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Jonathan Biran
Justice, Maryland Supreme Court · 5th Circuit
Background: His career experience includes working as a federal prosecutor, as a partner with law firm Baker Donelson, with the criminal division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and with the U.S. Attorney’s office for Maryland.
At a glance
- Court
- Maryland Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- 5th Circuit
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan (R) (December 9, 2019); retained by voters in a retention election on November 3, 2020
- Appointed by
- Gov. Larry Hogan (R)
- Appointment date
- December 9, 2019
- Took office
- December 16, 2019
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Indeterminate (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Swarthmore College, 1988
- Law: Stanford Law School, 1993
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Jonathan Biran’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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