A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.

Arthur Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. (born August 2, 1964) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was formerly a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office September 4, 2018
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	William Byrd Traxler Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
In office March 6, 2018 – September 6, 2018
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Cameron McGowan Currie
Succeeded by	Sherri Lydon
Personal details
Born	Arthur Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. August 2, 1964 Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Education	Rhodes College (BA) University of South Carolina School of Law (JD)

Biography

Quattlebaum Jr. was born on August 2, 1964, in Durham, North Carolina.[1] He received his Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Rhodes College and his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he served as a member of the South Carolina Law Review.

He started his legal career as an associate at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, where he was a partner before becoming a judge. His nationwide trial practice focused on complex civil litigation in federal courts. On the basis of this expertise, he was invited to serve as a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. From 2011 to 2012, he served as the president of the South Carolina Bar.[2]

Federal judicial service

District Court service

On August 3, 2017, President Trump nominated Quattlebaum Jr. to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, to the seat vacated by Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, who assumed senior status on October 3, 2013.[3] On October 4, 2017, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On October 26, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[5] On February 28, 2018, the United States Senate voted 69–29 in favor of cloture.[6] On March 1, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 69–28.[7] The senators who voted against confirming Quattlebaum did so not because they found him unqualified, but as a protest vote over the fact that in 2013 and 2016, the Senate had not advanced two black nominees for the same South Carolina judgeship.[8][9] Quattlebaum Jr. received his judicial commission on March 6, 2018. His service on the district court terminated on September 6, 2018, upon elevation to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Court of Appeals service

On April 26, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Quattlebaum to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.[10] On May 7, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat being vacated by Judge William Byrd Traxler Jr., who previously announced his intention to take senior status on August 31, 2018.[11] On June 20, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[12] On July 19, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–6 vote.[13] On August 15, 2018, the Senate voted to invoke cloture on Quattlebaum's nomination by a vote of 61–28.[14] On August 16, 2018, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 62–28.[15] He received his judicial commission on September 4, 2018.

References

1. "Attorney A Marvin Quattlebaum Jr – Lawyer in Columbia SC". www.lawyercentral.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixth Wave of Judicial Candidates and Fifth Wave of U.S. Attorney Candidates". August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
3. "Eighteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
4. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 4, 2017
5. Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 26, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee
6. U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress – 2nd Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 41, United States Senate, February 28, 2018
7. "On the Nomination (Confirmation A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr. of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina )". United States Senate. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
8. Byrd, Caitlin (March 1, 2018). "Chuck Schumer votes against South Carolina federal judge nominee because he's white | Palmetto Politics". postandcourier.com. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
9. Dumain, Emma (March 1, 2018). "Senate Dems oppose S.C. judge nominee | McClatchy Washington Bureau". Mcclatchydc.com. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
10. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Thirteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Seventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees". whitehouse.gov. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
11. "Fifteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, May 7, 2018
12. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 20, 2018
13. Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 19, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
14. "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr. to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit)". United States Senate. August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
15. "On the Nomination (Confirmation A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., of South Carolina, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit)". United States Senate. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

External links

• A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. at Ballotpedia