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United States District Court for the District of Maryland

United States district court

United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Summary

United States district court

FieldValue
court_typedistrict
court_nameUnited States District Court for the District of Maryland
abbreviationD. Md.
sealFile:DistrictCourtMarylandSeal.png
seal_size150
map_image_nameMaryland Locator Map.PNG
map_image_width150
courthouseEdward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse
locationBaltimore
location1Greenbelt
courthouse2Maude R. Toulson Federal Building
location2Salisbury
location3Cumberland
location4Denton
appeals_toFourth Circuit
establishedSeptember 24, 1789
judges_assigned10
chiefGeorge L. Russell III
us_attorneyKelly O. Hayes
us_marshalJohnny L. Hughes
official_site

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. , the U.S. attorney is Kelly O. Hayes.

Organization of the court

View of U.S. District Court for Maryland, Northern Division, in Baltimore, Maryland.
View of U.S. District Court for Maryland, Southern Division, in Greenbelt, Maryland.

Under , 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.

Southern Division

The Southern Division includes Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, and St. Mary's counties and sits in Greenbelt.

Current judges

:

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

U.S. Attorneys

  • Richard Potts 1789–92
  • 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
  • Thomas M. DiBiagio 2001–2005
  • Allen F. Loucks 2005
  • 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–

References

References

  1. (June 26, 2025). "Political notes: Hayes, Shingledecker are in, legislators are already lining up to run". Maryland Matters.
  2. "Salisbury {{!}} District of Maryland {{!}} United States District Court".
  3. "The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Maryland".
  4. "Stephen M. Schenning, Acting U.S. Attorney (Maryland)".
  5. (January 3, 2005). "Loucks named interim U.S. Attorney".
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