▁District ▁Judge ▁Frank ▁Kauf man ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maryland ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Davis ▁then ▁cl erk ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁for ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁Judge ▁Francis ▁Domin ic ▁M urn ag han ▁Jr . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Davis ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁app ell ate ▁att orney ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ' s ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Division . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Davis ▁joined ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ' s ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maryland ▁as ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁entered ▁private ▁practice . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Davis ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁judge ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁associate ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁Court ▁of ▁Maryland ▁for ▁Baltimore ▁City . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Davis ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁for ▁Baltimore ▁City . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁District ▁court ▁service ▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton