George Levi Russell III
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by voice vote, George Levi Russell III is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. He earned a law degree from University of Maryland School of Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law) in 1991. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1965 · age 61
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2012
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Morehouse College 1988 · University of Maryland Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law) 1991
- Succeeded
- Peter Jo Messitte
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | District of Maryland succeeded Peter Jo Messitte | Obama (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Morehouse College | B.A. | 1988 |
| University of Maryland School of Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law) | J.D. | 1991 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Russell was assigned 3,057 district-court cases (1969–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 166 days across 2,648 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 309 of Russell’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 257 were affirmed, 29 reversed or vacated, and 23 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed George Levi Russell III?
- President Barack Obama appointed George Levi Russell III to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in 2012.
- Was George Levi Russell III appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Levi Russell III was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Levi Russell III's confirmation vote?
- George Levi Russell III was confirmed by voice vote on May 14, 2012. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is George Levi Russell III on?
- George Levi Russell III is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).