/10/2011
- ↑ 112th Congress Nomination Materials
- ↑ Report on the Activities of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 112th Congress
- ↑ United States Periodic Press Gallery
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Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Maryland • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Maryland
State courts:
Maryland Supreme Court • Appellate Court of Maryland • Maryland District Courts • Maryland Circuit Courts • Maryland Orphans' Court
State resources:
Courts in Maryland • Maryland judicial elections • Judicial selection in Maryland
