Stanley Marcus (judge)

Stanley Marcus (born March 27, 1946) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Early life, education and legal training

Born in New York City, Marcus earned a bachelor's degree from Queens College, City University of New York, 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. [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1477]

Legal career

Marcus clerked for U.S. District Judge John Ries Bartels 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

A Republican, 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 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to the Eleventh Circuit on September 25, 1997, after a previous Clinton nominee for the seat, Charles "Bud" Stack, had withdrawn his name from consideration after his background was raised as an issue by Bob Dole during the 1996 presidential election. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E2D91F39F930A15757C0A960958260 Dole Faults Clinton Choice for Federal Bench - New York Times ] ] 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.

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External links

* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1477 Federal Judicial Center Profile]