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U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland: Judges
Number of judges: 56
Paca, William (1789-1799)
Winchester, James (1799-1806)
Houston, James (1806-1819)
Bland, Theodorick (1819-1824)
Glenn, Elias (1824-1836)
Heath, Upton Scott (1836-1852)
Glenn, John (1852-1853)
Giles, William Fell (1853-1879)
Morris, Thomas John (1879-1912)
Rose, John Carter (1910-1922)
Soper, Morris Ames (1923-1931)
Coleman, William Caldwell (1927-1955)
Chesnut, William Calvin (1931-1962)
Thomsen, Roszel Cathcart (1954-1992)
Watkins, Robert Dorsey (1955-1986)
Northrop, Edward Skottowe (1961-2003)
Winter, Harrison Lee (1961-1966)
Harvey, Alexander II (1966-2017)
Kaufman, Frank Albert (1966-1997)
Miller, James Rogers, Jr. (1970-1986)
Blair, Charles Stanley (1971-1980)
Murray, Herbert Frazier (1971-1999)
Young, Joseph H. (1971-2015)
Howard, Joseph Clemens (1979-2000)
Jones, Shirley Brannock (1979-1982)
Ramsey, Norman Park (1980-1992)
Black, Walter Evan, Jr. (1982-2014)
Hargrove, John Raymond, Sr. (1984-1997)
Motz, J. Frederick (1985-2023)
Smalkin, Frederic N. (1986-2011)
Niemeyer, Paul Victor (1988-1990)
Garbis, Marvin J. (1989-2018)
Nickerson, William M. (1990-present)
Legg, Benson Everett (1991-2013)
Messitte, Peter Jo (1993-2025)
Chasanow, Deborah K. (1993-present)
Williams, Alexander, Jr. (1994-2014)
Davis, Andre Maurice (1995-2009)
Blake, Catherine C. (1995-present)
Quarles, William D., Jr. (2003-2016)
Bennett, Richard D. (2003-present)
Titus, Roger W. (2003-2019)
Bredar, James Kelleher (2010-present)
Hollander, Ellen Lipton (2010-present)
Russell, George Levi III (2012-present)
Grimm, Paul William (2012-2022)
Chuang, Theodore David (2014-present)
Hazel, George Jarrod (2014-2023)
Xinis, Paula (2016-present)
Gallagher, Stephanie Agli (2019-present)
Boardman, Deborah Lynn (2021-present)
Griggsby, Lydia Kay (2021-present)
Rubin, Julie Rebecca (2022-present)
Hurson, Brendan Abell (2023-present)
Maddox, Matthew James (2023-present)
Abelson, Adam Ben (2024-present)