Susan Gauvey

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Susan Gauvey

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United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Tenure

1996 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

29

Education

Bachelor's

Rosary College, 1970

Law

Northwestern University Law, 1973

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Susan K. Gauvey is a recalled federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. She was first appointed to this court on February 26, 1996, and she served as a magistrate until her retirement on July 13, 2014. On June 15, 2015, she was recalled as a magistrate judge.[1]

Early life and education

Judge Gauvey was born on March 1, 1948 in Van Wert, Ohio. She received her B.A. degree in political science from Rosary College in 1970 and her J.D. degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1973.[2]

Career

Susan Gauvey began her career as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Morell Sharp of the Western District of Washington. From 1975 to 1979, she worked for the Legal Aid Bureau. She then became an Assistant Attorney General, working first in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (1979-1981), then the Civil Division (1981-1984), and lastly as Principal Counsel for Trial Litigation (1984-1986). In 1986, she joined the law firm Venable, Baetjer and Howard, where she worked until her appointment to the U.S. District Court in 1996.[1][2]

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