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George Levi Russell III

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Born 1965.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated
Nov 10, 2011
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
May 14, 2012
Commissioned
May 22, 2012

Education

  • B.A., Morehouse College, 1988
  • J.D., University of Maryland School of Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law), 1991

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Robert M. Bell, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1991-1992
  • Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1992-1994, 2000-2002
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Maryland, 1994-1999, 2002-2007
  • Civil Division, 1994-1999
  • Criminal Division, 2002-2007
  • Associate judge, Maryland Circuit Court, Baltimore City, 2007-2012

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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