Mark Steven Davis (born 1962) is the
chief United States district judge of the
.
Education and career
Davis was born in
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is an Independent city (United States), independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River (Virginia), Elizabeth River from Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ...
. He attended
Longwood College
Longwood University is a public university in Farmville, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1839 as Farmville Female Seminary and colloquially known as Longwood or Longwood College, it is the third-oldest public university in Virginia and one of ...
in Farmville, Virginia, Farmville, transferring to and receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1984, and a Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1988.
He was a law clerk for Judge John Ashton MacKenzie of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1988 to 1989. He was in private practice in Virginia from 1989 to 2003, serving in McGuireWoods from 1989 to 1998 and at Carr-Porter LLC from 1998 to 2003, where he served as an expert on maritime law.
He was a judge on the Portsmouth Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit of Virginia from 2003 to 2008.
Federal judicial service
On November 15, 2007, Davis was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the
vacated by Judge T. S. Ellis III. Davis was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 10, 2008, and received his commission on June 23, 2008.
He became chief judge on December 4, 2018.
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1962 births
Living people
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Politicians from Portsmouth, Virginia
United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
Virginia circuit court judges
Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni