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On May 8, 2024, President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate Abelson to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Maryland]]. On May 14, 2024, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Abelson to the seat vacated by Judge [[James K. Bredar]], who assumed [[senior status]] on April 30, 2024.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=May 14, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/05/14/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-146/}}</ref> On June 5, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nominations|date=June 4, 2024|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/06/05/2024/nominations}}</ref> On July 11, 2024, his nomination was favorably reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 12–9 vote. |
On May 8, 2024, President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate Abelson to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Maryland]]. On May 14, 2024, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Abelson to the seat vacated by Judge [[James K. Bredar]], who assumed [[senior status]] on April 30, 2024.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=May 14, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/05/14/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-146/}}</ref> On June 5, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nominations|date=June 4, 2024|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/06/05/2024/nominations}}</ref> On July 11, 2024, his nomination was favorably reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 12–9 vote.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Eight Judicial Nominations To The Full Senate |date=July 11, 2024 |publisher=United State Senate Committee on the Judiciary |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-eight-judicial-nominations-to-the-full-senate |access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref> His nomination is pending before the [[United States Senate]]. |
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Revision as of 22:10, 1 August 2024
Adam B. Abelson | |
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| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
| Assumed office September 18, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Beth P. Gesner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adam Ben Abelson 1982 (age 41–42) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) New York University (JD) |
Adam Ben Abelson (born 1982)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland since 2023. He is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the same court.
Education
Abelson received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Princeton University in 2005 and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law in 2010.[2]
Career
From 2010 to 2011, he served as a law clerk to Judge Catherine C. Blake of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and again from 2011 to 2012 to Judge Andre M. Davis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. From 2012 to 2023, Abelson worked in private practice at Zuckerman Spaeder LLP.[2]
Federal judicial service
Abelson assumed office as a United States magistrate judge on September 18, 2023.[3][4] He was appointed to an 8-year term which expires in 2031.[5]
Nomination to district court
On May 8, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Abelson to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. On May 14, 2024, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Abelson to the seat vacated by Judge James K. Bredar, who assumed senior status on April 30, 2024.[6] On June 5, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] On July 11, 2024, his nomination was favorably reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 12–9 vote.[8] His nomination is pending before the United States Senate.
References
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Forty-Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Appointment of Adam Abelson as United States Magistrate Judge". mdd.uscourts.gov (Press release). September 14, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Appoints Zuckerman Spaeder Partner Adam B. Abelson as Magistrate Judge". www.zuckerman.com. September 15, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Magistrate Judges (Maryland)". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Eight Judicial Nominations To The Full Senate" (Press release). United State Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.