Law school
University of Maryland School of Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law)
21 U.S. federal judges studied here. See where it ranks among law schools by judges produced.
Judges
| Judge | Degree | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry M. Clabaugh | LL.B. | Chief Justice | 1878 |
| John Carter Rose | LL.B. | Judge | 1882 |
| William Calvin Chesnut | LL.B. | Judge | 1894 |
| Morris Ames Soper | LL.B. | Judge | 1895 |
| Thomas Alan Goldsborough | LL.B. | Associate Justice | 1901 |
| Simon E. Sobeloff | LL.B. | Judge | 1915 |
| Roszel Cathcart Thomsen | LL.B. | Judge | 1922 |
| Robert Dorsey Watkins | LL.B. | Judge | 1925 |
| Harrison Lee Winter | LL.B. | Judge | 1944 |
| Norman Park Ramsey | LL.B. | Judge | 1947 |
| John Raymond Hargrove Sr. | LL.B. | Judge | 1950 |
| Herbert Frazier Murray | LL.B. | Judge | 1951 |
| Charles Stanley Blair | LL.B. | Judge | 1953 |
| William M. Nickerson | LL.B. | Judge | 1962 |
| Frederic N. Smalkin | J.D. | Judge | 1971 |
| Richard D. Bennett | J.D. | Judge | 1973 |
| John D. Bates | J.D. | Judge | 1976 |
| Andre Maurice Davis | J.D. | Judge | 1978 |
| George Levi Russell III | J.D. | Judge | 1991 |
| Julie Rebecca Rubin | J.D. | Judge | 1998 |
| Brendan Abell Hurson | J.D. | Judge | 2005 |
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.