Ellen Hollander
| Ellen Hollander | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Station: | Baltimore, MD |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Active: | 12/28/2010 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Andre Davis |
| Past post: | Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Associate Judge |
| Past term: | 1994 - 2010 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1949 |
| Home State: | New York, NY |
| Bachelors: | Goucher College, B.A., 1971 |
| Law School: | Georgetown U. Law, J.D., 1974 |
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Ellen L. Hollander is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. She joined the court in 2010 after an appointment from Barack Obama.[1] Prior to her appointment, she was a judge at-large on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the intermediate appellate court for the state of Maryland. She took office in 1995[2] and was retained by voters in 1996[3] and 2006.[4] Her current ten-year term ends in 2016.[5]
Early life and education
Judge Hollander was born on May 24, 1949 in New York City. She received her B.A. degree from Goucher College in 1971 and her J.D. degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1974.[2]
Professional career
Judge Hollander began her legal career as a law clerk to Judge James Miller of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. She joined the law firm Frank, Bernstein, Conaway & Goldman in 1974 as an associate. In 1979, she left the firm to become an Assistant Attorney General for a short time. She then became an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland. She returned to Frank, Bernstein, Conaway & Goldman in 1983 and became a partner in this firm in 1985. She has a been a member of various law clubs and Bar associations throughout her career. She became a Judge on the 6th Appellate Circuit in 1994 and held this position until her appointment to the Court of Appeals.[2][6]
Judicial career
District of Maryland
Judge Hollander was recommended to President Obama for an upcoming vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland by Democratic Maryland Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin. [7][8] On April 21, 2010 Obama nominated Hollander to the seat vacated by Andre Davis. [9][10]
Hollander was rated "Unanimously Well Qualified" by the American Bar Association. [11]
Judiciary Committee hearing
Hollander had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2010.
Notable cases
See also
External links
- Judge Hollander bio from MD Court website
- Court of Special Appeals website
- Judge Ellen Hollander Biography from Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ Judge Ellen Hollander Biography from Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Judge Hollander biography
- ↑ 1996 Election Results
- ↑ 2006 Election Results
- ↑ Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- ↑ White House Press Release "President Obama Names Five to the United States District Court", April 21, 2010
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun "Md. senators propose 3 for district judgeships", December 12, 2009
- ↑ The Daily Record "Motz retirement to create a third opening on 10-member court", December 11, 2009
- ↑ White House Press Release "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 4/21/10"
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun "Hollander, Bredar are Obama’s picks for U.S. district judges", April 21, 2010
- ↑ Judicial Nomination Materials
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Andre Davis |
District of Maryland 2010–Current Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2009 |
Gerard Lynch • David Hamilton • Sonia Sotomayor • Andre Davis • D.P. Marshall • Richard Seeborg • Jeffrey Viken • Charlene Honeywell • Irene Berger • Roberto Lange • Christina Reiss • Dolly Gee • Jacqueline Nguyen • Abdul Kallon • William Conley • Nancy D. Freudenthal • Gloria M. Navarro • Florence Pan • | ||
| 2010 |
Barbara Keenan • Kathleen M. O'Malley • Denny Chin • Leonard Stark • Joseph Greenaway • Thomas Vanaskie • Mark Goldsmith • Elena Kagan • Beverly Martin • Mary Murguia • Ellen Hollander • James Wynn • Jane Magnus-Stinson • Susan Richard Nelson • Audrey Fleissig • Timothy S. Black • James Bredar • Sharon Coleman • Leslie Kobayashi • Kimberly Mueller • Catherine Eagles • Benita Pearson • Jane Stranch • O. Rogeriee Thompson • Rosanna Peterson • Albert Diaz • Brian Jackson • J. Michelle Childs • Richard Mark Gergel • Josephine S. Tucker • Lucy H. Koh • Marisa Demeo • Tanya Walton Pratt • Jon E. DeGuilio • Elizabeth Erny Foote • Marc Thomas Treadwell • Gary Feinerman • William J. Martinez • Scott Matheson • Raymond Lohier • Todd E. Edelman • John A. Gibney • Edmond E. Chang • Carlton W. Reeves • Denise Casper • Robert Leon Wilkins • Beryl A. Howell • Maria Elizabeth Raffinan • | ||
| 2011 |
Sue Myerscough • James Graves • Bernice Donald • Christopher Droney • Claire Cecchi • Esther Salas • Henry Floyd • Morgan Christen • Evan Wallach • Diana Saldaña • Michael Urbanski • Cathy Bissoon • Anthony J. Battaglia • Edward Chen • Sharon L. Gleason • Marco A. Hernandez • Andrew L. Carter, Jr. • Nelva Gonzales Ramos • Timothy M. Cain • Scott W. Skavdahl • John A. Ross • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • John A. Kronstadt • Edward J. Davila • R. Brooke Jackson • James E. Boasberg • James E. Shadid • Steve C. Jones • John McConnell • Amy Totenberg • Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers • Paul K. Holmes • Susan L. Carney • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. • Amy B. Jackson • Jane Triche-Milazzo • Michael H. Simon • Kathleen M. Williams • Marina Marmolejo • Susan Hickey • Mae A. D'Agostino • Jimmie V. Reyna • Robert David Mariani • Ramona V. Manglona • J. Paul Oetken • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Mark Raymond Hornak • Vincent L. Briccetti • Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. • Sara Lynn Darrow • Kevin Hunter Sharp • Paul A. Engelmayer • Wilma Lewis • Nancy Torresen • Alison J. Nathan • Corinne Ann Beckwith • William Kuntz • Nannette Jolivette-Brown • Dana Christensen • Edgardo Ramos • Katherine Forrest • Stephen Higginson • Richard G. Andrews • James Gilstrap • Jennifer Zipps • Ronnie Abrams • Jennifer Di Toro • Yvonne Williams • | ||
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