J. Frederick Motz

J. Frederick Motz
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Incumbent
Assumed office December 17, 2010
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
In office July 12, 1985 – December 17, 2010
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	James K. Bredar
United States Attorney for the District of Maryland
In office 1981–1985
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Russell T. Baker
Succeeded by	Breckinridge L. Willcox
Personal details
Born	(1942-12-30) December 30, 1942 (age 74) Baltimore, Maryland
Spouse(s)	Diana Gribbon Motz
Alma mater	Wesleyan University (A.B.) University of Virginia School of Law (LL.B.)

J. Frederick Motz (born December 30, 1942) is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He has served as judge on that court since 1985. His previous experience included a range of positions as an Assistant US Attorney and US Attorney, and more than a decade in private practice.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Motz received an A.B. from Wesleyan University in 1964 and an LL.B. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1967. He served as a law clerk to Harrison Lee Winter of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit from 1967 to 1968. He was in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland from 1968 to 1969. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the District of Maryland from 1969 to 1971. He was in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland from 1971 to 1981. He was a U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland from 1981 to 1985. His wife, Diana Motz, sits on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

On April 23, 1985, Motz was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 11, 1985, and received his commission on July 12, 1985. He served as chief judge from 1994 to 2001.

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