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| Chief Justice of theMaryland Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office April 15, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Larry Hogan |
| Preceded by | Joseph M. Getty |
| Chief Judge of theAppellate Court of Maryland | |
| In office November 28, 2018 – April 15, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Larry Hogan |
| Preceded by | Patrick Woodward |
| Succeeded by | E. Gregory Wells |
| Judge of theAppellate Court of Maryland | |
| In office November 1, 2017 – November 28, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Larry Hogan |
| Preceded by | Peter B. Krauser |
| Succeeded by | E. Gregory Wells |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973 (age 51–52) Towson, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Matthew J. Fader (born 1973) is an American lawyer serving as the chief justice of theSupreme Court of Maryland since 2022. He previously served as the chief judge of theMaryland Court of Special Appeals from 2018 to 2022.
Matthew J. Fader was born in 1973 inTowson, Maryland.[1] He received hisBachelor of Arts from theUniversity of Virginia in 1995, where he was a member ofPhi Beta Kappa. Fader received hisJuris Doctor fromYale Law School in 1998, where he was senior editor of theYale Law Journal.[2]
Fader began his legal career serving as alaw clerk for judgeLeonie M. Brinkema of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1998 to 1999.[1] He served as a trial attorney with theUnited States Department of Justice from 1999 to 2002. From 2002 to 2006, he was anassociate withK&L Gates, becoming apartner in 2006 and remaining so until 2010.[2] From 2010 to 2017, he served in the office of theMaryland Attorney General; serving as an assistant attorney general from 2010 to 2012, deputy chief of the civil litigation division from 2012 to 2017, and chief of the civil litigation division in 2017.[1]
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On October 6, 2017, governorLarry Hogan announced the appointment of Fader to serve as a judge of theMaryland Court of Special Appeals.[3] His term began on November 1, 2017.[1] On November 20, 2018, Governor Hogan announced his designation of Fader as chief judge;[4] his term as chief judge began on November 28, 2018.[1][5] On February 17, 2022, Governor Hogan announced the appointment of Fader to be a justice of theSupreme Court of Maryland to the seat vacated by judgeJoseph M. Getty when he reached mandatory retirement age on April 14, 2022.[2][6] On March 7, 2022, a committee hearing was held on his nomination,[7] and on March 9, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[8] TheMaryland Senate confirmed his nomination on March 15, 2022,[7] and he was sworn in as Chief Justice on April 15, 2022.[9]
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