Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark
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Tenure
2020 - Present
Term ends
2034
Years in position
5
Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark is a judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court District of Maryland. She assumed office on June 9, 2020. Her current term ends on June 9, 2034.
Education
Chavez-Ruark obtained a B.S. in accounting and an MBA from Salisbury University in 1991. She earned a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1994.[1]
Career
- 2012-2020:' Attorney/Partner, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
- 2008-2012: Attorney/Partner, Tydings & Rosenberg LLP
- 1997-2008: Attorney/Partner and Associate, DLA Piper US LLP
- 1995-1997: Law clerk, United States bankruptcy court, District of Maryland
- 1994-1995: Law clark, Circuit Court for Baltimore City[1]
Associations
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- American Bar Association
- Bar Association for Baltimore City
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
- Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association
- Maryland Hispanic Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Turnaround Management Association[1]
See also
- United States bankruptcy court, District of Maryland
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
External links
- United States bankruptcy court, District of Maryland
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
Footnotes
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Maryland courts
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
