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{{Short description|American judge (born 1973)}}
{{Short description|American judge (born 1973)}}
{{Infobox judge
{{Infobox judge
|name = Matt Fader
| name = Matt Fader
|image = Matthew J. Fader (53289889579).jpg
| image = Matthew J. Fader (53289889579).jpg
|office = Chief Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Maryland|Maryland Supreme Court]]
| office = Chief Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Maryland|Maryland Supreme Court]]
|appointer = [[Larry Hogan]]
| appointer = [[Larry Hogan]]
|term_start = April 15, 2022
| term_start = April 15, 2022
|term_end =
| term_end =
|predecessor = [[Joseph M. Getty]]
| predecessor = [[Joseph M. Getty]]
|successor =
| successor =
|office1 = Chief Judge of the [[Appellate Court of Maryland]]
| office1 = Chief Judge of the [[Appellate Court of Maryland]]
|appointer1 = [[Larry Hogan]]
| appointer1 = [[Larry Hogan]]
|term_start1 = November 28, 2018
| term_start1 = November 28, 2018
|term_end1 = April 15, 2022
| term_end1 = April 15, 2022
|predecessor1 = Patrick Woodward
| predecessor1 = Patrick Woodward
|successor1 = [[E. Gregory Wells]]
| successor1 = [[E. Gregory Wells]]
|office2 = Judge of the [[Appellate Court of Maryland]]
| office2 = Judge of the [[Appellate Court of Maryland]]
|appointer2 = [[Larry Hogan]]
| appointer2 = [[Larry Hogan]]
|term_start2 = November 1, 2017
| term_start2 = November 1, 2017
|term_end2 = November 28, 2018
| term_end2 = November 28, 2018
|predecessor2 = [[Peter B. Krauser]]
| predecessor2 = [[Peter B. Krauser]]
|successor2 = [[E. Gregory Wells]]
| successor2 = [[E. Gregory Wells]]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|7|23}}
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1973}}
|birth_place = [[Towson, Maryland]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Towson, Maryland]], U.S.
|death_date =
| death_date =
|death_place =
| death_place =
|education = [[University of Virginia]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Yale University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| education = [[University of Virginia]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Yale University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
}}
}}
'''Matthew J. Fader''' (born July 23, 1973) is an American lawyer serving as the chief justice of the [[Supreme Court of Maryland]] since 2022. He previously served as the chief judge of the [[Maryland Court of Special Appeals]] from 2018 to 2022.
'''Matthew J. Fader''' (born 1973) is an American lawyer serving as the chief justice of the [[Supreme Court of Maryland]] since 2022. He previously served as the chief judge of the [[Maryland Court of Special Appeals]] from 2018 to 2022.


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
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Matthew J. Fader was born in 1973 in [[Towson, Maryland]].<ref name="msa">{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/29ap/html/msa17517.html |title=Matthew J. Fader |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]] |date=2024-10-16 |access-date=2024-10-31}}</ref> He received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] from the [[University of Virginia]] in 1995, where he was a member of [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. Fader received his [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Yale Law School]] in 1998, where he was senior editor of the ''[[Yale Law Journal]]''.<ref name="Appointment">{{Cite press release |title=Governor Hogan Announces Nine Judicial Appointments, Historic Nominees For Maryland’s Appellate Courts |date=February 17, 2022 |publisher=Office of the Governor |location=[[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]] |url=https://governor.maryland.gov/2022/02/17/322300/ |access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref>

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Fader was born on July 23, 1973, in [[Towson, Maryland]].<ref name="MSA">{{Cite web |title=Matthew J. Fader, Maryland Court of Special Appeals Judge |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/30sp/html/msa17517.html |access-date=February 19, 2022 |website=msa.maryland.gov}}</ref> He received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] from the [[University of Virginia]] in 1995, where he was a member of [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. Fader received his [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Yale Law School]] in 1998, where he was senior editor of the ''[[Yale Law Journal]]''.<ref name="Appointment">{{Cite press release |title=Governor Hogan Announces Nine Judicial Appointments, Historic Nominees For Maryland’s Appellate Courts |date=February 17, 2022 |publisher=Office of the Governor |location=[[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]] |url=https://governor.maryland.gov/2022/02/17/322300/ |access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref>


== Legal career ==
== Legal career ==


Fader began his legal career serving as a [[law clerk]] for judge [[Leonie M. Brinkema]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia]] from 1998 to 1999.<ref name="MSA" /> He served as a trial attorney with the [[United States Department of Justice]] from 1999 to 2002. From 2002 to 2006, he was an [[associate lawyer|associate]] with [[K&L Gates]], becoming a [[law firm#Partnership|partner]] in 2006 and remaining so until 2010.<ref name="Appointment" /> From 2010 to 2017, he served in the office of the [[Maryland 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.<ref name="MSA" />
Fader began his legal career serving as a [[law clerk]] for judge [[Leonie M. Brinkema]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia]] from 1998 to 1999.<ref name="msa"/> He served as a trial attorney with the [[United States Department of Justice]] from 1999 to 2002. From 2002 to 2006, he was an [[associate lawyer|associate]] with [[K&L Gates]], becoming a [[law firm#Partnership|partner]] in 2006 and remaining so until 2010.<ref name="Appointment" /> From 2010 to 2017, he served in the office of the [[Maryland 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.<ref name="msa"/>


== Judicial career ==
== Judicial career ==
[[file:Swearing in Judge Fader (52005543612).jpg|thumb|Appointment as a judge of the [[Maryland Court of Special Appeals]]]]
[[file:Swearing in Judge Fader (52005543612).jpg|thumb|Appointment as a judge of the [[Maryland Court of Special Appeals]]]]
On October 6, 2017, governor [[Larry Hogan]] announced the appointment of Fader to serve as a judge of the [[Maryland Court of Special Appeals]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2017 |title=Matthew J. Fader ’98 Appointed to Maryland Court of Special Appeals |url=https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/matthew-j-fader-98-appointed-maryland-court-special-appeals |access-date=February 19, 2022 |website=law.yale.edu |language=en}}</ref> His term began on November 1, 2017.<ref name="MSA" /> On November 20, 2018, Governor Hogan announced his designation of Fader as chief judge;<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Governor Larry Hogan Announces Judicial Designation |date=November 20, 2018 |publisher=Office of the Governor |url=https://governor.maryland.gov/2018/11/20/governor-larry-hogan-announces-judicial-designation/ |access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref> his term as chief judge began on November 28, 2018.<ref name="MSA" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2021 |title=Matthew J. Fader |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2021/12/29/matthew-j-fader/ |access-date=February 19, 2022 |website=Maryland Daily Record |language=en-US}}</ref> On February 17, 2022, Governor Hogan announced the appointment of Fader to be a justice of the [[Maryland Court of Appeals|Supreme Court of Maryland]] to the seat vacated by judge [[Joseph M. Getty]] when he reached mandatory retirement age on April 14, 2022.<ref name="Appointment" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lash |first=Steve |date=February 17, 2022 |title=Hogan names Fader, Eaves to high court |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/02/17/hogan-names-fader-eaves-to-maryland-high-court/ |access-date=February 19, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> On March 7, 2022, a committee hearing was held on his nomination,<ref name="MDLeg">{{Cite web |title=Executive Nominations Final Summary |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/Committee/2022RS-senate-executive-nominations-final-summary.pdf |access-date=April 13, 2022 |website=Maryland General Assembly |publication-date=March 29, 2022}}</ref> and on March 9, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Report No. 5 |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/Committee/2022RS-senate-executive-nominations-report-5.pdf |access-date=April 3, 2022 |publisher=Senate of Maryland Executive Nominations Committee}}</ref> The [[Maryland Senate]] confirmed his nomination on March 15, 2022,<ref name="MDLeg" /> and he was sworn in as Chief Justice on April 15, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lash |first1=Steve |title=Hogan names Fader chief judge of the Court of Appeals |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/04/15/hogan-names-fader-chief-judge-of-the-court-of-appeals/ |access-date=April 15, 2022 |work=[[Daily Record (Maryland)|Daily Record]] |date=April 15, 2022}}</ref>
On October 6, 2017, governor [[Larry Hogan]] announced the appointment of Fader to serve as a judge of the [[Maryland Court of Special Appeals]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2017 |title=Matthew J. Fader ’98 Appointed to Maryland Court of Special Appeals |url=https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/matthew-j-fader-98-appointed-maryland-court-special-appeals |access-date=February 19, 2022 |website=law.yale.edu |language=en}}</ref> His term began on November 1, 2017.<ref name="msa"/> On November 20, 2018, Governor Hogan announced his designation of Fader as chief judge;<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Governor Larry Hogan Announces Judicial Designation |date=November 20, 2018 |publisher=Office of the Governor |url=https://governor.maryland.gov/2018/11/20/governor-larry-hogan-announces-judicial-designation/ |access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref> his term as chief judge began on November 28, 2018.<ref name="msa"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2021 |title=Matthew J. Fader |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2021/12/29/matthew-j-fader/ |access-date=February 19, 2022 |website=Maryland Daily Record |language=en-US}}</ref> On February 17, 2022, Governor Hogan announced the appointment of Fader to be a justice of the [[Maryland Court of Appeals|Supreme Court of Maryland]] to the seat vacated by judge [[Joseph M. Getty]] when he reached mandatory retirement age on April 14, 2022.<ref name="Appointment" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lash |first=Steve |date=February 17, 2022 |title=Hogan names Fader, Eaves to high court |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/02/17/hogan-names-fader-eaves-to-maryland-high-court/ |access-date=February 19, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> On March 7, 2022, a committee hearing was held on his nomination,<ref name="MDLeg">{{Cite web |title=Executive Nominations Final Summary |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/Committee/2022RS-senate-executive-nominations-final-summary.pdf |access-date=April 13, 2022 |website=Maryland General Assembly |publication-date=March 29, 2022}}</ref> and on March 9, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Report No. 5 |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/Committee/2022RS-senate-executive-nominations-report-5.pdf |access-date=April 3, 2022 |publisher=Senate of Maryland Executive Nominations Committee}}</ref> The [[Maryland Senate]] confirmed his nomination on March 15, 2022,<ref name="MDLeg" /> and he was sworn in as Chief Justice on April 15, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lash |first1=Steve |title=Hogan names Fader chief judge of the Court of Appeals |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/04/15/hogan-names-fader-chief-judge-of-the-court-of-appeals/ |access-date=April 15, 2022 |work=[[Daily Record (Maryland)|Daily Record]] |date=April 15, 2022}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 21:23, 31 October 2024

Matt Fader
Chief Justice of the Maryland Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 15, 2022
Appointed byLarry Hogan
Preceded byJoseph M. Getty
Chief Judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland
In office
November 28, 2018 – April 15, 2022
Appointed byLarry Hogan
Preceded byPatrick Woodward
Succeeded byE. Gregory Wells
Judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland
In office
November 1, 2017 – November 28, 2018
Appointed byLarry Hogan
Preceded byPeter B. Krauser
Succeeded byE. Gregory Wells
Personal details
Born1973 (age 51–52)
Towson, Maryland, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
Yale University (JD)

Matthew J. Fader (born 1973) is an American lawyer serving as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland since 2022. He previously served as the chief judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals from 2018 to 2022.

Early life and education

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Matthew J. Fader was born in 1973 in Towson, Maryland.[1] He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia in 1995, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Fader received his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1998, where he was senior editor of the Yale Law Journal.[2]

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Fader began his legal career serving as a law clerk for judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1998 to 1999.[1] He served as a trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice from 1999 to 2002. From 2002 to 2006, he was an associate with K&L Gates, becoming a partner in 2006 and remaining so until 2010.[2] From 2010 to 2017, he served in the office of the Maryland 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]

Judicial career

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Appointment as a judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals

On October 6, 2017, governor Larry Hogan announced the appointment of Fader to serve as a judge of the Maryland 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 the Supreme Court of Maryland to the seat vacated by judge Joseph 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] The Maryland Senate confirmed his nomination on March 15, 2022,[7] and he was sworn in as Chief Justice on April 15, 2022.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Matthew J. Fader". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Governor Hogan Announces Nine Judicial Appointments, Historic Nominees For Maryland's Appellate Courts" (Press release). Annapolis, Maryland: Office of the Governor. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Matthew J. Fader '98 Appointed to Maryland Court of Special Appeals". law.yale.edu. October 6, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Governor Larry Hogan Announces Judicial Designation" (Press release). Office of the Governor. November 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Matthew J. Fader". Maryland Daily Record. December 29, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  6. ^ Lash, Steve (February 17, 2022). "Hogan names Fader, Eaves to high court". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Executive Nominations Final Summary" (PDF). Maryland General Assembly. March 29, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "Report No. 5" (PDF). Senate of Maryland Executive Nominations Committee. March 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  9. ^ Lash, Steve (April 15, 2022). "Hogan names Fader chief judge of the Court of Appeals". Daily Record. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
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Preceded by Chief Judge of the Maryland Supreme Court
2022–present 		Incumbent
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