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Stanley Marcus
2019 - Present
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Stanley Marcus is a federal judge on senior status with the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. He joined the court in 1997 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton (D). Marcus assumed senior status on November 20, 2019.
Before his service on the 11th Circuit, Marcus served as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.[1]
Early life and education
A native of New York City, Marcus earned his B.A. from Queens College of the City University of New York in 1967 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1971.[1]
Professional career
- 1982-1985: United States Attorney, Southern District of Florida
- 1978-1982: Organized Crime Strike Force, U.S. Department of Justice, Detroit, Mich.
- 1980-1982: Chief
- 1978-1979: Deputy chief
- 1975-1978: Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York
- 1974-1975: Private practice, New York, N.Y.
- 1971-1973: Law clerk, Hon. John Bartels, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Judicial career
11th Circuit Court of Appeals
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Stanley Marcus |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 43 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: September 25, 1997
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: October 28, 1997
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: November 6, 1997
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| Confirmed: November 7, 1997
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Marcus was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit by President Bill Clinton (D) on September 25, 1997, to a seat vacated by Peter Fay. The American Bar Association rated Marcus Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified for the nomination.[2] Hearings on Marcus' nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 28, 1997, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on November 6, 1997. Marcus was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on November 7, 1997, and he received his commission on November 12, 1997.[1][3] Marcus assumed senior status on November 20, 2019.
Southern District of Florida
Marcus was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President Ronald Reagan on June 20, 1985, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. Hearings on Marcus' nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 10, 1985, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) the next day. Marcus was confirmed on a voice vote of the United States Senate on July 16, 1985, and he received his commission on July 18, 1985. Marcus resigned from the district court on November 23, 1997, upon his elevation to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.[1][4] He was succeeded in this position by Judge Patricia Seitz.
Noteworthy cases
SCOTUS vacates Eleventh Circuit ruling over municipal lawsuits under the Fair Housing Act (2017)
On May 1, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the judgment of a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Wells Fargo v. Miami and Bank of America v. Miami. Judge Stanley Marcus wrote the opinion of the circuit panel.
The city of Miami, Florida, brought lawsuits under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) against both Wells Fargo Bank and Bank of America. In its suits, Miami alleged that both banks engaged in discriminatory lending practices and that, as a result of these practices, Miami suffered an appreciable loss of property tax revenue as well as an attendant increase in the costs of municipal services the city provided. These increased costs, the city alleged, were a result of the banks' discriminatory lending practices. A federal district court dismissed Miami's FHA claims, but the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Judge Stanley Marcus, reversed, finding that Miami had standing and cause to proceed with the lawsuit. Writing for a five-justice majority of the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer vacated the lower court's ruling. The court agreed with the circuit panel that the city qualified as an aggrieved person under the Fair Housing Act and could, therefore, bring civil claims against the banks under the FHA. The court, however, held that the circuit panel applied the wrong standard for determining if the bank's actions constituted the proximate cause of the city's injuries. The cases were vacated and remanded to the circuit panel.[5]
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Judge Marcus' biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- Judge Marcus' biography from the Eleventh Circuit website
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III federal judges, 105th Congress," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 667 - Stanley Marcus - The Judiciary," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 379 - Stanley Marcus - The Judiciary," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, Bank of America Corp. et al. v. City of Miami, Florida, decided May 1, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Peter Fay |
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1997–2019 |
Succeeded by: Barbara Lagoa |
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat 98 Stat. 333 |
Southern District of Florida 1985–1997 Seat #15 |
Succeeded by: Patricia Seitz
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Cecilia Altonaga • Jose E. Martinez (Florida) • Kevin M. Moore (Florida) • Donald Middlebrooks • William Dimitrouleas • Robin L. Rosenberg • Beth Bloom • Darrin P. Gayles • Kathleen M. Williams • Anuraag Singhal • Rodolfo Ruiz • Rodney Smith (Florida) • Edward Artau • Roy Altman • Aileen Cannon • Jacqueline Becerra • Melissa Damian • David Leibowitz (Florida) | ||
| Senior judges |
Federico Moreno • James L. King • Jose Gonzalez (Florida) • Donald Graham • Daniel Hurley • Paul Huck • Patricia Seitz • William Zloch • Joan Lenard • Kenneth Marra • James Cohn • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • | ||
| Magistrate judges | John O'Sullivan (Florida) • Edwin Torres • Chris McAliley • William C. Turnoff • Lurana S. Snow • Jonathan Goodman • Alicia Otazo-Reyes • William Matthewman • Alicia O. Valle • Patrick M. Hunt • Bruce Reinhart • Lauren Fleischer Louis • Jared Strauss • Shaniek Maynard • Lisette M. Reid • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George C. Young • William Hoeveler • Kenneth Ryskamp • Alan Gold • Adalberto Jordan • Ursula Ungaro • James Paine (Florida) • Stanley Marcus • William Marvin • Thomas Jefferson Boynton (Florida) • Peter Fay • David Dyer • James William Locke • John McKinney (Florida) • John Moses Cheney • Rhydon Mays Call • Alexander Akerman • Lake Jones • Halsted Lockwood Ritter • Louie Willard Strum • John Warthen Holland • Joseph Lieb • William McRae • Curtis Waller • George Whitehurst • Sidney Aronovitz • Carl Atkins • Ted Cabot • Emett Choate • Edward Davis (Florida) • Dozier DeVane • Joseph Eaton • Wilkie Ferguson • Charles Fulton • James Kehoe • William Mehrtens • Lenore Nesbitt • Norman Roettger • Thomas Scott (Florida district court judge) • Eugene Spellman • Robin Rosenbaum • John Bryan Simpson • William Julius Barker • Alcee Hastings • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Federico Moreno • James L. King • Kevin M. Moore (Florida) • William Zloch • David Dyer • Louie Willard Strum • John Warthen Holland • George Whitehurst • Carl Atkins • Edward Davis (Florida) • Joseph Eaton • Charles Fulton • Norman Roettger • John Bryan Simpson • William Julius Barker • | ||
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| 1993 |
Adams • Ambrose • Barnes • Brinkema • Bucklew • Chasanow • Coffman • Daughtrey • Ferguson • Ginsburg • Hagen • Jackson • Lancaster • Leval • Lindsay • Messitte • Michael • Piersol • Saris • Schwartz • Seybert • Shanahan • Shaw • Stearns • Trager • Vazquez • Wilken • Wilson | ||
| 1994 |
Baer • Barkett • Batts • Beaty • Benavides • Bennett • Berrigan • Biery • Block • Borman • Breyer • Briones • Bryson • Bucklo • Burgess • Burrage • Cabranes • Calabresi • Carr • Casellas • Castillo • Chatigny • Chin • Cindrich • Coar • Collins • Cooper • Cote • Currie • Davis • Dominguez • Downes • Duval • Friedman • Furgeson • Garcia • Gertner • Gettleman • Gillmor • Gilmore • Gleeson • Haggerty • Hamilton • Hannah • Hawkins • Henry • Holmes • Hood • Hull • Hurley • Jack • Jones • Jones • Kaplan • Katz • Kern • Kessler • Koeltl • Lisi • Manning • McKee • McLaughlin • Melancon • Miles-LaGrange • Moore • Motz • Murphy • O'Malley • O'Meara • Oliver • Paez • B. Parker • F. Parker • R. Parker • Perry • Ponsor • Pooler • Porteous • Rendell • Riley • Robertson • Rogers • Ross • Russell • Sands • Sarokin • Scheindlin • Silver • Squatrito • Stewart • Sullivan • Tatel • Thompson • Timlin • Urbina • Vanaskie • Vance • Walls • Wells • Williams | ||
| 1995 |
Arterton • Atlas • Black • Blake • Briscoe • Tena Campbell • Todd Campbell • Chesney • Cole • Collier • Daniel • Davis • Dennis • Dlott • Donald • Duffy • Economus • Evans • Fallon • Folsom • Gaughan • Goodwin • Heartfield • Hunt • Illston • Jones • King • Kornmann • Lawson • Lenard • Lucero • Lynch • McKinley • Moody • Moore • Moskowitz • Murphy • Murtha • Nugent • O'Toole • Orlofsky • Pogue • Sessions • C. Smith • O. Smith • Stein • Thornburg • Tunheim • Wallach • Wardlaw • Webber • Whaley • Winmill • Wood | ||
| 1996 |
Broadwater • Clevert • Fenner • Gershon • Gottschall • Greenaway • Hinkle • Jones • Kahn • Laughrey • Lemmon • Marten • Miller • Molloy • Montgomery • Pregerson • Rakoff • Sargus • Tashima • Thomas • Zapata | ||
| 1997 |
Adelman • Bataillon • Breyer • Caputo • Casey • Chambers • Clay • Damrell • Droney • Friedman • Gajarsa • Garland • Gilman • Gold • Gwin • Hall • Hayden • Hull • Ishii • Jenkins • Kauffman • Kennedy • Kimball • Kollar-Kotelly • Lazzara • Marbley • Marcus • Middlebrooks • Miller • Moon • Pratt • Rendell • Sippel • Siragusa • Snyder • Thrash | ||
| 1998 |
Aiken • Barbier • Barzilay • Berman • Buttram • Carter • Collins • Dawson • Dimitrouleas • Fletcher • Fogel • Frank • Graber • Hellerstein • Herndon • James • Johnson • Kane • Kelly • G. King • R. King • Lasnik • Lee • Lemelle • Lindsay • Lipez • Manella • Matz • McCuskey • McKeown • McMahon • Mickle • Mollway • Mordue • Moreno • Morrow • Munley • Murphy • Pallmeyer • Pauley • Polster • Pooler • Rawlinson • Ridgway • R. Roberts • V. Roberts • Sack • Scott • Seitz • Seymour • Shea • Silverman • Sleet • Sotomayor • Steeh • Story • Straub • Tagle • Tarnow • Trauger • Traxler • Tyson • Wardlaw • Whelan • Young | ||
| 1999 |
Alsup • Barry • Brown • Buchwald • Cooper • Eaton • Ellison • Feess • Fisher • Gould • Guzman • Haynes • Hibbler • Hochberg • Hurd • Huvelle • Jordan • Katzmann • Kennelly • Linn • Lorenz • Lynn • Marrero • Murguia • Pannell • Pechman • Pepper • Phillips • Schreier • Stewart • Underhill • Ward • Williams • Wilson | ||
| 2000 |
Ambro • Antoon • Battani • Berzon • Bolton • Brady • Bye • Cavanaugh • Daniels • Darrah • Dawson • Dyk • Fuentes • Garaufis • Garcia-Gregory • Hamilton • Huck • Hunt • Lawson • Lefkow • Lynch • Martin • McLaughlin • Moody • Murguia • Paez • Pisano • Presnell • Rawlinson • Reagan • Schiller • Singal • Steele • Surrick • Swain • Tallman • Teilborg • Tucker • Whittemore | ||
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| 1981 |
Bartlett • Beam • Becker • Bork • Cacheris • Cardamone • Chapman • Coughenour • Cox • Crow • Cyr • Doumar • Eschbach • Forrester • Garwood • Gibson • Glasser • Hall • Hamilton • Head • Jones • Kiser • Krenzler • Lee • Magnuson • McLaughlin • Miner • Moore • Nowlin • O'Connor • Pierce • Posner • Potter • Russell • Ryan • Shabaz • Sprizzo • Stevens • Waters • Wilhoit • Wilkins • Winter | ||
| 1982 |
Acker • Acosta • Altimari • Bell • Bissell • Black • Bullock • Caldwell • Coffey • Contie • Coyle • Dowd • Fagg • Fong • Fox • Gadbois • Gibson • Ginsburg • Hart • Higginbotham • Hogan • Irving • Jackson • Jolly • Kanne • Kovachevich • Krupansky • Lynch • Mansmann • McNamara • Mencer • Mentz • Mihm • Moody • Nordberg • Paul • Pieras • Plunkett • Porfilio • Potter • Pratt • Rafeedie • Restani • Roberts • Scalia • Selya • Telesca • Wellford | ||
| 1983 |
Baldock • Barbour • Barry • Bowman • Carman • Carter • Curran • Davis • Dorsey • Feldman • Fish • Flaum • Gibbons • Hallanan • Harris • Hinojosa • Hull • Hupp • Katz • Keenan • Kelly • Kram • Laffitte • Limbaugh, Sr. • Limbaugh, Sr. • Milburn • Nesbitt • Nevas • O'Neill • Rymer • Sharp • Starr • Vinson • Vukasin • Wexler • Woods | ||
| 1984 |
Barker • Beezer • Biggers • Billings • Bissell • Boyle • Brewster • Browning • DiCarlo • Duhe • Garcia • George • Hall • Hargrove • Higgins • Hill • Holland • Ideman • Jarvis • Keller • Leavy • Lee • Legge • Leisure • Little • Livaudais • Longobardi • McKibben • Milburn • Newman • Norgle • Prado • Rea • Rosenblatt • Rovner • Scirica • Smith, Jr. • Sneeden • Stotler • Suhrheinrich • Torruella • Wiggins • Wilkinson | ||
| 1985 |
Alley • Altimari • Anderson • Aquilino • Archer • Arnold • Baldock • Batchelder • Battey • Broomfield • Brown • Brown • Brunetti • Buckley • Cobb • Conmy • Cowen • Davidson • Dimmick • Duff • Easterbrook • Edgar • Farnan • Fernandez • Fitzpatrick • Fuste • Greene • Gunn • Guy • Hall • Hilton • Holderman • Hughes • Johnson • Jones • Korman • Kozinski • La Plata • Leinenweber • Letts • Lovell • Ludwig • Maloney • Mansmann • Marcus • McDonald • Meredith • Miller • Mills • Miner • Motz • Nelson • Noonan • Porfilio • Revercomb • Rhoades • Ripple • Rodriguez • Rosenbaum • Roth • Ryan • Sam • Scott • Sentelle • Silberman • Sporkin • Stanton • Stapleton • Strand • Strom • Tacha • Tevrizian • Thompson • Todd • Tsoucalas • Walker • Walter • Weber • Williams • Wilson • Wingate • Wolf • Wollman • Young • Zloch | ||
| 1986 |
Anderson • Boggs • Bryan • Cedarbaum • Cholakis • Conway • Davies • Dearie • Dubina • Duggan • Edmondson • Fawsett • Fitzwater • Gex • Graham • Hackett • Hansen • Henderson • Hittner • Howard • Jensen • Kay • Kleinfeld • Kosik • Lagueux • Lechner • Magill • Mahoney • Manion • McAvoy • McQuade • Norris • O'Scannlain • Rehnquist • Ryskamp • Scalia • Selya • Simpson • Smalkin • Spencer • Stiehl • Wilkins • Williams • Woodlock • Zatkoff | ||
| 1987 |
Alesia • Beam • Bell • Conboy • Cowen • Cummings • Daronco • Doty • Dwyer • Ebel • Ellis • Gadola • Gawthrop • Greenberg • Harrington • Howard • Hoyt • Hutchinson • Kanne • Kelly • Larimer • Leavy • Lew • Marsh • Mayer • McKinney • Michel • Mukasey • Musgrave • Niemeyer • Parker • Phillips • Politan • Pro • Raggi • Reasoner • Reed • Scirica • Sentelle • Smith • Smith • Stadtmueller • Standish • Tinder • Torres • Trott • Turner • Van Antwerpen • Voorhees • Webb • Whipple • Wolin • Wolle • Wood • Zagel | ||
| 1988 |
Arcara • Babcock • Brorby • Butler • Cambridge • Camp • Conlon • Cox • Dubois • Duhe • Ezra • Forester • Friedman • Garza • Hutton • Jordan • Kennedy • Lake • Lamberth • Lifland • Lozano • Marovich • Nygaard • Patterson • Schell • Smith • Smith • Tilley • Waldman • Zilly | ||
