Marvin Garbis
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Marvin J. Garbis was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He joined the court in 1989 after a nomination by President George H.W. Bush (R). He assumed senior status on June 14, 2003. He retired from the court on June 26, 2018.[1]
Early life and education
Garbis was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1936. Garbis earned a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1958. He earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1961. Garbis earned an LL.M. from Georgetown College Law Center in 1962.[1]
Professional career
- 2003 - 2018: Senior judge
- 1989-2003: Judge
- 1988-1989: Private practice, Washington, D.C.
- 1967-1988: Private practice, Baltimore, Md.
- 1962-1967: Trial attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice[1]
Judicial career
District of Maryland
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Marvin J. Garbis |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of Maryland |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 475 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: July 6, 1988
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: September 26, 1989
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: October 18, 1989
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| Confirmed: October 24, 1989
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| Vote: Unanimous consent
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 Returned: October 22, 1988
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Garbis was first nominated on July 6, 1988, by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland vacated by Joseph Young. Garbis' nomination was returned to President Reagan at the sine die adjournment of the 100th United States Congress on October 22, 1988. Garbis' nomination was resubmitted by President George H.W. Bush on August 4, 1989. The American Bar Association rated Garbis Unanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Garbis' nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 26, 1989, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on October 17, 1989. Garbis was confirmed by the unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate on October 24, 1989, and he received his commission the next day. Garbis elected to take senior status beginning on June 14, 2003. He was succeeded in this position by Judge Roger Titus.[1][2][3][4]
Noteworthy cases
Judge prevents enforcement of proposed ban on transgender military service personnel (2017)
On November 21, 2017, Judge Marvin Garbis of the District of Maryland became the second federal judge to block President Donald Trump’s (R) proposed ban on transgender individuals from enlisting or serving actively in the U.S. military. In issuing a preliminary injunction, Garbis joined Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in holding that the plaintiffs were likely to prevail on the merits of their case. Garbis’ order was in reference to a presidential memorandum issued on August 25, 2017, in which President Trump indefinitely extended a prohibition against transgender individuals from entering the military and required the military to authorize the discharge of current transgender service members by March 23, 2018.[5]
For more information on federal policy on the military during the Trump administration, click here.
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Garbis, Marvin J.," accessed April 14, 2021
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1211 — Marvin J. Garbis — The Judiciary," accessed November 24, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 635 — Marvin J. Garbis — The Judiciary," accessed November 24, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 101st Congress," accessed November 24, 2017
- ↑ U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Brock Stone et al. v. Donald J. Trump et al., November 21, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Joseph Young |
District of Maryland 1989–2003 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Roger Titus
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Maryland • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Maryland
State courts:
Maryland Supreme Court • Appellate Court of Maryland • Maryland District Courts • Maryland Circuit Courts • Maryland Orphans' Court
State resources:
Courts in Maryland • Maryland judicial elections • Judicial selection in Maryland
