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.
Matthew J. Maddox | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Paul W. Grimm |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
| In office February 22, 2022 – November 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas M. DiGirolamo |
| Succeeded by | Erin Alsan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew James Maddox 1977 (age 46–47) Rossville, Baltimore County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | Morgan State University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Education
editMaddox 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
editFrom 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
editOn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
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- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "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.
External links
edit- Matthew J. Maddox at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.