On December 20, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Noreika to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, to the seat vacated by Judge Gregory M. Sleet, who assumed senior status on May 1, 2017. Her nomination was part of a bipartisan package of nominees which included Colm Connolly[3] On February 14, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee[4] On March 15, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[5] On August 1, 2018, her nomination was confirmed by a voice vote.[6] She received her judicial commission on August 9, 2018.[7] Maryellen Noreika has been considered a potential nominee for a federal judgeship in the Federal Circuit by President Joe Biden.[8]
Notable cases
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In 2023, Noreika presided over a case involving John Paul Mac Isaac. Noreika ruled against Mac Isaac, who was Hunter Biden's laptop repairman, in his defamation lawsuit against CNN, Politico, and Hunter Biden.[9][10]
In 2023, Noreika was assigned to the criminal case against Hunter Biden.[11]
