Lydia Griggsby
Lydia Griggsby | |
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Griggsby in 2017 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
| Assumed office July 20, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Catherine C. Blake |
| Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims | |
| In office December 5, 2014 – July 23, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Francis Allegra |
| Succeeded by | Philip Hadji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lydia Kay Griggsby January 16, 1968 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Lydia Kay Griggsby (born January 16, 1968) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. She is a former judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims and chief counsel for privacy and information policy for the Senate Judiciary Committee. She is the first woman of color to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.