Catherine Curtis Blake (July 27, 1950 – March 4, 2026) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Catherine C. Blake
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Born 1950 in Boston, MA
Died 2026 in Towson, MD
FJC ID: 190
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 10/year
Maryland District Court · 1995–2026
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.
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Board member · 2012–2016
District of MarylandAssistant U.S. attorney · 1977–1985, 1986–1987- ↳first assistant U.S. attorney · 1983–1985, 1986–1987
- U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland (court-appointed)1985–1986
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts1975–1977
Appointments
1995–2026 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
J.D. · 1975- Radcliffe CollegeA.B. · 1972