United States District Court for the District of Maryland
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The United States District Court for the District of Maryland (in case citations, D. Md.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Maryland. Appeals from the District of Maryland are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
Notable past judges of this district include William Paca, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. The United States Attorney for the District of Maryland represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. Template:As of, the U.S. attorney is Kelly O. Hayes.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Organization of the court
Under Template:USCode, Maryland consists of a single federal judicial district with two statutory divisions.
Northern Division
The Northern Division includes Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, Worcester counties and the City of Baltimore, is located in Baltimore, while the statute also provides for the court to sit in Cumberland and Denton. The Court also maintains a location in Salisbury, Maryland that is only staffed on days when court is in session.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Southern Division
The Southern Division includes Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, and St. Mary's counties and sits in Greenbelt.
Current judges
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Former judges
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Chief judges
Succession of seats
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U.S. Attorneys
- Richard Potts 1789–92 <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Zebulon Hollingsworth 1792–1806
- John Stephen 1806–10
- Thomas B. Dorsey 1810–12
- Elias Glenn 1812–24
- Nathaniel Williams 1824–41
- Z. Collins Lee 1841–45
- William L. Marshall 1845–50
- Z. Collins Lee 1850–53
- William M. Addison 1853–62
- William Price 1862
- Archibald Sterling, Jr. 1878–86
- Thomas Gordon Hayes 1886–90
- John T. Ensor 1890–94
- William L. Marbury 1894–98
- John C. Rose 1898–1910
- John Philip Hill 1910–15
- Samuel K. Dennis 1915–20
- Robert R. Carman 1920–22
- Amos W. W. Woodcock 1927–31
- Simon E. Sobeloff 1931–34
- Bernard J. Flynn 1934–53
- George C. Doub 1953–56
- Walter E. Black, Jr. 1956–57
- Leon H. A. Pierson 1957–61
- Joseph D. Tydings 1961–63
- Robert H. Kernon 1963
- Thomas J. Kenney 1963–67
- Stephen H. Sachs 1967–70
- George Beall 1970–75
- Jervis S. Finney 1975–78
- Russell T. Baker 1978–81
- Herbert Better 1981
- J. Frederick Motz 1981–85
- Catherine C. Blake 1985–86
- Breckinridge L. Willcox 1986–91
- Richard D. Bennett 1991–93
- Gary P. Jordan 1993
- Lynne Ann Battaglia 1993–2001
- Stephen M. Schenning 2001<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Thomas M. DiBiagio 2001–2005
- Allen F. Loucks 2005<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Rod Rosenstein 2005–2017
- Stephen M. Schenning 2017–2018
- Robert Hur 2018–2021
- Erek Barron 2021–2025
- Phil Selden (acting) 2025
- Kelly O. Hayes (interim) 2025–
See also
- Courts of Maryland
- List of current United States district judges
- List of United States federal courthouses in Maryland
References
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External links
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland Official Website
- United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Official Website
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