101 West Lombard Street
Chambers 7D
Baltimore, MD 21201
Full Name:
Catherine C. Blake
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1950
Birth Place:
Boston, MA
JD, Harvard Law School, 1975
AB, Radcliffe College, 1972
No political experience information on file.
No caucus information on file.
Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, 2021-present
Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, 1995-2014, 2017-2021
Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, 2014-2017
Administrative Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, 1999-2003
United States Magistrate, United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 1987-1995
Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, May 4, 1995
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, August 11, 1995
Assistant United States Attorney, District of Maryland, 1977-1985, 1986-1987
First Assistant United States Attorney, District of Maryland, 1983-1985, 1986-1987
United States Attorney, District of Maryland, 1985-1986
Attorney, Palmer and Dodge, 1975-1977
Vice President/ Trustee, Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, present
Member, Federal Bar Association, present
Board Member, Federal Judges Association, present
Member, Maryland Bar Association, present
Member, National Association of Women Judges, present
Member, The Wednesday Law Club, present
Member/ Chair, Defender Services Committee, 2010-2016
Member, Federal Judicial Center Board, 2012-2016
Member, Judicial Conference Financial Disclosure Committee, 2006-2010