Draft:Adam B. Abelson

Adam Ben Abelson (born 1982) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland since 2023. He is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the same court.

Education
Abelson received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Princeton University in 2005 and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law in 2010.

Career
From 2010 to 2011, he served as a law clerk to Judge Catherine C. Blake of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and again from 2011 to 2012 to Judge Andre M. Davis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. From 2012 to 2023, Abelson worked in private practice at Zuckerman Spaeder LLP.

Federal judicial service
Abelson assumed office as a United States magistrate judge on September 18, 2023. He was appointed to an 8-year term which expires in 2031.

Nomination to district court
On May 8, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Abelson to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. On May 14, 2024, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Abelson to the seat vacated by Judge James K. Bredar, who assumed senior status on April 30, 2024. On June 5, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On July 11, 2024, his nomination was favorably reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 12–9 vote. His nomination is pending before the United States Senate.