George Levi Russell III

George Levi Russell III (born September 4, 1965) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

George Levi Russell III
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Incumbent
Assumed office May 22, 2012
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Peter Jo Messitte
Personal details
Born	September 4, 1965 Baltimore, Maryland
Education	Morehouse College (B.A.) University of Maryland School of Law (J.D.)

Biography

George Levi Russell III was born in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College in 1988. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1991. He served as a law clerk for Judge Robert M. Bell of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1991 to 1992. He worked at Hazel & Thomas PC from 1992 to 1994. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney from 1994 to 1999 handling civil matters. He worked at the law firm of Peter G. Angelos, PC from 2000 to 2002. He again served as an Assistant United States Attorney from 2002 to 2007 handling criminal cases. He was appointed as an associate judge of the Circuit Court of Maryland in Baltimore where he served from 2007 until 2012.[2][3]

Federal judicial service

On November 10, 2011, President Obama nominated Russell to be a District Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.[2] He would replace Judge Peter Jo Messitte who took senior status in 2008. He received his hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 26, 2012 and his nomination was reported to the floor on February 16, 2012 by voice vote, with Senator Mike Lee recording the only no vote. On May 14, 2012, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. He received his commission on May 22, 2012.[3]

References

1. "Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
2. Office of the Press Secretary (10 November 2011). "President Obama Nominates Four to Serve on the US District Court Bench". The White House. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
3. "Russell, George Levi III – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

External links

• George Levi Russell III at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• George L. Russell, III at Ballotpedia