Paula Xinis

Family

EDUCATION

JD, Yale Law School, 1994-1997
Attended, American History, Yale University, 1992
BA, University of Virginia, 1989-1991
Attended, Vassar College, 1987-1989

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

COMMITTEES

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, 2016-present
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, May 16, 2016
Senior Trial Attorney/Partner, Murphy Falcon & Murphy, 2011-2016
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, March 26, 2015
Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of Maryland, 1998-2011
Complaint Examiner, Office of Police Complaints for the District of Columbia, 2005-2011
Director of Training, District of Maryland, 2006-2011
Research and Writing Attorney Supervisor, District of Maryland, 2008-2011
Complaint Examiner, District of Columbia Office of Police Complaints, 2005-2010
Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, 2000
Law Clerk, Honorable Diana Gribbon Motz, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1997-1998
Law Clerk-Intern, The Honorable José Cabranes, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1995
Law Clerk-Intern, The Honorable Alan Novas, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1995
Legal Secretary, Roberts, Guillard, Kambas, Cousins & Sweigart, 1992-1993
Researcher/Assistant to Executive Director, Ash Lawn-Highland House Museum of President James Monroe, 1991-1992

RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS

Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2009-present
Permanent Member, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2009-present
Lawyers' Assistance Program Committee Member/Leadership Academy Fellows Program Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 2001-2007
Member, Merit Selection Committee for United States Magistrate Judges, 2003-2007
Member, House of Ruth Mentorship Program, 2005-2007
Member, The Dance Competition Interest Group, Steering Committee, 2006
Member, Board of Governors, Federal Bar Association, 2005-present
Summer Associate, Covington & Burling, Limited Liability Partnership, 1996
Director of Development/Board of Directors Member, The Long Ridge School, 1993-1995
Member, Wednesday Law Club
Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member, Maryland Bar Foundation
Member, Maryland Association of Justice
Member, Board of Governors, American Society of Legal Advocates