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Paula Xinis
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Paula Xinis serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed May 16, 2016 by a 53–34 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- May 16, 2016
- Senate vote
- 53–34
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1968
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MarylandBarack Obama · May 16, 2016
Education
- University of VirginiaB.A., 1991
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 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
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