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Boardman, Deborah Lynn
Born 1974 in Silver Spring, MD
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on April 19, 2021, to a seat vacated by Richard D. Bennett. Confirmed by the Senate on June 23, 2021, and received commission on June 25, 2021.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 2019-2021
Education:
Villanova University, B.A., 1996
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2000
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on April 19, 2021, to a seat vacated by Richard D. Bennett. Confirmed by the Senate on June 23, 2021, and received commission on June 25, 2021.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 2019-2021
Education:
Villanova University, B.A., 1996
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2000
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. James C. Cacheris, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2000-2001
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2001-2008
Assistant public defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland, 2008-2019; first assistant public defender, 2015-2019