Matthew J. Fader

{{Infobox judge

| name = Matt Fader

| image = Matthew J. Fader (53289889579).jpg

| office = Chief Justice of the Maryland Supreme Court

| appointer = Larry Hogan

| term_start = April 15, 2022

| term_end =

| predecessor = Joseph M. Getty

| successor =

| office1 = Chief Judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland

| appointer1 = Larry Hogan

| term_start1 = November 28, 2018

| term_end1 = April 15, 2022

| predecessor1 = Patrick Woodward

| successor1 = E. Gregory Wells

| office2 = Judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland

| appointer2 = Larry Hogan

| term_start2 = November 1, 2017

| term_end2 = November 28, 2018

| predecessor2 = Peter B. Krauser

| successor2 = E. Gregory Wells

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1973}}

| birth_place = Towson, Maryland, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| education = University of Virginia (BA)
Yale University (JD)

}}

Matthew J. Fader (born 1973) is an American lawyer serving as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland since 2022. He previously served as the chief judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals from 2018 to 2022.

Early life and education

Matthew J. Fader was born in 1973 in Towson, Maryland.{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/29ap/html/msa17517.html |title=Matthew J. Fader |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=2024-10-16 |access-date=2024-10-31}} He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia in 1995, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Fader received his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1998, where he was senior editor of the Yale Law Journal.{{Cite press release |title=Governor Hogan Announces Nine Judicial Appointments, Historic Nominees For Maryland’s Appellate Courts |date=February 17, 2022 |publisher=Office of the Governor |location=Annapolis, Maryland |url=https://governor.maryland.gov/2022/02/17/322300/ |access-date=February 18, 2022}}

Legal career

Fader began his legal career serving as a law clerk for judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1998 to 1999. He served as a trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice from 1999 to 2002. From 2002 to 2006, he was an associate with K&L Gates, becoming a partner in 2006 and remaining so until 2010. From 2010 to 2017, he served in the office of the Maryland Attorney General; serving as an assistant attorney general from 2010 to 2012, deputy chief of the civil litigation division from 2012 to 2017, and chief of the civil litigation division in 2017.

Judicial career

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On October 6, 2017, governor Larry Hogan announced the appointment of Fader to serve as a judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2017 |title=Matthew J. Fader ’98 Appointed to Maryland Court of Special Appeals |url=https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/matthew-j-fader-98-appointed-maryland-court-special-appeals |access-date=February 19, 2022 |website=law.yale.edu |language=en}} His term began on November 1, 2017. On November 20, 2018, Governor Hogan announced his designation of Fader as chief judge;{{Cite press release |title=Governor Larry Hogan Announces Judicial Designation |date=November 20, 2018 |publisher=Office of the Governor |url=https://governor.maryland.gov/2018/11/20/governor-larry-hogan-announces-judicial-designation/ |access-date=February 19, 2022}} his term as chief judge began on November 28, 2018.{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2021 |title=Matthew J. Fader |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2021/12/29/matthew-j-fader/ |access-date=February 19, 2022 |website=Maryland Daily Record |language=en-US}} On February 17, 2022, Governor Hogan announced the appointment of Fader to be a justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland to the seat vacated by judge Joseph M. Getty when he reached mandatory retirement age on April 14, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Lash |first=Steve |date=February 17, 2022 |title=Hogan names Fader, Eaves to high court |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/02/17/hogan-names-fader-eaves-to-maryland-high-court/ |access-date=February 19, 2022 |language=en-US}} On March 7, 2022, a committee hearing was held on his nomination,{{Cite web |title=Executive Nominations Final Summary |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/Committee/2022RS-senate-executive-nominations-final-summary.pdf |access-date=April 13, 2022 |website=Maryland General Assembly |publication-date=March 29, 2022}} and on March 9, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Report No. 5 |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/Committee/2022RS-senate-executive-nominations-report-5.pdf |access-date=April 3, 2022 |publisher=Senate of Maryland Executive Nominations Committee}} The Maryland Senate confirmed his nomination on March 15, 2022, and he was sworn in as Chief Justice on April 15, 2022.{{cite news |last1=Lash |first1=Steve |title=Hogan names Fader chief judge of the Court of Appeals |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/04/15/hogan-names-fader-chief-judge-of-the-court-of-appeals/ |access-date=April 15, 2022 |work=Daily Record |date=April 15, 2022}}