Roger Warren Titus (December 16, 1941 – March 3, 2019) was an American jurist and lawyer who served as a

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on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland from 2003 until his death in 2019.

Education and career

Born on December 16, 1941, in

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, Titus received a

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degree from

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in 1963 and a

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from

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in 1966. He was a Special Legal Assistant, City of Rockville, Maryland in 1966. He was an Assistant City Attorney of City of Rockville, Maryland from 1966 to 1970. He was a City Attorney of City of

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from 1970-82. He was in private practice in

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from 1967 to 2003. He was an adjunct professor, Georgetown University Law Center, from 1972 to 1978.

Federal judicial service

Titus was nominated by President

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on June 18, 2003, to a seat on the

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vacated by Marvin J. Garbis. He was confirmed by the

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on November 5, 2003, and received his commission on November 6, 2003. Titus assumed senior status on January 17, 2014. He died on March 3, 2019, of complications of

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, at a hospital in Washington, D.C.

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