Matthew J. Fader (born July 23, 1973) is an American lawyer serving as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland since 2022. He previously served as the chief judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals from 2018 to 2022.
On October 6, 2017, governor Larry Hogan announced the appointment of Fader to serve as a judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.[3] His term began on November 1, 2017.[1] On November 20, 2018, Governor Hogan announced his designation of Fader as chief judge;[4] his term as chief judge began on November 28, 2018.[1][5] On February 17, 2022, Governor Hogan announced the appointment of Fader to be a justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland to the seat vacated by judge Joseph M. Getty when he reached mandatory retirement age on April 14, 2022.[2][6] On March 7, 2022, a committee hearing was held on his nomination,[7] and on March 9, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[8] The Maryland Senate confirmed his nomination on March 15, 2022,[7] and he was sworn in as Chief Justice on April 15, 2022.[9]