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Kenneth Marra
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2017 - Present
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Kenneth A. Marra is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. Prior to his appointment, Marra was a circuit court judge on the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.[1]
Marra was succeeded on the Southern District of Florida by Aileen Cannon. Cannon was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) and confirmed on November 12, 2020.
Early life and education
Born in Queens, New York, Marra graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook with his bachelor's degree in 1973 and from Stetson University College of Law with his J.D. in 1977.[1]
Professional career
- 2017 - Present: Senior judge
- 2002-2017: Judge
- 1996-2002: Judge, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
- 1984-1996: Private practice, Florida
- 1980-1983: Private practice, Washington, D.C.
- 1977-1980: Staff attorney, U.S. Department of Justice[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Florida
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Kenneth A. Marra |
| Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 229 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: January 23, 2002
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: June 13, 2002
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: June 20, 2002
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| Confirmed: September 9, 2002
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| Vote: 82-0
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Marra was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2002, to a new judgeship created by 114 Stat. 2762. The American Bar Association rated Marra Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Marra's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 13, 2002, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on June 20, 2002. Marra was confirmed on a recorded 82-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on September 9, 2002, and he received his commission on September 13, 2002. Marra elected to take senior status beginning on August 1, 2017.[1][2][3]
Marra was succeeded on the Southern District of Florida by Aileen Cannon. Cannon was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) and confirmed on November 12, 2020.
Noteworthy cases
Doctor sentenced to 6.5 years in jail (2014)
In April 2014, Judge Marra sentenced Dr. Cynthia Cadet to 78 months in prison for her role in a money-laundering scheme related to writing opioid painkiller prescriptions for drug addicts and drug dealers. Judge Marra also ordered Cadet to pay $10,000 in fines. Cadet was acquitted in the same July 2013 jury trial of charges related to the deaths of nine of her patients.
Articles:
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Kenneth A. Marra," accessed August 1, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1320 — Kenneth A. Marra — The Judiciary," accessed August 1, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 107th Congress," accessed August 1, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Southern District of Florida 2002–2017 Seat #17 |
Succeeded by: Aileen Cannon
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| 2001 |
Armijo • Bates • Beistline • Blackburn • Bowdre • Bunning • Bury • Caldwell • Camp • Cassell • Cebull • Clement • Clifton • Crane • Eagan • Engelhardt • Friot • Gibbons • Granade • Gregory • Gritzner • Haddon • Hartz • Heaton • Hicks • Howard • Johnson • Jorgenson • Krieger • Land • Leon • Mahan • Martinez • Martone • McConnell • Melloy • Mills • O'Brien • Parker • Payne • Prost • Reeves • Riley • Robinson • Rogers • Royal • Shedd • B. Smith • L. Smith • Walton • Wooten • Zainey | ||
| 2002 |
Africk • Anderson • Autrey • Baylson • Cercone • Chesler • Clark • Collyer • Conner • Conti • Corrigan • Davis • Davis • Dorr • England • Ericksen • Fuller • Gardner • Godbey • Griesbach • Hanen • Hovland • Hudson • Jones • Jordan • Kinkeade • Klausner • Kugler • Leighton • Linares • Moses • Marra • Martinez • Martini • Mays • McVerry • Phillips • Raggi • Reade • Rose • Rufe • Savage • Schwab • Smith • St. Eve • Walter • White • Wolfson | ||
| 2003 |
Adams • Altonaga • Bea • Benitez • Bennett • Boyle • Brack • Breen • Browning • Burns • Bybee • Callahan • Campbell • Cardone • Carney • Castel • Chertoff • Cohn • Colloton • Conrad • Coogler • Cook • Cooke • Crone • Der-Yeghiayan • Drell • Duffey • Duncan • Erickson • Feuerstein • Figa • Filip • Fischer • Fisher • Flanagan • Floyd • Frost • Gibson • Greer • Gruender • Guirola • Hall • Hardiman • Hayes • Herrera • Hicks • Holmes • Holwell • Hopkins • Houston • Irizarry • Jones • Junell • Karas • Kravitz • Martinez • McKnight • Minaldi • Montalvo • Mosman • Otero • Pickering • Prado • Pratter • Proctor • Quarles • Robart • Roberts • Robinson • Rodgers • Rodriguez • Sabraw • Sanchez • Saylor • Selna • Sharpe • Simon • Springmann • Stanceu • Steele • Stengel • Suko • Sutton • Sykes • Titus • Townes • Tymkovich • Van Antwerpen • Varlan • Wake • Wesley • White • Woodcock • Yeakel | ||
| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida
State courts:
Florida Supreme Court • Florida District Courts of Appeal • Florida Circuit Court • Florida County Court
State resources:
Courts in Florida • Florida judicial elections • Judicial selection in Florida
