George J. Hazel | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
In office May 2, 2014 –February 24, 2023 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Alexander Williams Jr. |
Succeeded by | Brendan A. Hurson |
Personal details | |
Born | George Jarrod Hazel March 19,1975 New York City,U.S. |
Education | Morehouse College (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
George Jarrod Hazel (born March 19,1975) [1] is an American lawyer who is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He previously served as the chief deputy state's attorney for Baltimore,Maryland.
Born in New York City,Hazel received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude,from Morehouse College in 1996. [2] He received a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1999. [3]
He began his legal career as an associate at the law firm of Weil,Gotshal &Manges LLP,in Washington,D.C.,from 1999 to 2004. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia,from 2005 to 2008 and in the U.S. Attorney's Office of Maryland,from 2008 to 2010. From 2011 until his confirmation as a federal judge in 2014,he served as chief deputy state's attorney for Baltimore,Maryland. [3] [4]
On September 25,2013,President Barack Obama nominated Hazel to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland,to the seat vacated by Judge Alexander Williams Jr.,who assumed senior status on May 8,2013. [3] On January 16,2014,his nomination was reported out of committee. [5] On May 1,2014,the Senate invoked cloture on Hazel’s nomination by a 55–42 vote. [6] Later that same day,Hazel was confirmed by a 95–0 vote. [7] He received his judicial commission on May 2,2014. [4] Upon his swearing in,Hazel was told he was the youngest United States district judge. [8] On December 7,2022,Judge Hazel announced his intention to resign as a United States District Judge,effective February 24,2023,and to return to private practice. [9] He resigned from the bench on February 24,2023. He is now a partner at Gibson,Dunn &Crutcher LLP. [10]
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