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Groh, Gina Marie
Born 1964 in Hagerstown, MD
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Nominated by Barack Obama on May 19, 2011, to a seat vacated by W. Craig Broadwater. Confirmed by the Senate on March 15, 2012, and received commission on March 20, 2012. Served as chief judge, 2015-2022.
Education:
Shepherd University, B.S., 1986
West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1989
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Nominated by Barack Obama on May 19, 2011, to a seat vacated by W. Craig Broadwater. Confirmed by the Senate on March 15, 2012, and received commission on March 20, 2012. Served as chief judge, 2015-2022.
Education:
Shepherd University, B.S., 1986
West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1989
Professional Career:
Private practice, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1989-1991
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1991-1995
Private practice, Baltimore and Hagerstown, Maryland, 1995-1998
Assistant prosecutor, Berkeley County, West Virginia, 1998-2002
Assistant prosecutor, Jefferson County, West Virginia, 2002-2006
Judge, West Virginia Circuit Court, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit, 2006-2012