Julie Rubin Explained

Julie Rubin
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Term Start:March 30, 2022
Appointer:Joe Biden
Predecessor:Ellen Lipton Hollander
Office1:Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit of the Baltimore City Circuit Court
Term Start1:January 9, 2013
Term End1:March 30, 2022
Birth Date:25 November 1972
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Education:Mount Holyoke College (BA)
University of Maryland (JD)

Julie Rebecca Rubin (born November 25, 1972) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. She served as Maryland state court judge from 2013 to 2022.

Early life and education

Rubin was born on November 25, 1972, in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] She received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Mount Holyoke College in 1995 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1998.[2]

Career

From 1998 to 2000, Rubin was an associate at the Baltimore law firm Shapiro and Olander, P.A. From 2000 to 2012, she worked at Astrachan Gunst Thomas Rubin, P.C. in Baltimore where she handled intellectual property and employment law matters. She served as a judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit of the Baltimore City Circuit Court from January 9, 2013, to March 30, 2022.[1]

Rubin was a member of the legal committee of Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc., from 2010 to 2013.[1]

Federal judicial service

On November 3, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Rubin to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Biden nominated Rubin to the seat being vacated by Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander, who announced her intent to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor.[3] On December 15, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On January 3, 2022, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate;[5] she was renominated the same day.[6] On January 20, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–9 vote.[7] On March 16, 2022, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–45 vote.[8] On March 23, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by a 51–46 vote.[9] She received her judicial commission on March 30, 2022. She was sworn in on April 6, 2022.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Julie R. Rubin, Maryland Circuit Court Judge . 2021-11-03 . msa.maryland.gov.
  2. President Biden Names Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees . November 3, 2021 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . November 3, 2021.
  3. Nominations Sent to the Senate . November 3, 2021 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  4. Web site: Nominations . December 8, 2021 . . Washington, D.C. .
  5. Web site: January 3, 2022 . PN1356 – Nomination of Julie Rebecca Rubin for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021–2022) . January 4, 2022 . www.congress.gov.
  6. Nominations Sent to the Senate . January 3, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  7. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 20, 2022. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. January 20, 2022.
  8. Web site: March 16, 2022. On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Julie Rebecca Rubin to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland). March 17, 2022. United States Senate.
  9. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Julie Rebecca Rubin, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland). March 23, 2022. United States Senate. March 23, 2022.
  10. Web site: April 6, 2022. Swearing-In of Julie R. Rubin as United States District Judge. United States District Court for the District of Maryland. May 27, 2023.