▁nominated ▁Davis ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maryland . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁un anim ously ▁approved ▁Davis ▁to ▁the ▁seat ▁in ▁a ▁voice ▁vote ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁His ▁service ▁terminated ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁due ▁to ▁elev ation ▁to ▁the ▁Four th ▁Circ uit . ▁In ▁discuss ing ▁his ▁jud icial ▁philosophy , ▁Davis ▁told ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Sun ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁that ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁that ▁" I ▁want ▁the ▁los er — and ▁I ▁know ▁there ' s ▁always ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁los er , ▁that ' s ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁be ast — but ▁I ▁want ▁the ▁los er ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁say , ▁' I ▁lost , ▁but ▁I ▁was ▁heard , ▁and ▁I ▁believe ▁that ▁judge ▁gave ▁me ▁every ▁consideration ▁in ▁hearing ▁my ▁side . ▁ ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁service ▁▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁President ▁Cl inton ▁nominated ▁Davis ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Four th ▁Circ uit , ▁to ▁replace ▁M urn ag han , ▁who ▁had ▁died . ▁The ▁nom ination ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Cl inton