Judge James F. Schneider Collection
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Content Description
Research files of the former federal bankruptcy judge on Baltimore legal history, particularly the history of the Baltimore Circuit Court and the Mitchell Courthouse.
Dates
- Creation: 1880-2004
Creator
- Schneider, James F. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
To the extent that they own copyright, the donor has assigned the copyright of this collection to the University Foundation. However, copyright for some items in this collection are held by their respective creators.
Biographical / Historical
Associate Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, February 1, 1982 to 2017 (Chief Judge, November 2, 2001 to July 31, 2005). Retired 2017.
General Equity Master, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, 1978-82.
Historian and Archivist, Circuit Court, Baltimore City (formerly Supreme Bench of Baltimore City), 1977-2017.
Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1973-78.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, November 18, 1947. Attended Parkville High School, Baltimore, Maryland; University of Baltimore, B.A. (history), 1969, J.D., 1972. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1972. Law clerk to Judge Albert L. Sklar, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, 1972-73. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (chair, special committee for the celebration of the bicentennial of the constitution, 1985-87). Co-founder, Baltimore Museum of Legal History in Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., Courthouse, 1984. Author, The Story of the Library Company of the Baltimore Bar (1979); History of the Bar Association of Baltimore City (1980); A Baker's Dozen of Historical Minutes from the 225th Anniversary of the First and Franklin Street Presbyterian Church of Baltimore, Maryland (1988). Co-author, A Bicentennial History of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 1790-1990 (Baltimore, 1990). Alumnus of the Year, School of Liberal Arts, University of Baltimore, 1986. Member, First and Franklin Street Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, Maryland. Died in Baltimore, Maryland, April 6, 2020.
[Source: This biographical note is excerpted in its entirety from the Maryland Manual Online, Maryland State Archives]
Extent
22.5 Linear feet (22 boxes and 3 framed items)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The collection was donated to the University of Baltimore Foundation by Susan Marzetta on March 18, 2025. The records were physically transferred on March 25, 2025 from Edward Papenfuse to Aiden Faust and Thomas Dettling.
Processing Information
The collection is currently being processed by Thomas Dettling in spring 2025.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Judge James F. Schneider Collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Aiden Faust (2025).
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Baltimore Studies Archives Repository