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Matthew Fader Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Maryland Supreme Court · 3rd Circuit
Background: Before joining the court, Fader served as assistant attorney general and chief of civil litigation for the state of Maryland. Before joining the attorney general's office, Fader was a partner with Kirkpatrick and Lockhardt, LLP.
At a glance
- Court
- Maryland Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- 3rd Circuit
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan (R) (February 17, 2022); retained by voters in a retention election on November 5, 2024
- Appointed by
- Gov. Larry Hogan (R)
- Appointment date
- February 17, 2022
- Took office
- April 14, 2022
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2034
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 5, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Virginia
- Law: Yale Law School
- Prior offices
- Maryland Court of Special Appeals At-large (Historical) (2017 - 2022)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Matthew Fader’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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