Andre Maurice Davis

How Judge Davis rules, drawn from 31 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Davis no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Position
Circuit judge
Status
Retired 2017
Served
2009–2017
Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Commissioned
November 10, 2009
Education
University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1971); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 1978)
Signed orders read
31

About Judge Davis

Andre Maurice Davis was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge Davis received a commission on November 10, 2009. Judge Davis previously served on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, commissioned there on August 14, 1995. Judge Davis assumed senior status on February 28, 2014 and retired on August 31, 2017.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

United States v. Baxter
10-4080 · 2011-04-26
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the reasons set forth, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.”

United States v. Fennell
08-7238 · 2010-01-21
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“we vacate Fennell's sentence and remand this case to the district court for resentencing.”

United States v. Herder
08-4420 · 2010-02-11
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“we affirm the conviction and forfeiture, vacate Herder's sentence, and remand for resentencing and to correct a clerical error in the judgment.”

Colleton Preparatory Academy, Inc. v. Hoover Universal, Inc.
09-1480 · 2010-08-05
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“the judgment in favor of Colleton is affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion, including pretrial proceedings and, if appropriate, a new trial on liability and damages.”

FindWhere Holdings, Inc. v. Systems Environment Optimization, LLC
09-2155 · 2010-11-29
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The district court did not err when it remanded this action to state court based on the forum selection clause before us. Accordingly, the judgment is AFFIRMED.”

PBM Products, LLC v. Mead Johnson & Company
10-1421 · 2011-04-20
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.”

Hoyle v. Freightliner, LLC
09-2024 · 2011-04-01
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“we vacate the judgment of the district court as to Hoyle's hostile work environment/sexual harassment claim under Title VII and remand that claim for a trial on the merits. As to Hoyle's remaining claims, we affirm the judgment of the district court.”

National Treasury Employees Union v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
10-1857 · 2011-07-26
Petition for review (petitioner) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the petition for review is DENIED.”

Bosley v. Mineral County Commission
10-1203 · 2011-06-14
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the reasons set forth, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.”

United States v. Donnell
09-4851 · 2011-10-27
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the reasons set forth, we vacate the judgment and remand for resentencing proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Randstad
11-1759 · 2012-07-18
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the following reasons, we reverse the order of the district court denying enforcement.”

Decohen v. Capital One, N.A.
11-2161 · 2012-12-26
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“we vacate the judgment of the district court with regard to Decohen's CLEC and breach of contract claims and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Circuit judges do not have individually assigned trial-court caseloads. Davis's earlier District of Maryland service is a separate body of work.

A historical record

Judge Davis no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.