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William Daniel Quarles Jr. (born January 16, 1948) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.


Background

Born in
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, Maryland in 1948, Quarles attended Baltimore City Public Schools and graduated from the
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highschool in 1966. He earned an
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degree from
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in 1967, a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1976, and a
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from the Columbus School of Law at the
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in 1979.


Legal career

From 1979 to 1982, Quarles was a
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to Judge
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of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. After working in private practice from 1981 to 1982, he joined the U.S. Attorney's Office in Baltimore, where he served as an
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until 1986. He reentered private practice at Venable LLP in 1986 and remained with the firm until he became an Associate Circuit Judge for the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in 1996.


Federal judicial service

On January 7, 2003, Quarles was named to the federal bench by President George W. Bush, to a seat vacated by
William M. Nickerson William M. Nickerson (born December 6, 1933) is an inactive United States federal judge, Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Education and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Nic ...
. Quarles was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 12, 2003, and received his commission on March 14, 2003. He retired from active service on February 1, 2016.District Judge William D. Quarles Jr. Biography
/ref> He is the author of ''Summary Adjudication: Dispositive Motions and Summary Trials'' (1991).


See also

* List of African-American jurists


References


Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quarles, William Daniel Jr. 1948 births Living people African-American judges Assistant United States Attorneys Baltimore City College alumni Columbus School of Law alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland People from Baltimore United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush 21st-century American judges University of Maryland, College Park alumni