D.P. Marshall
| D.P. Marshall | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Active: | 5/6/2010 - Present |
| Preceded by: | William Wilson |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1963 |
| Home State: | Memphis, TN |
| Bachelors: | Arkansas State U., B.A., 1985 |
| Law School: | Harvard Law School, J.D., 1989 |
| Grad. School: | The London School of Economics and Political Science, M.Sc., 1987 |
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Denzil Price Marshall Jr. is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He was nominated to the court in 2009 by Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate on May 5, 2010.
Early life and education
Judge Marshall received his undergrad degree from Arkansas State University - Jonesboro in 1985 and his JD from Harvard University in 1989. He also received a M.Sc. in 1986 from the London School of Economics and Political Science. [1][2]
Professional career
After receiving his juris doctorate, Marshall clerked for U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Arnold until 1991. He joined the law firm Barrett & Deacon and worked with them for 15 years. Marshall became a judge for the Arkansas Court of Appeals in 2006. He served District 1, Position 2. Per Act 1812 of 2003, District 1 is composed of Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lonoke, Mississippi, Monroe, Poinsett, Prairie, White and Woodruff counties. [3]
Marshall is curently adjunct faculty at Arkansas State University - Jonesboro teaching political science, and since 2004 he has served as Reporter for the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Civil Practice. [1][2]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Arkansas
On December 4, 2009, Marshall was nominated by President Obama for a seat on the Eastern District of Arkansas. [1] Marshall was recommended to the president by U.S. Senator Mark Pryor (D-Ark). [4] He had been mentioned as a choice for the court as early as March of 2009. [5] Marshall was nominated to fill the seat vacated when William Wilson took senior status. [6]
Marshall was confirmed by the Senate of May 5, 2010, and received his commission the following day.[7]
Marshall received a rating of "Unanimously Well Qualified" from the American Bar Association. [8]
Judiciary Committee hearing
Marshall had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 20, 2010. [9][10] The Committee reported Marshall's nomination to the full Senate on February 11, 2010 and the Senate confirmed Marshall by voice vote on May 5, 2010. [8]
Notable cases
School district desegregation case
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas |
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| In December 2012, Judge Marshall ruled that two Arkansas school districts could not be released from federal supervision for complying fully with desegregation.[11][12] The Pulaski County Special and North Little Rock school districts have been under federal supervision since the 1960's and involved in a case over progress since 1988. Though Judge Marshall did not rule in favor of the school districts, he did suggest short hearings on specific compliance areas in the future, instead of holding one hearing which would last weeks. In addition, Marshall approved a settlement between the district and attorneys who originally brought the suit. [11] [13] |
See also
External links
- Court of Appeals Oral Arguments Calendar
- Court of Appeals Opinions
- Arkansas Blog "Meet the judge", January 20, 2010
- Judge Marshall's page at the Federal Judicial Center website
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 White House Press Release "President Obama Nominates Nancy Freudenthal, Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. and Judge Benita Pearson to Serve on the District Court Bench", December 4, 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marshall Biography from the Arkansas Court of Appeals
- ↑ Act 1812 of 2003
- ↑ Arkansas Business "U.S. Senate Confirms Price Marshall as U.S. District Court Judge", May 5, 2010
- ↑ Arkansas Blog "Judicial finalists UPDATED" March 12, 2009
- ↑ The Commercial Appeal "Obama nominates Arkansas judge for U.S. District Court", December 4, 2009
- ↑ Judge Marshall's page at the Federal Judicial Center website
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Judicial Nomination Materials
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee hearing notice
- ↑ Associated Press "Judicial confirmation hearing opens for Marshall", January 21, 2010
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Arkansas News, "Judge keeps Pulaski County district under desegregation order," December 10, 2012
- ↑ KFSM-TV.com, "Federal judge schedules hearing in Pulaski County school desegregation lawsuit", July 30, 2009
- ↑ Pine Bluff Commercial, "Federal judge postpones school unitary hearings", December 29, 2009
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: William Wilson |
Eastern District of Arkansas 2010–Current Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Brian Miller • Leon Holmes • Susan Carter • D.P. Marshall • Kristine Gerhard Baker | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | H. David Young • Jerry Cavaneau • J. Thomas Ray • Beth Deere • Jerome Kearney • Joe J. Volpe • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Henry Woods • William Overton • Richard Arnold • Terry Shell • Daniel Ringo • Henry Clay Caldwell • John Williams • Jacob Trieber • John Ellis Martineau • Thomas Trimble • Harry Lemley • Oren Harris • Jesse Henley • George Howard • Elsijane Roy • Stephen Reasoner • Gordon Young • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Garnett Eisele • Susan Carter • Thomas Trimble • Jesse Henley • Stephen Reasoner • | ||
