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Maddox, Matthew James
Born 1977 in Rossville, MD
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on March 21, 2023, to a seat vacated by Paul William Grimm. Confirmed by the Senate on October 31, 2023, and received commission on November 3, 2023.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 2022-2023
Education:
Morgan State University, B.A., 1999
Yale Law School, J.D., 2011
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on March 21, 2023, to a seat vacated by Paul William Grimm. Confirmed by the Senate on October 31, 2023, and received commission on November 3, 2023.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 2022-2023
Education:
Morgan State University, B.A., 1999
Yale Law School, J.D., 2011
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Gerald Bruce Lee, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2011-2012
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2012-2014
Law clerk, Hon. Andre M. Davis, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2014-2015
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Maryland, 2015-2022; deputy chief, Major Crimes Section, 2020-2022