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Richard D. Bennett
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Senior status since June 30, 2021.
Confirmed 99 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- January 29, 2003
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- March 27, 2003
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), April 3, 2003
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 99 to 0
- Confirmed
- April 9, 2003
- Commissioned
- April 10, 2003
- Senior status
- Since June 30, 2021
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1947, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Army Reserve, 1969-1975
- Maryland Army National Guard, 1983-1997
- Private practice, Maryland, 1973-1976, 1981-1991, 1993-2003
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Maryland, 1976-1980
- U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, 1991-1993
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