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William Quarles

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William Quarles
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Prior offices:
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Years in office: 2003 - 2016
Education
Bachelor's
University of Maryland, 1976
Law
Catholic University of America, 1979
Personal
Birthplace
Baltimore, MD


William D. Quarles, Jr. was anArticle III federal judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of Maryland. He joined the court in 2003 after being nominated by PresidentGeorge W. Bush (R) Quarles retired on February 1, 2016.[1]

Early life and education

Born inBaltimore, Maryland, Quarles earned his associate degree from the Community College of Baltimore in 1967 before graduating from the University of Maryland-College Park with his bachelor's degree in 1976. Quarles received hisJ.D. degree from the Catholic University of America in 1979.[1]

Professional career

Judicial career

District of Maryland

Quarles was nominated toUnited States District Court for the District of Maryland by President George W. Bush (R) onJanuary 7, 2003, to a seat vacated by JudgeWilliam M. Nickerson. Quarles was confirmed by the U.S. Senate onMarch 12, 2003, on a Senate vote and received his commission onMarch 14, 2003. He retired on February 1, 2016.[2][1]

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Political offices
Preceded by:
William M. Nickerson
District of Maryland
2003–2016
Seat #2T
Succeeded by:
Stephanie A. Gallagher


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

Chief JudgeGeorge 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  •  


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