Stanley Marcus (judge)
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Stanley Marcus is a federal judge
on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
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, magna cum laude, in 1967. He earned his law degree from the Harvard Law School
in 1971. Marcus also served on active duty in the U.S. Army in 1969, and served in the Army Reserve through 1974.
from 1971 until 1973, and joined the New York law firm of Botein, Hays, Sklar and Herzberg as an associate in 1974. He became an assistant U.S. attorney in Brooklyn in 1975, and in 1978 was assigned to the U.S. Attorney's office in Detroit as Deputy Chief of the "Detroit Strike Force," which investigated organized crime in Michigan. In 1980, Marcus was appointed the Chief of the Detroit Strike Force, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1982, Marcus left Detroit and became U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami.
. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 16, 1985 and was sworn in on August 16, 1985, according to a September 26, 1997 article in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel.
President Clinton nominated Marcus to the Eleventh Circuit on September 25, 1997, after a previous Clinton nominee for the seat, Charles "Bud" Stack, had withdrawn his name from consideration after his background was raised as an issue by Bob Dole
during the 1996 presidential election. Even though the U.S. Senate at that time was controlled by Republicans, Marcus' nomination was considered to be very uncontroversial. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted in favor of Marcus' nomination on November 6, 1997, and the full Senate unanimously confirmed him on November 7, 1997. "I'm deeply honored," Marcus told the Miami Herald in a brief interview in an article that appeared on November 8, 1997.
Judge Marcus is a member of the Judicial Conference Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction and has been the committee's chairman since 1992.
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Federal judge
Federal judges are judges appointed by a federal level of government as opposed to the state / provincial / local level.-Brazil:In Brazil, federal judges of first instance are chosen exclusively by public contest...
on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Middle District of Alabama...
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Early life, education and legal training
Judge Marcus was born and raised in New York City. He earned a bachelor's degree from Queens College, City University of New YorkQueens College, City University of New York
Queens College, located in Flushing, Queens, New York City, is one of the senior colleges of the City University of New York. It is also the fifth oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning. The college's seventy seven acre campus is located in the heart of the...
, magna cum laude, in 1967. He earned his law degree from the Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
in 1971. Marcus also served on active duty in the U.S. Army in 1969, and served in the Army Reserve through 1974.
Legal career
Marcus clerked for U.S. District Judge John Ries BartelsJohn Ries Bartels
John Ries Bartels was a United States federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York....
from 1971 until 1973, and joined the New York law firm of Botein, Hays, Sklar and Herzberg as an associate in 1974. He became an assistant U.S. attorney in Brooklyn in 1975, and in 1978 was assigned to the U.S. Attorney's office in Detroit as Deputy Chief of the "Detroit Strike Force," which investigated organized crime in Michigan. In 1980, Marcus was appointed the Chief of the Detroit Strike Force, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1982, Marcus left Detroit and became U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami.
Federal judicial service
Marcus was nominated on June 20, 1985 by President Reagan to a newly created district judge seat at the United States District Court for the Southern District of FloridaUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is the federal United States district court with jurisdiction over the southern part of the state of Florida....
. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 16, 1985 and was sworn in on August 16, 1985, according to a September 26, 1997 article in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel.
President Clinton nominated Marcus to the Eleventh Circuit on September 25, 1997, after a previous Clinton nominee for the seat, Charles "Bud" Stack, had withdrawn his name from consideration after his background was raised as an issue by Bob Dole
Bob Dole
Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996...
during the 1996 presidential election. Even though the U.S. Senate at that time was controlled by Republicans, Marcus' nomination was considered to be very uncontroversial. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted in favor of Marcus' nomination on November 6, 1997, and the full Senate unanimously confirmed him on November 7, 1997. "I'm deeply honored," Marcus told the Miami Herald in a brief interview in an article that appeared on November 8, 1997.
Judge Marcus is a member of the Judicial Conference Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction and has been the committee's chairman since 1992.
Personal life
Marcus' wife is Judy. They have two children, Jonathan and Elizabeth. Jonathan is a medical professional in Rochester, NY. Judge Marcus is a known movie buff. Marcus teaches Religion and the Constitution and Trial Advocacy at Brooklyn Law SchoolBrooklyn Law School
Brooklyn Law School is a law school located in Brooklyn Heights, in Downtown Brooklyn, New York.-History:Founded in 1901 by William Payson Richardson and Norman P. Heffley, Brooklyn Law School was the first law school on Long Island. Using space provided by Heffley’s business school, the law...
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