596/Maryland Manual

FEDERAL JUDGES IN MARYLAND

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Sam Ervin III, North Carolina, Chief Judge
John Greacen, Clerk

U.S. Courthouse
10th & Main Sts.
Richmond, Virginia 23219                                                                                   (804) 771-2213

Maryland Judges' Chambers:

U.S. Courthouse
101 W Lombard St.

Baltimore, MD 21201                                                                    (301) 727-0310 (Judge Winter)

(301) 962-3607 (Judge Murnaghan)

The United States Courts of Appeals are intermediate appellate courts created in 1891 to relieve
overcrowding of the U.S. Supreme Court docket. The appeals courts are empowered to review all decisions
of federal district courts, certain special courts, and administrative bodies, except in those few instances
where direct review by the U.S. Supreme Court is mandated. Judges of the United States Court of Appeals
are appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate.

The United States is divided into twelve judicial circuits. Maryland is in the fourth circuit, which also
includes Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Maryland's two members of the
U.S. Court of Appeals maintain chambers in the U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore.

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS BIOGRAPHIES OF MABTLAND JUDGES

HARRISON L. WINTER. U.S. Court of Appeals, 1966—; Chief Judge 1981-89; Senior Judge since 1989. Born in Baltimore, April 18, 1921. The Johns Hopkins University, A.B., 1942; University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1944. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1945. Member, American Bar Association and Maryland State Bar Association. Member, American Law Institute; American College ofTrial Lawyers. Member, Order of the Coif. Assistant attorney general of Maryland, 1949-51; deputy attorney general of Maryland, 1954-55. City Solicitor of Baltimore City, 1959-61. Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1961-66.

FRANCIS D. MURNAGHAN, JR. U.S. Court of Appeals, 1979—. Born in Baltimore, June 20, 1920. The Johns Hopkins University, A.B., 1941; Harvard University Law School, LL.B., 1948. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1949. Active duty in U.S. Naval Reserve, 1942-46; inactive service as lieutenant, 1946-50. Member American and Maryland State Bar Associations; American College ofTrial Lawyers. Chairman, Baltimore City Charter Revision Commission, 1963-64. President, Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, 1967-70. President, 1964-79, and chairman, 1979—, Walters Art Gallery; member, Board of Trustees, The Johns Hopkins University 1976—. Author, "From Figment to Fiction to Philosophy—The Requirement of Proof of Damage in Libel Actions," 22 Catholic University Law Rtview 1 (1972).