Preceded by Benson Legg | Name Paul Grimm Role Judge | |
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Alma mater University of California, DavisUniversity of New Mexico, Albuquerque Books Discovery Problems and Their Solutions |
eSign Records Conference 2015 A View From the Bench with Honorable Paul W Grimm, U S
Paul William Grimm (born December 26, 1951) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Contents
- eSign Records Conference 2015 A View From the Bench with Honorable Paul W Grimm U S
- Education
- Career
- Federal judicial service
- Awards
- Cases of note
- References
Education
Judge Grimm attended the University of California, Davis, where he received an Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Rhetoric in 1973, summa cum laude. While at Davis, Judge Grimm was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Reserve Officer Training Corps. In 1976, he received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of New Mexico School of Law.
Career
Born in Yokohama, Japan, Grimm has had both a military and civilian career in the law. Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1973, he was released from service in 1979 as a captain and continued his service as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve until 2001. In active service, his legal duties included the Judge Advocate General's Corps in Fort Bliss, Texas. In 1980, as a civilian, he joined the State’s Attorney’s Office for Baltimore County, Maryland and shortly thereafter became an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Maryland. From 1984 until 1997, Judge Grimm worked in private practice handling commercial litigation until his appointment as United States Magistrate Judge. Judge Grimm has written numerous books and articles on subjects including electronic discovery, civil procedure, evidence and trial practice and lectures frequently on these topics. He also teaches courses on these subjects at the University of Maryland School of Law and the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Federal judicial service
On February 16, 2012, President Obama nominated Grimm to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He would replace Judge Benson Everett Legg who has announced that he is taking senior status effective June 8, 2012. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on his nomination on May 9, 2012 and reported his nomination to the floor on June 7, 2012. The Senate confirmed his nomination on December 3, 2012, by a vote by 92 ayes to 1 nay, Senator Blunt casting the sole no vote. He received his commission on December 6, 2012.
Awards
During law school, Judge Grimm was awarded the Order of Coif and served on the Law Review. Judge Grimm has also received several military awards, including the Parachutist Badge, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal and Army Achievement Medal. His other awards include:
Cases of note
Judge Grimm’s rulings on cases in which electronic discovery concerns were involved have advanced understanding of issues related to electronically stored information (ESI) in civil matters.