Paul Niemeyer's Biography
- Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Fourth Circuit
Contact Information
Office
Lewis F. Powell, Jr. United States Courthouse Annex
1100 East Main Street, Suite 501
Richmond, VA 23219-3517
Full Name:
Paul Victor Niemeyer
Birth Date:
1941
Birth Place:
Princeton, NJ
JD, Notre Dame Law School, 1966
Attended, University of Munich, 1962-1963
AB, Kenyon College, 1962
No political experience information on file.
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Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke Law School, 1994-present
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1990-present
Nominated by President George H.W. Bush, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, May 11, 1990
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, August 3, 1990
Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, 1988-1990
Attorney, Piper & Marbury, Baltimore, Maryland, 1966-1988
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, February 19, 1988
Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, September 11, 1987
Chair, Committee to rewrite Maryland Rules of Procedure
Chair, Advisory Committee on Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 1996-2000
Member, Advisory Committee on Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 1993-1996