--- title: "Paul William Grimm | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/paul-william-grimm-1291" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Paul William Grimm U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland - State: Maryland - Role: Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, D. Maryland, 2012-present - On February 16, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated him to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland to fill the seat vacated by Judge Benson Everett Legg - U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1997-2012 - Began his federal judicial service as a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Maryland in February 1997 and held the role of Chief Magistrate Judge — 2006–2012 - Served in the U.S. Army — 1973–1979, including active duty in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, and continued in the Army Reserve until 2001, retiring as a lieutenant colonel - Commissioner, Maryland Home Improvement Commission, Maryland Department of Licensing and Regulation, 1987-1989 - Assistant attorney general, chief of litigation and administration, Maryland Department of Licensing and Regulation, 1981-1984 - Assistant state's attorney, Baltimore County, MD, 1980-1981 - Grimm has held the role of an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland School of Law and the University of Baltimore School of Law, teaching courses on evidence, trial practice, and electronic discovery ### Education - He later obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Duke University School of Law ### Additional information - Appointed to the Court on December 10, 2012 - U.S. Army Reserve, JAG Corps, 1988-2001 - Private practice, Baltimore, MD, 1984-1997 - U.S. Army Reserve, JAG Corps, 1979-1984 - Private practice, Towson, MD, 1979-1980 - U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1973-1979 - a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law, magna cum laude, in 1976, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and served on the Law Review - Paul William Grimm was born on December 26, 1951, in Yokohama, Japan, and pursued an extensive legal and military career - Date of birth: 1951-01-01 - After retiring from the bench, he joined JAMS as a mediator, arbitrator, and neutral evaluator, and currently directs the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School - Nationally recognized for his work on electronic discovery (ESI) and digital evidence, including AI-related issues - He sits at the Greenbelt, Maryland courthouse located near Washington D.C - focusing on judicial education and the administration of justice - Birth place: Yokohama, Japan ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### remote proceedings Scope: statewide Maryland trial courts may conduct remote electronic proceedings when authorized by rule, and the court may permit or require participants to appear by remote electronic communications. Evidence excerpt: the court may permit or require one or more participants, or all participants, to join the proceeding by means of remote electronic communications. [Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote recording Scope: statewide For Maryland remote proceedings, the required recording is made by the court, and participants should not make their own audio or video recording unless the court permits it. Evidence excerpt: Proceedings conducted via videoconferencing technology must be recorded by the court [Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### electronic devices Scope: statewide Maryland permits electronic devices in court facilities only in accordance with court rules and orders; attorneys may use devices reasonably for a proceeding if silent, positioned away from the trier of fact or witnesses, not used for recording, and not used for unauthorized communication. Evidence excerpt: attorneys are permitted the reasonable and lawful use of an electronic device in connection with the proceeding provided that [NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### photography video recording Scope: statewide Maryland prohibits taking, recording, or transmitting photographs, videos, or other visual images in court facilities unless the court expressly grants permission in a specific instance. Evidence excerpt: The taking, recording, or transmitting of photographs, videos, or other visual images by cell phone or any other device is prohibited in the court facility at all times [NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1291/paul-william-grimm/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1291/paul-william-grimm/) - [U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1291/paul-william-grimm/) - [Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings) - [NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1291/paul-william-grimm/) - [Grimm, Paul William | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/grimm-paul-william) - [SDTX Bench Bar Conference Bio - Judge Paul W. Grimm | Southern District of Texas](https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/page/sdtx-bench-bar-conference-bio-judge-paul-w-grimm) - [Wikidata: Paul W. Grimm](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7154187) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/paul-william-grimm-1291", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/paul-william-grimm-1291", "name": "Paul William Grimm | KnowJudges", "description": "Paul William Grimm, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. 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