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
JudgeDegreeRoleYear
Harry M. ClabaughLL.B.Chief Justice1878
John Carter RoseLL.B.Judge1882
William Calvin ChesnutLL.B.Judge1894
Morris Ames SoperLL.B.Judge1895
Thomas Alan GoldsboroughLL.B.Associate Justice1901
Simon E. SobeloffLL.B.Judge1915
Roszel Cathcart ThomsenLL.B.Judge1922
Robert Dorsey WatkinsLL.B.Judge1925
Harrison Lee WinterLL.B.Judge1944
Norman Park RamseyLL.B.Judge1947
John Raymond Hargrove Sr.LL.B.Judge1950
Herbert Frazier MurrayLL.B.Judge1951
Charles Stanley BlairLL.B.Judge1953
William M. NickersonLL.B.Judge1962
Frederic N. SmalkinJ.D.Judge1971
Richard D. BennettJ.D.Judge1973
John D. BatesJ.D.Judge1976
Andre Maurice DavisJ.D.Judge1978
George Levi Russell IIIJ.D.Judge1991
Julie Rebecca RubinJ.D.Judge1998
Brendan Abell HursonJ.D.Judge2005

Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.