Early life and education

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...

, Marshall received an A.A. from Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the East Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. A part of the Los Angeles Community College District, it is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard...

 in 1956, a B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 from Howard University

Howard University

Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...

 in 1958, and an LL.B. from Howard University School of Law

Howard University School of Law

Howard University School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of Howard University. Located in Washington, D.C., it is one the oldest law schools in the country and the oldest historically black college or university law school in the United States...

 in 1961.

Career

Marshall was a Deputy city attorney of Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, California from 1962 to 1967. She was in private practice in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

 from 1968 to 1970. She was a Commissioner, Juvenile Court, Los Angeles Superior Court, California from 1971 to 1976.

Judicial service

Marshall was a judge on the Civil and Criminal Division, Inglewood Municipal Court, Inglewood, California from 1976 to 1977. She was a judge on the Criminal Division, Los Angeles Superior Court, California from 1977 to 1980.

Marshall was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California

United States District Court for the Central District of California

The United States District Court for the Central District of California serves over 18 million people in southern and central California, making it the largest federal judicial district by population...

. Marshall was nominated by President Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...

 on June 20, 1980, to a seat vacated by Robert Firth

Robert Firth

Robert Firth was a United States federal judge.Born in Harrison, New Jersey, Firth received an A.B. from Indiana University in 1940 and was in the United States Navy Lieutenant during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. He received an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1948. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve...

. She was confirmed by the United States Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

 on September 29, 1980, and received her commission on September 30, 1980. She served as chief judge from 2001-2005. She assumed senior status

Senior status

Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...

 on October 24, 2005.

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