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David Brock Hornby

Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

David Brock Hornby serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Appointed by George H.W. Bush and confirmed Apr 27, 1990. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
George H.W. Bush
Confirmed
Apr 27, 1990
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1944

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MaineGeorge H.W. Bush · Apr 27, 1990

Education

  • Harvard University
  • University of Western OntarioB.A., 1965
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 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

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge David Brock Hornby, District Court for the District of Maine,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1382406/david-brock-hornby (accessed 2026-10-15).

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