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Maryland. Manual 1994-1995 Maryland & the Federal Government /799
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Sam Ervin III, North Carolina, Chief Judge
Maryland Judges on U.S. Court of Appeals:
Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr.
Paul V. Niemeyer
Bert M. Montague, Clerk
U.S. Courthouse Annex
1100 East Main St., 5th floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 771-2213
Maryland Judges' Chambers:
Edward J. Garmatz Federal Courthouse
101 West Lombard St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Judge Murnaghan: (410) 962-3607
Judge Niemeyer: (410) 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 Courts 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 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 thirteen judges. Two judges are from Maryland, three from Virginia, two from
West Virginia, two from North Carolina, and four 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 MARTLAND JUDGES
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FRANCIS D. MURNAGHAN, JR. Associate Judge,
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, since 1979.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, June 20, 1920. The Johns
Hopkins University, A.B., 1941; Harvard University Law
School, LL.B., 1948. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1949.
Served on 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, Board
of School Cormnissioners, Baltimore City, 1967-70. Board
of Trustees, The Johns Hopkins University, 1976—.
Chairman, Walters Art Gallery, 1979— (president,
1964-79). Author, "From Figment to Fiction to
Philosophy—The Requirement of Proof of Damage in
Libel Actions," 22 Catholic University Law Review 1
(1972).
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PAUL V. NIEMEYER. Associate Judge, U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, since 1990. Associate
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland,
1988-90. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, April 5, 1941.
Kenyon College, A.B., 1962; University of Notre Dame
Law School, J.D., 1966. Admitted to Maryland Bar. 1966.
In private practice, Piper & Marbury, 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.
Co-author, Maryland Rules Commentary. Special Merit
Citation, American Judicature Society, 1987. Fellow,
American College of Trial Lawyers; American Law
Institute; American Bar Foundation; Maryland Bar
Foundation.
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