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David Brock Hornby

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Senior status. Born 1944.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

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

Appointed by
George H.W. Bush (Republican)
Nominated
Mar 6, 1990
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Apr 27, 1990
Commissioned
Apr 30, 1990
Senior status
May 1, 2010

Other federal judicial service

  • U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, 1982-1988

Education

  • Harvard University
  • B.A., University of Western Ontario, 1965
  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 1969

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1969-1970
  • Associate professor of law, University of Virginia School of Law, 1970-1974
  • Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1974-1982
  • Associate justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1988-1990
  • Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2000-2003

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

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