Catherine C. Blake
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Catherine C. Blake | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
Assumed office April 2, 2021 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
In office October 3, 2014 – October 6, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Deborah K. Chasanow |
Succeeded by | James K. Bredar |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
In office August 14, 1995 – April 2, 2021 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | John R. Hargrove Sr. |
Succeeded by | Lydia Kay Griggsby |
Personal details | |
Born | Catherine Curtis Blake[1] July 27, 1950 Boston, Massachusetts |
Education | Radcliffe College (AB) Harvard Law School (JD) |
Catherine Curtis Blake (born July 27, 1950) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Early life and education[]
Blake was born in Boston, Massachusetts. After receiving an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Radcliffe College in 1972, she enrolled in Harvard Law School, where she received a Juris Doctor in 1975.
Career[]
Blake was in private practice in Boston, from 1975 to 1977. She was with the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland from 1977 to 1987. During that period, she was an Assistant United States Attorney from 1977 to 1983, then became a first assistant from 1983 to 1985, when she was appointed by the court to serve as the United States Attorney, a position she held until 1987, when she again became the first assistant.
Federal judicial service[]
In 1987 Blake became a United States Magistrate Judge of the District of Maryland. In 1995, Blake became a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on May 4, 1995, to a seat vacated by John R. Hargrove Sr.. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 11, 1995, and received her commission on August 14, 1995. She served as Chief Judge of the District of Maryland from October 3, 2014 to October 6, 2017. She assumed senior status on April 2, 2021.
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External links[]
- Catherine C. Blake at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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