Paul W. Grimm

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Paul Grimm
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Assumed office
December 6, 2012
Appointed by Barack Obama
Preceded by Benson Legg
Chief United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
In office
2006  December 6, 2012
United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
In office
1997  December 6, 2012
Personal details
Born (1951-12-26) December 26, 1951
Yokohama, Japan
Alma mater University of California, Davis
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Paul William Grimm (born December 26, 1951) is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

Education

Judge Grimm attended the University of California, Davis, where he received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in Classical Rhetoric in 1973, summa cum laude. While at Davis, Judge Grimm was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Reserve Officer Training Corps. In 1976, he received his Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from the University of New Mexico School of Law.

Career

Born in Yokohama, Japan, Grimm has had both a military and civilian career in the law. Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1973, he was released from service in 1979 as a Captain and continued his service as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve until 2001. In active service, his legal duties included the Judge Advocate General's Corps in Fort Bliss, Texas. In 1980, as a civilian, he joined the State’s Attorney’s Office for Baltimore County, Maryland and shortly thereafter became an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Maryland. From 1984 until 1997, Judge Grimm worked in private practice handling commercial litigation until his appointment as U. S. Magistrate Judge. Judge Grimm has written numerous books and articles on subjects including electronic discovery, civil procedure, evidence and trial practice and lectures frequently on these topics.[1] He also teaches courses on these subjects at the University of Maryland School of Law and the University of Baltimore School of Law.

Awards

During law school, Judge Grimm was awarded the Order of Coif[1] and served on the Law Review. Judge Grimm has also received several military awards, including the Parachutist Badge, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal and Army Achievement Medal. His other awards include:[2]

Cases of Note

Judge Grimm’s rulings on cases in which electronic discovery concerns were involved have advanced understanding of issues related to electronically stored information (ESI) in civil matters.[3]

Federal judicial service

On February 16, 2012, President Obama nominated Grimm to serve as District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.[10] He would replace Judge Benson Everett Legg who has announced that he is taking senior status effective June 8, 2012. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on his nomination on May 9, 2012 and reported his nomination to the floor on June 7, 2012. The Senate confirmed his nomination on December 3, 2012, by a vote by 92 ayes to 1 nay, Senator Blunt casting the sole no vote.[11] He received his commission on December 6, 2012.[12]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Benson Legg
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
2012–present
Incumbent


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