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James Kelleher Bredar
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 17, 2010
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byJ. Frederick Motz
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
In office
1998 – December 17, 2010
Personal details
Born
James Kelleher Bredar

1957 (age 67–68)
Omaha, Nebraska
EducationHarvard College B.A.
Georgetown University Law Center J.D.

James Kelleher Bredar (born 1957) serves as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, a position he has held since 2010. He previously served for 12 years as a United States Magistrate Judge of the same district.

Early life and education

Bredar served as the Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland (1992–1998) and an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the District of Colorado (1989–1992). He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Colorado (1985–1989) and a Deputy District Attorney in Moffat County, Colorado (1984–1985). Following law school, Judge Bredar clerked for Judge Richard P. Matsch of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. He received his Juris Doctor in 1982 from the Georgetown University Law Center and his Bachelor of Arts in 1979 from Harvard College. From 1981 until 1982 he was a Visiting Student at the Yale Law School.

Federal judicial service

On April 21, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Bredar to become United States District Judge for the District of Maryland.[1] His nomination was approved by the full Senate of the 111th United States Congress on December 16, 2010.[2][3] He received his commission on December 17, 2010 and was sworn in on December 22, 2010.

In November 2013, Judge Bredar viewed marijuana legalization as reason to give downward variances from the recommendations in the United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines to those convicted of federal marijuana crimes.[4] Judge Bredar has been insistent on the use of Bluebook citation style in motions.[5]

In April 2017, Judge Bredar approved the consent decree signed by the Baltimore Police Department and former acting U.S. Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, rejecting an objection by new U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.[6]

References

  1. ^ "President Obama Names Five to the United States District Court". White House Office of the Press Secretary. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ Phillip, Abby (16 December 2010). "Senate confirms judicial nominees". Politico. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ Pres. Nom. 1653, 111th Cong. (2010).
  4. ^ Berman, Douglas (4 November 2013). "Sentencing judge explains his view on how nationwide reforms should impact federal marijuana sentencing". Sentencing Law and Policy Blog. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  5. ^ David Lat (20 August 2016). "Benchslap Of The Day: Don't You Dare Put Citations In The Footnotes". Above the Law (website). Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  6. ^ Victor, Daniel (8 April 2017). "Judge Approves Consent Decree to Overhaul Baltimore Police Dept". The New York Times. p. A18. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
2010–present 		Incumbent
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