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Frederic Smalkin

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Frederic Smalkin
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Prior offices:
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Years in office: 2003 - 2011
Years in office: 1986 - 2003
Education
Bachelor's
Johns Hopkins University, 1968
Law
University of Maryland, 1971
Personal
Birthplace
Baltimore, MD

Frederic N. Smalkin was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of Maryland. Smalkin joined the court on September 26, 1986, after a nomination by PresidentRonald Reagan (R). He served aschief judge from 2001 to 2003. He assumedsenior status on January 8, 2003. Smalkin retired from the court on September 1, 2011.[1]

Smalkin was succeeded in this position byRichard Bennett.

Education

Smalkin received his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1968 and hisJ.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1971.[1]

Professional career

Judicial nominations and appointments

District of Maryland

Smalkin was nominated by PresidentRonald Reagan on August 15, 1986, to a seat vacated byJames Rogers Miller, Jr. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on September 25, 1986, and received commission thenext day. He served aschief judge from 2001 until he assumedsenior status onJanuary 8, 2003.[1] Smalkin was succeeded in this position byRichard Bennett.

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Political offices
Preceded by:
James Rogers Miller, Jr.		District of Maryland
1986–2003
Seat #6		Succeeded by:
Richard Bennett


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Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of Maryland
Active judges

Chief Judge: George L. Russell, III  •  Julie Rubin  •  Theodore Chuang  •  Stephanie A. Gallagher  •  Lydia Kay Griggsby  •  Paula Xinis  •  Deborah Boardman  •  Matthew Maddox  •  Brendan Hurson  •  Adam Abelson

Senior judges

Richard Bennett (Maryland)  •  Catherine Blake  •  William M. Nickerson  •  Deborah Chasanow  •  Ellen Hollander  •  James Bredar  •  

Magistrate judgesCharles Day  •  Susan Gauvey  •  Jillyn Schulze  •  Timothy J. Sullivan  •  C. Bruce Anderson  •  David Copperthite  •  Mark Coulson  •  Gina Simms  •  
Former Article III judges

Alexander Williams  •  William Paca  •  James Winchester  •  James Houston  •  Theodorick Bland  •  Elias Glenn  •  Upton Scott Heath  •  John Glenn (Maryland)  •  William Fell Giles  •  Thomas John Morris  •  Paul Niemeyer  •  John Carter Rose (Maryland)  •  Benson Legg  •  Walter Black  •  Andre Davis  •  Marvin Garbis  •  Alex Harvey  •  William Quarles  •  Roger Titus  •  Peter Messitte  •  Joseph Young (Maryland)  •  Morris Ames Soper  •  William Caldwell Coleman  •  William Calvin Chesnut  •  Joseph Clemens Howard  •  Harrison Winter  •  Charles Blair  •  John Hargrove  •  Shirley Jones  •  Frank Kaufman  •  James Rogers Miller Jr. (Federal judge)  •  Herbert Murray  •  Edward Northrop  •  Norman Ramsey  •  Roszel Thomsen  •  Robert Watkins  •  Frederic Smalkin  •  Paul Grimm  •  George Jarrod Hazel  •  

Former Chief judges

Benson Legg  •  Catherine Blake  •  Walter Black  •  Alex Harvey  •  Frederick Motz  •  William Caldwell Coleman  •  Frank Kaufman  •  Edward Northrop  •  Roszel Thomsen  •  Robert Watkins  •  Frederic Smalkin  •  James Bredar  •  


Ronald Reagan
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Federal judges nominated byRonald Reagan
1981

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1982

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1983

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1984

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1985

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1986

Anderson •Boggs •Bryan •Cedarbaum •Cholakis •Conway •Davies •Dearie •Dubina •Duggan •Edmondson •Fawsett •Fitzwater •Gex •Graham •Hackett •Hansen •Henderson •Hittner •Howard •Jensen •Kay •Kleinfeld •Kosik •Lagueux •Lechner •Magill •Mahoney •Manion •McAvoy •McQuade •Norris •O'Scannlain •Rehnquist •Ryskamp •Scalia •Selya •Simpson •Smalkin •Spencer •Stiehl •Wilkins •Williams •Woodlock •Zatkoff

1987

Alesia •Beam •Bell •Conboy •Cowen •Cummings •Daronco •Doty •Dwyer •Ebel •Ellis •Gadola •Gawthrop •Greenberg •Harrington •Howard •Hoyt •Hutchinson •Kanne •Kelly •Larimer •Leavy •Lew •Marsh •Mayer •McKinney •Michel •Mukasey •Musgrave •Niemeyer •Parker •Phillips •Politan •Pro •Raggi •Reasoner •Reed •Scirica •Sentelle • Smith •Smith •Stadtmueller •Standish •Tinder •Torres •Trott •Turner •Van Antwerpen •Voorhees •Webb •Whipple •Wolin •Wolle •Wood •Zagel

1988

Arcara •Babcock •Brorby •Butler •Cambridge •Camp •Conlon •Cox •Dubois •Duhe •Ezra •Forester •Friedman •Garza •Hutton •Jordan •Kennedy •Lake •Lamberth •Lifland •Lozano •Marovich •Nygaard •Patterson •Schell •Smith •Smith •Tilley •Waldman •Zilly