Adam B. Abelson | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
Assumed office September 12, 2024 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | James K. Bredar |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
In office September 18,2023 –September 12,2024 | |
Preceded by | Beth P. Gesner |
Personal details | |
Born | Adam Ben Abelson 1982 (age 41–42) Cleveland,Ohio,U.S. |
Education | Princeton University (BA) New York University (JD) |
Adam Ben Abelson (born 1982) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland since 2024. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2023 to 2024.
Abelson received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude ,from Princeton University in 2005 and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude ,from New York University School of Law in 2010. [2]
From 2010 to 2011,he served as a law clerk to Judge Catherine C. Blake of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and again from 2011 to 2012 to Judge Andre M. Davis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. From 2012 to 2023,Abelson worked in private practice at Zuckerman Spaeder LLP. [2]
Abelson assumed office as a United States magistrate judge on September 18,2023. [3] [4] He was appointed to an 8-year term which would expire in 2031, [5] but he was appointed as a district judge instead.
On May 8,2024,President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Abelson to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. On May 14,2024,his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Abelson to the seat vacated by Judge James K. Bredar,who assumed senior status on April 30,2024. [6] On June 5,2024,a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [7] On July 11,2024,his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–9 vote. [8] On September 9,2024,the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 50–40 vote. [9] The following day,his nomination was confirmed by a 53–43 vote. [10] He received his judicial commission on September 12,2024. [11] He was sworn in on September 16,2024. [12]
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