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Benson Everett Legg

Benson Everett Legg

Maryland District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Born 1947 in Baltimore, MD

FJC ID: 159

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year

Maryland District Court · 1991–20131991200020102020202420
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 41/year

Maryland District Court · 1991–201319912000201020202024410
citing decisions

Maryland District Court · 1991–2013

Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.

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Benson Everett Legg (born June 8, 1947) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland
    1975–1991
  2. U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
    U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
    Law clerk , Hon. Frank A. Kaufman · 1973–1974

Appointments

  1. Maryland District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of MarylandChief Judge
    1991–2013 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)
    Term ended: Retirement

Education

  1. University of Virginia School of Law
    University of Virginia School of Law
    J.D. · 1973
  2. Princeton University
    A.B. · 1970