Paula Xinis
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
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Mar 26, 2015
- Senate vote
- 53 to 34
- Confirmed
- May 16, 2016
- Commissioned
- May 18, 2016
Education
- B.A., University of Virginia, 1991
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1997
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Diana Gribbon Motz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1997-1998
- Assistant federal public defender, District of Maryland, 1998-2011
- director of training, 2006-2011
- research and writing attorney supervisor, 2008-2011
- Complaint examiner, District of Columbia Office of Police Complaints, 2005-2010
- Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 2011-2016
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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