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708/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 Scs.
Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 771-2213
Maryland Judges on U.S. Court of Appeals: Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr.; Paul V Niemeyer.
Maryland Judges' Chambers:
Edward J. Garmatz Federal Courthouse
101 W Lombard St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 Judge Murnaghan: (301) 962-3607
Judge Niemeyer: (301) 962-4210
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 die United States with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate.
The United States is divided into thirteen judicial circuits. Maryland is in the fourth circuit, which also
includes Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The United States Court of Appeals
for the Fourth Circuit has twelve judges. Two judges are from Maryland, three are from Virginia, two are
from West Virginia, two are from North Carolina, and three are from South Carolina. Maryland's two
members of the Court maintain chambers at the Federal Courthouse in Baltimore.
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS BIOGRAPHIES OF MAKTLAND JUDGES
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FRANCIS D. MURNAGHAN, JR. Associate Judge,
U.S. Court of Appeals, since 1979. Born in Baltimore, June
20, 1920. The Johns Hopldns 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 of Trial 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 Hopldns University
1976—. Author, "From Figment to Fiction to
Philosophy—The Requirement of Proof of Damage in Libel
Actions," 22 Catholic University Law RfTun> 1 (1972).
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PAUL V. NIEMEYER. Associate Judge, U.S. Court of
Appeals, since 1990. Born in Princeton, New Jersey 1941.
Kenyon College, A.B., 1962; University ofNotre Dame
Law School, J.D., 1966. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1966.
In private practice. Piper & Marburg 1966-88. Lecturer,
advanced business law, The Johns Hopkins University;
1971-75. Member, Court of Appeals Standing Committee
on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1973-88. Member,
hearing panel. Attorney Grievance Commission, 1978-81.
Associate Judge, U.S. District Court, 1988-90. Go-author,
Maryland Rules Comnuntary. Fellow, American College of
Trial Lawyers; American Law Institute; American Bar
Foundation; Maryland Bar Foundation. Recipient, Special
Merit Citation, American Judicature Society; 1987.
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APPOINTMENTS TO U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, 1990
PAUL V. NIEMEYER. Appointed August 7, 1990.
Sworn in August 10,1990, to replace Hamson L. Winter,
who died April 10,1990.
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