United States District Court for the District of Maryland

{{Use American English|date=March 2019}} {{Short description|United States district court}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Distinguish|Maryland District Court}} {{Infobox U.S. federal court | court_type = district | court_name = United States District Court for the District of Maryland | abbreviation = D. Md. | seal = File:Seal of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.svg | seal_size = 150 | map_image_name = Maryland Locator Map.PNG | map_image_width = 150 | map_image_caption = | courthouse = Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse | location = Baltimore | courthouse1 = | location1 = Greenbelt | courthouse2 = Maude R. Toulson Federal Building | location2 = Salisbury | courthouse3 = | location3 = Cumberland | courthouse4 = | location4 = Denton | appeals_to = Fourth Circuit | established = September 24, 1789 | judges_assigned = 10 | chief = George L. Russell III | us_attorney = Kelly O. Hayes | us_marshal = Johnny L. Hughes | official_site = {{URL|http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/}} }}

The '''United States District Court for the District of Maryland''' (in case citations, '''D. Md.''') is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Maryland. Appeals from the District of Maryland are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

Notable past judges of this district include William Paca, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. The United States Attorney for the District of Maryland represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. {{As of|2025|6|25|df=US}}, the U.S. attorney is Kelly O. Hayes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=William J. |last2=Condon |first2=Christine |title=Political notes: Hayes, Shingledecker are in, legislators are already lining up to run |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2025/06/26/political-notes-hayes-shingledecker-are-in-legislators-are-already-lining-up-to-run/ |access-date=June 26, 2025 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 26, 2025}}</ref>

== Organization of the court == thumb|250px|left|View of U.S. District Court for Maryland, Northern Division, in Baltimore, Maryland. thumb|250px|center|View of U.S. District Court for Maryland, Southern Division, in Greenbelt, Maryland. {{clear}} Under {{USCode|28|100}}, Maryland consists of a single federal judicial district with two statutory divisions.

=== Northern Division === The Northern Division includes Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, Worcester counties and the City of Baltimore, is located in Baltimore, while the statute also provides for the court to sit in Cumberland and Denton. The Court also maintains a location in Salisbury, Maryland that is only staffed on days when court is in session.<ref>{{cite web |title=Salisbury {{!}} District of Maryland {{!}} United States District Court |url=http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/content/salisbury |website=www.mdd.uscourts.gov |access-date=2 August 2018 |language=en |archive-date=July 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723082010/http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/content/salisbury |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Southern Division === The Southern Division includes Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, and St. Mary's counties and sits in Greenbelt.

== Current judges == <onlyinclude> {{As of|2026|03|04|df=US}}: {{start U.S. judgeship Current}} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 45 | title = Chief Judge | name = George L. Russell III | duty station = Baltimore | born = 1965 | term = 2012–present | chief term = 2024–present | senior term = — | appointer = Obama }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 47 | title = District Judge | name = Theodore D. Chuang | duty station = Greenbelt | born = 1969 | term = 2014–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Obama }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 49 | title = District Judge | name = Paula Xinis | duty station = Greenbelt | born = 1968 | term = 2016–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Obama }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 50 | title = District Judge | name = Stephanie A. Gallagher | duty station = Baltimore | born = 1972 | term = 2019–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Trump }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 51 | title = District Judge | name = Deborah Boardman | duty station = Greenbelt | born = 1974 | term = 2021–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Biden }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 52 | title = District Judge | name = Lydia Griggsby | duty station = Greenbelt | born = 1968 | term = 2021–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Biden }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 53 | title = District Judge | name = Julie Rubin | duty station = Baltimore | born = 1972 | term = 2022–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Biden }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 54 | title = District Judge | name = Brendan Hurson | duty station = Baltimore | born = 1977 | term = 2023–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Biden }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 55 | title = District Judge | name = Matthew J. Maddox | duty station = Baltimore | born = 1977 | term = 2023–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Biden }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 56 | title = District Judge | name = Adam B. Abelson | duty station = Baltimore | born = 1982 | term = 2024–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Biden }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 33 | title = Senior Judge | name = William M. Nickerson | duty station = ''inactive'' | born = 1933 | term = 1990–2002 | chief term = — | senior term = 2002–present | appointer = G.H.W. Bush }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 35 | title = Senior Judge | name = Deborah K. Chasanow | duty station = Greenbelt | born = 1948 | term = 1993–2014 | chief term = 2010–2014 | senior term = 2014–present | appointer = Clinton }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 41 | title = Senior Judge | name = Richard D. Bennett | duty station = Baltimore | born = 1947 | term = 2003–2021 | chief term = — | senior term = 2021–present | appointer = G.W. Bush }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 43 | title = Senior Judge | name = James K. Bredar | duty station = Baltimore | born = 1957 | term = 2010–2024 | chief term = 2017–2024 | senior term = 2024–present | appointer = Obama }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 44 | title = Senior Judge | name = Ellen Lipton Hollander | duty station = Baltimore | born = 1949 | term = 2010–2022 | chief term = — | senior term = 2022–present | appointer = Obama }} {{end U.S. judgeship Current}}</onlyinclude>

== Former judges ==

{{start US judgeship no state}} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 1 | name = William Paca | borndied = 1740–1799 | term = 1789–1799<ref group=Note>Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 8, 1790, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 10, 1790, and received commission the same day.</ref> | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Washington | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 2 | name = James Winchester | borndied = 1772–1806 | term = 1799–1806 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = J. Adams | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 3 | name = James Houston | borndied = 1767–1819 | term = 1806–1819 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Jefferson | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 4 | name = Theodorick Bland | borndied = 1776–1846 | term = 1819–1824<ref group=Note>Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 3, 1820, confirmed by the Senate on January 5, 1820, and received commission the same day.</ref> | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Monroe | termination = resignation }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 5 | name = Elias Glenn | borndied = 1769–1846 | term = 1824–1836<ref group=Note>Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1824, confirmed by the Senate on January 3, 1825, and received commission the same day.</ref> | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Monroe | termination = resignation }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 6 | name = Upton Scott Heath | borndied = 1784–1852 | term = 1836–1852 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Jackson | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 7 | name = John Glenn | borndied = 1795–1853 | term = 1852–1853 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Fillmore | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 8 | name = William Fell Giles | borndied = 1807–1879 | term = 1853–1879<ref group=Note>Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 19, 1853, confirmed by the Senate on January 11, 1854, and received commission the same day.</ref> | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Pierce | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 9 | name = Thomas John Morris | borndied = 1837–1912 | term = 1879–1912 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Hayes | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 10 | name = John Carter Rose | borndied = 1861–1927 | term = 1910–1922 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Taft | termination = elevation }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 11 | name = Morris Ames Soper | borndied = 1873–1963 | term = 1923–1931 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Harding | termination = elevation }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 12 | name = William Caldwell Coleman | borndied = 1884–1968 | term = 1927–1955<ref group=Note>Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1927, confirmed by the Senate on December 19, 1927, and received commission the same day.</ref> | chief term = 1948–1955 | senior term = — | appointer = Coolidge | termination = resignation }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 13 | name = William Calvin Chesnut | borndied = 1873–1962 | term = 1931–1953<ref group=Note>Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the Senate on January 12, 1932, and received commission the same day.</ref> | chief term = — | senior term = 1953–1962 | appointer = Hoover | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 14 | name = Roszel Cathcart Thomsen | borndied = 1900–1992 | term = 1954–1971 | chief term = 1955–1970 | senior term = 1971–1992 | appointer = Eisenhower | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 15 | name = Robert Dorsey Watkins | borndied = 1900–1986 | term = 1955–1971<ref group=Note>Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 1956, and received commission on March 2, 1956.</ref> | chief term = 1970 | senior term = 1971–1986 | appointer = Eisenhower | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 16 | name = Edward Skottowe Northrop | borndied = 1911–2003 | term = 1961–1981 | chief term = 1970–1981 | senior term = 1981–2003 | appointer = Kennedy | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 17 | name = Harrison Lee Winter | borndied = 1921–1990 | term = 1961–1966<ref group=Note>Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on February 7, 1962, and received commission on February 17, 1962.</ref> | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Kennedy | termination = elevation }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 18 | name = Frank Albert Kaufman | borndied = 1916–1997 | term = 1966–1986 | chief term = 1981–1986 | senior term = 1986–1997 | appointer = L. Johnson | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 19 | name = Alexander Harvey II | borndied = 1923–2017 | term = 1966–1991 | chief term = 1986–1991 | senior term = 1991–2017 | appointer = L. Johnson | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 20 | name = James Rogers Miller Jr. | borndied = 1931–2014 | term = 1970–1986 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Nixon | termination = retirement }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 21 | name = Charles Stanley Blair | borndied = 1927–1980 | term = 1971–1980 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Nixon | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 22 | name = Herbert Frazier Murray | borndied = 1923–1999 | term = 1971–1988 | chief term = — | senior term = 1988–1999 | appointer = Nixon | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 23 | name = Joseph H. Young | borndied = 1922–2015 | term = 1971–1987 | chief term = — | senior term = 1987–2015 | appointer = Nixon | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 24 | name = Joseph C. Howard Sr. | borndied = 1922–2000 | term = 1979–1991 | chief term = — | senior term = 1991–2000 | appointer = Carter | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 25 | name = Shirley Brannock Jones | borndied = 1925–2019 | term = 1979–1982 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Carter | termination = resignation }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 26 | name = Norman Park Ramsey | borndied = 1922–1993 | term = 1980–1991 | chief term = — | senior term = 1991–1992 | appointer = Carter | termination = retirement }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 27 | name = Walter Evan Black Jr. | borndied = 1926–2014 | term = 1982–1994 | chief term = 1991–1994 | senior term = 1994–2014 | appointer = Reagan | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 28 | name = John R. Hargrove Sr. | borndied = 1923–1997 | term = 1984–1994 | chief term = — | senior term = 1994–1997 | appointer = Reagan | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 29 | name = J. Frederick Motz | borndied = 1942–2023 | term = 1985–2010 | chief term = 1994–2001 | senior term = 2010–2023 | appointer = Reagan | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 30 | name = Frederic N. Smalkin | borndied = 1946–present | term = 1986–2003 | chief term = 2001–2003 | senior term = 2003–2011 | appointer = Reagan | termination = retirement }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 31 | name = Paul V. Niemeyer | borndied = 1941–present | term = 1988–1990 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Reagan | termination = elevation }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 32 | name = Marvin J. Garbis | borndied = 1936–present | term = 1989–2003 | chief term = — | senior term = 2003–2018 | appointer = G.H.W. Bush | termination = retirement }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 34 | name = Benson Everett Legg | borndied = 1947–present | term = 1991–2012 | chief term = 2003–2010 | senior term = 2012–2013 | appointer = G.H.W. Bush | termination = retirement }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 36 | name = Peter J. Messitte | borndied = 1941–2025 | term = 1993–2008 | chief term = — | senior term = 2008–2025 | appointer = Clinton | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 37 | name = Alexander Williams Jr. | borndied = 1948–present | term = 1994–2013 | chief term = — | senior term = 2013–2014 | appointer = Clinton | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row no state | index = 38 | title = Senior Judge | name = Catherine C. Blake | duty station = Baltimore | borndied = 1950–2026 | term = 1995–2021 | chief term = 2014–2017 | senior term = 2021–2026 | appointer = Clinton | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 39 | name = Andre M. Davis | borndied = 1949–present | term = 1995–2009 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Clinton | termination = elevation }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 40 | name = William D. Quarles Jr. | borndied = 1948–present | term = 2003–2016 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = G.W. Bush | termination = retirement }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 42 | name = Roger W. Titus | borndied = 1941–2019 | term = 2003–2014 | chief term = — | senior term = 2014–2019 | appointer = G.W. Bush | termination = death }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 46 | name = Paul W. Grimm | borndied = 1951–present | term = 2012–2022 | chief term = — | senior term = 2022 | appointer = Obama | termination = retirement }} {{US judgeship row no state | index = 48 | name = George J. Hazel | borndied = 1975–present | term = 2014–2023 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = Obama | termination = resignation }} {{End}} {{Reflist|group=Note}}

== Chief judges == {{ChiefJudgeDC}}

== Succession of seats ==

{{Col-begin}} {{Col-break}} {{U.S. judge succession inactive | seat title = Seat 1 }} {{U.S. judge succession 3 note | text = Seat established on September 24, 1789 by 1 Stat. 73 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Paca | term = 1790–1799 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Winchester | term = 1799–1806 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Houston | term = 1806–1819 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Bland | term = 1819–1824 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = E. Glenn | term = 1824–1836 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Heath | term = 1836–1852 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = J. Glenn | term = 1852–1853 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Giles | term = 1853–1879 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Morris | term = 1879–1912 }} {{U.S. judge succession 3 note | text = Seat abolished on June 6, 1912 (temporary judgeship expired) }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{Col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 2 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Seat established on February 24, 1910 by 36 Stat. 201 (temporary) }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Seat became permanent upon the abolition of Seat 1 on June 6, 1912 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Rose | term = 1910–1922 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Soper | term = 1923–1931 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Chesnut | term = 1931–1953 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Thomsen | term = 1954–1971 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Murray | term = 1971–1988 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Nickerson | term = 1990–2002 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Quarles, Jr. | term = 2003–2016 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Gallagher''' | term = 2019–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{Col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 3 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Seat established on March 3, 1927 by 44 Stat. 1346 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Coleman | term = 1927–1955 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Watkins | term = 1956–1971 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Young | term = 1971–1987 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Garbis | term = 1989–2003 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Titus | term = 2003–2014 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Chuang''' | term = 2014–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{Col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 4 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Northrop | term = 1961–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Black, Jr. | term = 1982–1994 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Davis | term = 1995–2009 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Hollander | term = 2010–2022 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Rubin''' | term = 2022–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{Col-break}} {{Col-end}} {{Col-begin}} {{Col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 5 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Winter | term = 1962–1966 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Harvey II | term = 1966–1991 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Chasanow | term = 1993–2014 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Xinis''' | term = 2016–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{Col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 6 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Seat established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Kaufman | term = 1966–1986 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Niemeyer | term = 1988–1990 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Legg | term = 1991–2012 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Grimm | term = 2012–2022 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Maddox''' | term = 2023–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{Col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 7 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Miller, Jr. | term = 1970–1986 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Smalkin | term = 1986–2003 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Bennett | term = 2003–2021 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Boardman''' | term = 2021–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{Col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 8 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Blair | term = 1971–1980 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Ramsey | term = 1980–1991 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Williams, Jr. | term = 1994–2013 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Hazel | term = 2014–2023 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Hurson''' | term = 2023–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{Col-break}} {{Col-end}} {{Col-begin}} {{Col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 9 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Howard, Sr. | term = 1979–1991 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Messitte | term = 1993–2008 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Russell III''' | term = 2012–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{Col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 10 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Jones | term = 1979–1982 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Hargrove, Sr. | term = 1984–1994 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Blake | term = 1995–2021 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Griggsby''' | term = 2021–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{Col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 11 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Motz | term = 1985–2010 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Bredar | term = 2010–2024 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Abelson''' | term = 2024–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{Col-break}} {{Col-end}}

== U.S. Attorneys ==

* Richard Potts 1789–92 <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Maryland |url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/usatty.html |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=politicalgraveyard.com}}</ref> * Zebulon Hollingsworth 1792–1806 * John Stephen 1806–10 * Thomas B. Dorsey 1810–12 * Elias Glenn 1812–24 * Nathaniel Williams 1824–41 * Z. Collins Lee 1841–45 * William L. Marshall 1845–50 * Z. Collins Lee 1850–53 * William M. Addison 1853–62 * William Price 1862 * Archibald Sterling, Jr. 1878–86 * Thomas Gordon Hayes 1886–90 * John T. Ensor 1890–94 * William L. Marbury 1894–98 * John C. Rose 1898–1910 * John Philip Hill 1910–15 * Samuel K. Dennis 1915–20 * Robert R. Carman 1920–22 * Amos W. W. Woodcock 1927–31 * Simon E. Sobeloff 1931–34 * Bernard J. Flynn 1934–53 * George C. Doub 1953–56 * Walter E. Black, Jr. 1956–57 * Leon H. A. Pierson 1957–61 * Joseph D. Tydings 1961–63 * Robert H. Kernon 1963 * Thomas J. Kenney 1963–67 * Stephen H. Sachs 1967–70 * George Beall 1970–75 * Jervis S. Finney 1975–78 * Russell T. Baker 1978–81 * Herbert Better 1981 * J. Frederick Motz 1981–85 * Catherine C. Blake 1985–86 * Breckinridge L. Willcox 1986–91 * Richard D. Bennett 1991–93 * Gary P. Jordan 1993 * Lynne Ann Battaglia 1993–2001 * Stephen M. Schenning 2001<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stephen M. Schenning, Acting U.S. Attorney (Maryland) |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/39fed/03usattorney/former/html/msa17465.html |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=msa.maryland.gov}}</ref> * Thomas M. DiBiagio 2001–2005 * Allen F. Loucks 2005<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2005 |title=Loucks named interim U.S. Attorney |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2005/01/03/daily1.html |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Baltimore Business Journal}}</ref> * Rod Rosenstein 2005–2017 * Stephen M. Schenning 2017–2018 * Robert Hur 2018–2021 * Erek Barron 2021–2025 * Phil Selden (acting) 2025 * Kelly O. Hayes (interim) 2025–

== References == {{Reflist}} {{USGovernment|url=http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md/Office/History/ourhistory5.html|title=Former Maryland United States Attorneys}}

== External links == * [http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/ United States District Court for the District of Maryland Official Website] * [http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md/ United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Official Website]

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