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Revision as of 01:31, 15 September 2024
Adam B. Abelson | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
| Assumed office September 12, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | James K. Bredar |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
| In office September 18, 2023 – September 12, 2024 | |
| 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 district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland since 2024. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2023 to 2024.
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]
District court service
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 reported out of committee by a 12–9 vote.[8] On September 9, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 50–40 vote.[9] The following day, his nomination was confirmed by a 53–43 vote.[10] He received his judicial commission on September 12, 2024.[11]
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.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Adam B. Abelson to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland)". United States Senate. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Adam B. Abelson, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland)". United States Senate. September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ Adam B. Abelson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Adam B. Abelson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Adam B. Abelson at Ballotpedia
- 1982 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American judges
- 21st-century American lawyers
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- Lawyers from Cleveland
- Maryland lawyers
- New York University School of Law alumni
- Princeton University alumni
- United States district court judges appointed by Joe Biden
- United States magistrate judges