American judge (born 1977)
Matthew James Maddox (born 1977)[ 1] is an American lawyer from Maryland who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland since 2023. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2022 to 2023.
Education
Maddox received a Bachelor of Arts from Morgan State University , summa cum laude , in 1999 where he majored in philosophy and religious studies and minored in psychology .[ 2] He was a Fulbright Scholar and taught high school through the Teach for America program.[ 3] [ 4] Maddox received a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2011.[ 5]
Career
From 2011 to 2012, he served as a law clerk for Judge Gerald Bruce Lee of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and from 2014 to 2015, he served as a law clerk for Judge Andre M. Davis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit .[ 6] From 2012 to 2014, he worked as a litigation associate at Holland & Knight LLP. From 2015 to 2022, he served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland .[ 5] Maddox was named the identity theft coordinator in 2018 and deputy chief of the Major Crimes section in 2020.[ 2] [ 7]
On February 22, 2022, he was appointed as a United States magistrate judge to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Thomas M. DiGirolamo.[ 3]
Federal judicial service
On March 20, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Maddox to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland . On March 21, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Maddox to the seat vacated by Judge Paul W. Grimm , who assumed senior status on December 11, 2022.[ 8] On July 12, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee .[ 9] During his confirmation hearing, Senator Mike Lee questioned Maddox about his past membership with both ACORN and the American Constitution Society .[ 10] On September 14, 2023, his nomination was reported out of the committee by a 13–8 vote.[ 11] On October 30, 2023, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 54–40 vote.[ 12] On October 31, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by a 55–42 vote.[ 13] He received his judicial commission on November 3, 2023.[ 14] He was sworn in on November 8, 2023.[ 15]
See also
References
^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF) . United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 10, 2023 .
^ a b "United States Attorney Announces the Appointment of Assistant United States Attorney Matthew J. Maddox to Serve as a Federal Magistrate Judge in Maryland" . www.justice.gov . February 18, 2022. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^ a b "Appointment of Matthew J. Maddox as United States Magistrate Judge" (Press release). United States District Court for the District of Maryland. February 18, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023 .
^ "Biden nominates 2 Baltimore men, including another former public defender, to Maryland federal court" . MSN . Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-03-29 .
^ a b "President Biden Names Thirty-First Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023 . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
^ Desk, City (March 21, 2023). "COURT NEWS: Biden appoints Matthew J. Maddox and Brendan Hurson as Federal Judges in District of Maryland" . Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023 .
^ "Matthew J. Maddox, Magistrate Judge | District of Maryland | United States District Court" . www.mdd.uscourts.gov . Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-21 .
^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. March 21, 2023.
^ "Nominations" . Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023 .
^ Kutner, Brad (July 12, 2023). "In Year's Most Bipartisan Senate Judiciary Nominations Hearing, 4 Hopefuls Advance" . law.com . Retrieved July 26, 2023 .
^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2023" (PDF) . United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 14, 2023 .
^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew James Maddox to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland)" . United States Senate . October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023 .
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Matthew James Maddox, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland)" . United States Senate . October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023 .
^ Matthew J. Maddox at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
^ "Swearing-In of Matthew J. Maddox as United States District Judge" . mdd.uscourts.gov (Press release). Retrieved November 8, 2023 .
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