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Griggsby, Lydia Kay
Born 1968 in Baltimore, MD
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on April 19, 2021, to a seat vacated by Catherine C. Blake. Confirmed by the Senate on June 16, 2021, and received commission on July 20, 2021.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Nominated by Barack Obama on April 10, 2014, to a seat vacated by Francis Marion Allegra. Confirmed by the Senate on December 4, 2014, and received commission on December 5, 2014. Service terminated on July 23, 2021, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Education:
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1990
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1993
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on April 19, 2021, to a seat vacated by Catherine C. Blake. Confirmed by the Senate on June 16, 2021, and received commission on July 20, 2021.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Nominated by Barack Obama on April 10, 2014, to a seat vacated by Francis Marion Allegra. Confirmed by the Senate on December 4, 2014, and received commission on December 5, 2014. Service terminated on July 23, 2021, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Education:
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1990
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1993
Professional Career:
Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1993-1995
Trial attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-1998
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1998-2004
Counsel, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics, 2004-2005
U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2006-2014; privacy counsel, 2006-2008; chief counsel for privacy and information policy, 2008-2014