D. Price Marshall Jr.
D. Price Marshall Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas | |
| Assumed office July 23, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Stacy Miller |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas | |
| Assumed office May 6, 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Billy Roy Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Denzil Price Marshall Jr. July 20, 1963 Memphis, Tennessee |
| Education | Arkansas State University (B.A.) London School of Economics (M.Sc.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
Denzil Price Marshall Jr. (born July 20, 1963) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Early life and education
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Marshall earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985 from Arkansas State University and a Master of Science degree in 1987 from the London School of Economics.[1] In 1989, Marshall earned a Juris Doctor from the Harvard Law School.[1][2]
Professional career
From 1989 until 1991, Marshall served as a law clerk for Judge Richard S. Arnold on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.[1] From 1991 until 1995, Marshall served as an associate with Barrett & Deacon in Jonesboro, Arkansas. From 1995 until 2006, Marshall was a principal at the law firm.[1] In 2006, Marshall became an associate judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals.[1] Marshall also teaches as a member of adjunct faculty at Arkansas State University.[1][2]
Federal judicial service
After Barack Obama was elected president, Marshall interviewed with Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln about a vacant federal district court slot on December 29, 2008. On March 12, 2009, Lincoln and Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor told Marshall that he and others would be recommended to the White House for consideration. On December 3, 2009, Obama formally nominated Marshall to the seat, to replace Judge William Roy Wilson Jr., who had taken senior status in October 2008.[3] The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary reported Marshall's nomination to the full Senate on February 11, 2010.[4] The United States Senate confirmed Marshall by voice vote on May 5, 2010. He received his commission on May 6, 2010.[2] He became Chief Judge on July 23, 2019.
References
- ^ a b c d e f President Obama Nominates Nancy Freudenthal, Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. and Judge Benita Pearson to Serve on the District Court Bench, whitehouse.gov (December 4, 2009).
- ^ a b c "Marshall, Denzil Price, Jr. – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 12/3/09, whitehouse.gov (December 4, 2009).
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
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External links
- D. Price Marshall Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- D.P. Marshall at Ballotpedia
- 1963 births
- American lawyers
- Arkansas state court judges
- Arkansas State University alumni
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- Living people
- People from Jonesboro, Arkansas
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- 21st-century American judges
- Alumni of the London School of Economics