Deborah K. Chasanow
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Senior status. Born 1948.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Aug 6, 1993
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 18, 1993
- Commissioned
- Oct 20, 1993
- Senior status
- Oct 3, 2014
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate/U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1987-1993
Education
- B.A., Rutgers University, 1970
- J.D., Stanford Law School, 1974
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. David L. Cahoon, Maryland Circuit Court, Montgomery County, 1974-1975
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1975
- Assistant attorney general, State of Maryland, 1975-1987
- chief, Criminal Appeals Division, 1979-1987
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2011-2016
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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