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Andre Maurice Davis

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Andre Maurice Davis served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Nov 9, 2009 by a 72–16 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Nov 9, 2009
Senate vote
72–16
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1949

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MarylandWilliam J. Clinton · Aug 11, 1995 – Nov 12, 2009
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitBarack Obama · Nov 9, 2009 – Aug 31, 2017

Education

  • University of PennsylvaniaB.A., 1971
  • University of Maryland School of Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law)J.D., 1978

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Frank Kaufman, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1978-1979; Law clerk, Hon. Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1979-1980; Appellate attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1980-1981; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Maryland, 1981-1983; Private practice, 1983-1984; Professor, University of Maryland School of Law, 1984-; Judge, District Court of Maryland, Baltimore City, 1987-1990; Associate judge, Maryland Circuit Court, Baltimore City, 1990-1995; City solicitor, Baltimore, Maryland, 2017-

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