Lydia Kay Griggsby
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Born 1968.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Apr 19, 2021
- Senate vote
- 59 to 39
- Confirmed
- Jun 16, 2021
- Commissioned
- Jul 20, 2021
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Nominated by Barack Obama on April 10, 2014, to a seat vacated by Francis Marion Allegra. Confirmed by the Senate on December 4, 2014, and commission issued on December 5, 2014. Service terminated on July 23, 2021, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Education
- B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1990
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1993
Career
- Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1993-1995
- Trial attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-1998
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1998-2004
- Counsel, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics, 2004-2005
- U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2006-2014
- privacy counsel, 2006-2008
- chief counsel for privacy and information policy, 2008-2014
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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