D. Brock Hornby

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D. Brock Hornby
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the District of Maine
Title:   Senior Judge
Position:   Seat #2
Service:
Appointed by:   George H.W. Bush
Active:   4/30/1990 - 5/1/2010
Chief:   1996 - 2003
Senior:   5/1/2010 - Present
Preceded by:   Conrad Cyr
Succeeded by:   Nancy Torresen
Past post:   Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Past term:   1988-1990
Past post 2:   U.S. Magistrate, District of Maine
Past term 2:   1982-1988
Personal History
Born:   1944
Home State:   Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Bachelors:   U. of Western Ontario, B.A., 1965
Law School:   Harvard Law, J.D., 1969

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David Brock Hornby (b. 1944), is a federal judge in the United States District Court for the District of Maine. He joined the court in 1990 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. At the time of appointment, Hornby served as an Associate justice for the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. From 1996 to 2003, he was the Court's Chief Judge. Hornby assumed senior status on the court on May 1, 2010. [1][2]

Early life and education

Born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, Hornby is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, 1965, and Harvard Law School, 1969. While at Harvard Law, he served as Supreme Court Note and Developments Editor for The Harvard Law Review (Vol. 83). [3][2]

Professional career

Judicial career

District of Maine

Hornby was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Maine in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush, to fill the seat made vacant by the resignation of Conrad Cyr. Hornby was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 27, 1990.[4] Hornby served as chief judge of the court from 1996 to 2003. He assumed senior status on May 1, 2010. [2] Hornby was succeeded in the District of Maine by Nancy Torresen. [2]

District of Maine, Magistrate

Hornby served as a federal magistrate judge for the District of Maine from 1982-1988.[2]

Awards and associations

Notable cases

A notable case on this page needs to be updated.


GMAC Mortgage Co. case

  United States District Court for the District of Maine
     *Nicolle Bradbury, et al. v. Gmac Mortgage, LLC. CIVIL NO. 10-458-P-H
In mid-February 2011, Judge Hornby threw out two of three counts that had been brought against GMAC Mortgage Co. in a case related to "robo-signing" of documents in foreclosure proceedings. Brock said that the lawsuit could not proceed on counts related to abuse of process and fraud. However, he allowed a lawsuit to proceed on a count that robo-signing violates Maine's Unfair Trade Practices Act. Andrea Bopp Stark, the attorney for the Maine residents who filed the lawsuit, said that she expects the lawsuit to proceed on the one remaining count.[6]


See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Bangor Daily News "Delegates nominate judge for US court," April 13, 2010
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Judge Hornby Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ↑ Cleaves Law Library Biography of D. Brock Hornby
  4. ↑ "THOMAS" D. Brock Hornby USDC, ME confirmation: PN1122-101
  5. ↑ American Judicature Society, Devitt Award
  6. ↑ Miami Herald, "Maine foreclosure lawsuit to proceed", February 18, 2011
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Preceded by:
Conrad Cyr 		District of Maine
1990–present
Seat #2 		Succeeded by:
Nancy Torresen


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