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A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.
A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. He was nominated on April 26, 2018, by President Donald Trump (R), and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 16, 2018, by a vote of 62-28. To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.[1]
The United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit is one of 13 U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the 9th Circuit Court, click here.
Quattlebaum was previously a judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. He joined the court in March 2018 after being nominated by President Trump.[2]
The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit (2018-present)
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
Quattlebaum was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit by President Donald Trump (R) on April 26, 2018. The U.S. Senate confirmed Quattlebaum on August 16, 2018, by a vote of 62-28.[3] He received commission on September 4, 2018.[4] To read more about the federal nomination process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 101 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: May 7, 2018
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| ABA Rating: Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: June 20, 2018
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: July 19, 2018
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| Confirmed: August 16, 2018
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| Vote: 62-28
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Quattlebaum on August 16, 2018, on a vote of 62-28.[3] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
| A. Marvin Quattlebaum confirmation vote (August 16, 2018) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
 Democratic |
17 | 27 | 2 | ||||||
 Republican |
45 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
 Independent |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 62 | 28 | 10 | ||||||
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Quattlebaum had his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 20, 2018. The committee voted to advance Quattlebaum's nomination to the full Senate on July 19, 2018.[3][5]
Nomination
Quattlebaum was nominated to replace Judge William Traxler, who assumed senior status on August 31, 2018.
The American Bar Association rated Quattlebaum well qualified with one abstention for the position.[6] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (March-August 2018)
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
On August 3, 2017, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Quattlebaum to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. The U.S. Senate confirmed Quattlebaum on March 1, 2018, by a vote of 69-28.[2] He received commission on March 6.[7] To read more about the federal nomination process, click here.
Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Quattlebaum on March 1, 2018, on a vote of 69-28.[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
| A. Marvin Quattlebaum confirmation vote (March 1, 2018) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
| Democratic |
18 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| Republican |
0 | 3 | |||||||
| Independent |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 69 | 28 | 3 | ||||||
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Quattlebaum had his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 4, 2017. The committee voted to advance Quattlebaum's nomination to the full Senate on October 26.[2]
Nomination
Quattlebaum was nominated to replace Judge Cameron Currie, who assumed senior status on October 3, 2013.[2]
The American Bar Association rated Quattlebaum well qualified with one abstention for the position.[8] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Education
Quattlebaum earned his bachelor's degree, cum laude, from Rhodes College in 1986 and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1989. During his legal studies, Quattlebaum served as a member of the South Carolina Law Review.[9][10]
Professional career
- 2018-present: Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
- March-August 2018: Judge, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- 1989-2018: Private practice, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP in Greenville, S.C.[9][10]
About the court
4th Circuit Court of Appeals
| Fourth Circuit |
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| Court of Appeals |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 15 |
| Judges: 15 |
| Vacancies: 0 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Albert Diaz |
| Active judges: Steven Agee, DeAndrea G. Benjamin, Nicole Berner, Albert Diaz, Roger Gregory, Pamela Harris, Toby Heytens, Allison Jones Rushing, Robert King, Paul Niemeyer, A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr., Julius Richardson, Stephanie Thacker, J. Harvie Wilkinson, James Wynn Senior judges: |
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court with appellate jurisdiction. It hears appeals from all of the circuit courts within its jurisdiction and its rulings may be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Appeals are heard in the Lewis F. Powell Jr. Federal Courthouse in Richmond, Virginia.
The Fourth Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law. Appeals of rulings by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals are petitioned to the Supreme Court of the United States. Chief Justice John Roberts is the circuit justice for the Fourth Circuit.
The court hears appeals from the United States district courts in:
To read opinions published by this court, click here.
District of South Carolina
| District of South Carolina |
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| Fourth Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 10 |
| Judges: 9 |
| Vacancies: 1 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Timothy M. Cain |
| Active judges: Jacquelyn Austin, Timothy M. Cain, Donald C. Coggins Jr., Joseph Dawson III, Richard Mark Gergel, Bruce Hendricks, Mary Geiger Lewis, Sherri Lydon, David Norton Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina is one of 94 United States district courts. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit based in downtown Richmond, Virginia, at the Lewis F. Powell Federal Courthouse.
The District of South Carolina has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
There are eleven court divisions, each covering the following counties:
The Aiken Division, covering Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell counties
The Anderson Division, covering Anderson, Oconne and Pickens counties
The Beaufort Division, covering Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper counties
The Charleston Division, covering Berkeley, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester and Georgetown counties
The Columbia Division, covering Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Richland and Sumter counties
The Florence Division, covering Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Marlboro and Williamsburg counties
The Greenville Division, covering Greenville and Laurens counties
The Greenwood Division, covering Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, McCormick, Newberry and Saluda counties
The Orangeburg Division, covering Bamberg, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties
The Rock Hill Division, covering Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster and York counties
The Spartanburg Division, covering Cherokee, Spartanburg and Union counties
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
- United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
Footnotes
- ↑ White House, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Thirteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Seventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees," April 26, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 United States Congress, "PN 884 — A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. — The Judiciary," accessed October 26, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Congress.gov, "PN1895 — A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. — The Judiciary," accessed August 17, 2018
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Quattlebaum, A. Marvin, Jr.," accessed September 6, 2018
- ↑ U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of Executive Business Meeting," July 19, 2018
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees," accessed April 15, 2020
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Quattlebaum, A. Marvin, Jr.," accessed September 6, 2018
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees," accessed April 15, 2020
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 The White House, "President Donald J. Trump announces sixth wave of judicial candidates and fifth wave of U.S. Attorney candidates," August 3, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Nelson Mullins LLP, "A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr.," accessed August 9, 2017
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United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit 2018-Present |
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United States District Court for the District of South Carolina 2018-2018 |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Albert Diaz • Steven Agee • Harvie Wilkinson • Paul Niemeyer • Robert King • Roger Gregory • James Wynn • DeAndrea G. Benjamin • Stephanie Thacker • Pamela A. Harris • A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. • Julius Richardson • Allison Jones Rushing • Toby Heytens • Nicole Berner | ||
| Senior judges |
Barbara Keenan • Diana Motz • William Traxler • Henry Floyd • | ||
| Former judges | Hugh Lennox Bond • Karen J. Williams • Clyde Hamilton • Blane Michael • Dennis Shedd • Allyson Duncan • Michael Luttig • Emory Sneeden • Samuel Ervin • James Sprouse • Charles Henry Simonton • Nathan Goff • Edmund Waddill • Jeter Connelly Pritchard • Martin Augustine Knapp • John Carter Rose (Maryland) • Andre Davis • Charles Albert Woods • Morris Ames Soper • Elliott Northcott • John Johnston Parker • James Phillips (Court of Appeals Judge) • Armistead Dobie • Harrison Winter • James Craven • Donald S. Russell • Albert Bryan, Sr. • John Butzner • Hiram Widener • Herbert Boreman • John Field (West Virginia) • Kenneth Hall (West Virginia) • J. Spencer Bell • Clement Haynsworth • Francis Murnaghan • Simon Sobeloff • William Walter Wilkins • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Karen J. Williams • Harvie Wilkinson • William Traxler • Samuel Ervin • John Johnston Parker • Harrison Winter • Clement Haynsworth • Simon Sobeloff • William Walter Wilkins • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Timothy M. Cain • David Norton (South Carolina judge) • Bruce Hendricks • Richard Mark Gergel • Mary Geiger Lewis • Jacquelyn Austin • Donald Coggins Jr. • Sherri Lydon • Joseph Dawson (South Carolina) | ||
| Senior judges |
Joseph Anderson • Henry Herlong • Cameron Currie • Terry Wooten • Robert Harwell • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Robert Buchanan • Paige Jones Gossett • Thomas Rogers • Shiva Hodges • Kevin McDonald (South Carolina) • Kaymani West • Mary Gordon Baker • Molly Cherry • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Thomas Bee • William Drayton • John Drayton • Thomas Lee • Robert Budd Gilchrist • Andrew Gordon Magrath • George Seabrook Bryan • William Hiram Brawley • Clyde Hamilton • William Traxler • Dennis Shedd • Charles Henry Simonton • Henry Augustus Middleton Smith • Joseph Travis Johnson • George Anderson • Patrick Duffy • Margaret Seymour • Henry Floyd • Henry Hitt Watkins • Ernest Ford Cochran • Robert Chapman • John Lyles Glenn • Francis Kerschner Myers • Charles Wyche • Falcon Hawkins • Robert Hemphill • Donald S. Russell • Charles Simons • Charles Weston Houck • Matthew Perry • George Timmerman • Julius Waring • William Walter Wilkins • Ashton Williams • J. Michelle Childs • James Robert Martin, Jr. • A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
David Norton (South Carolina judge) • Joseph Anderson • Margaret Seymour • Terry Wooten • Robert Harwell • Falcon Hawkins • Robert Hemphill • Charles Simons • Solomon Blatt • Charles Weston Houck • James Robert Martin, Jr. • | ||
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Carolina
State courts:
South Carolina Supreme Court • South Carolina Court of Appeals • South Carolina Circuit Courts • South Carolina Masters-in-Equity • South Carolina Family Courts • South Carolina Magistrate Courts • South Carolina Municipal Courts • South Carolina Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in South Carolina • South Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Carolina
