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Mark Steven Davis (born 1962) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Davis received a B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1984, and a J.D. from Washington & Lee University School of Law in 1988. He was a law clerk, Hon. John A. MacKenzie, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1988 to 1989. He was in private practice in Virginia from 1989 to 2003. He was a judge on the Portsmouth Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit of Virginia from 2003 to 2008.
On November 15, 2007, Davis was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia vacated by T.S. Ellis III. Davis was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 10, 2008, and received his commission on June 23, 2008.