John Glenn was a Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 attorney and federal judge.

Born in Elkton, Maryland

Elkton, Maryland

The town of Elkton is the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,893 as of the 2000 census and 14,842 according to current July 2008 census estimates. It is the county seat of Cecil County...

, Glenn read law to enter the bar in 1817. He was in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland for a time, and then became the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland. He was Nominated by President Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore

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 on March 18, 1852, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland

United States District Court for the District of Maryland

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Maryland....

 vacated by Upton S. Heath. The following day, Glenn was confirmed by the United States Senate

United States Senate

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 and received his commission. He served on the court until his death, near Catonsville, Maryland

Catonsville, Maryland

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