Timothy J. Sullivan at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Maryland · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Timothy J. Sullivan
U.S. Magistrate Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland · U.S. Magistrate Judge · Active · Assignment source ↗
Appointment and verification
- Source authority
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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Biography
Professional career
- The Chief Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, appointed in 2012 and serving as Chief since September 1, 2023
- Partner, Brennan Sullivan & McKenna LLP, Greenbelt, MD (2006–2012)
- Partner, Sullivan & Sullivan, College Park, MD (1988–2006)
- Law Clerk, Circuit Courts of Maryland - Seventh Judicial Circuit (to Joseph S. Casula)
- Official site: /timothy-j-sullivan-chief-magistrate-judge District of Maryland
Education
Additional information
- 20, 2012 Chief Magistrate Judge since Sept.
- Magistrate, District Court, D. Maryland, 2012-present
- Practitioner, Brennan, Sullivan & McKenna, 2006–2012
- Practitioner, Sullivan & Sullivan, 1988-08–2006-09
- J.D. — Georgetown Univ. — 1987
- B.A. — Marquette Univ. — 1984
- Date of birth: 1962
- Judicial Service: U.S. Magistrate Judge, D. Md., since Dec.
- As Chief Magistrate Judge, Sullivan presides over certain federal cases in the District of Maryland, including preliminary hearings, trials, and other matters delegated under the federal magistrate judge system
- Birth place: DC
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Courtwide
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Courtwide
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked July 29, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster
Identity source · HTML · Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts · Source checked July 29, 2026
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Identity source · HTML · CourtListener / Free Law Project · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · CourtListener / Free Law Project · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗BR/MAG Judge Database: Timothy J. Sullivan
Identity source · HTML · University of Virginia School of Law Legal Data Lab · Source checked August 2, 2026
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