L. Paige Marvel | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court | |
Assumed office December 6, 2019 | |
Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court | |
In office June 1, 2016 – May 31, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Michael B. Thornton |
Succeeded by | Maurice B. Foley |
Judge of the United States Tax Court | |
In office December 3, 2014 – December 6, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Herself |
Succeeded by | Alina I. Marshall |
In office April 6, 1998 – April 6, 2013 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Lawrence Wright |
Succeeded by | Herself |
Personal details | |
Born | Easton, Maryland, U.S. | December 6, 1949
Alma mater | University of Maryland, Baltimore |
Lynda Paige Marvel [1] (born December 6, 1949) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior judge of the United States Tax Court.
Marvel was born in Maryland and graduated magna cum laude from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland (now the Notre Dame of Maryland University) in 1971. [2] She earned her J.D. with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1974, where she was awarded Order of the Coif, a member of the Maryland Law Review and of the Moot Court Board.
Marvel was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Judge, United States Tax Court, on April 6, 1998, for a term ending April 5, 2013. On April 6, 2013, Marvel took senior status. She was subsequently re-nominated to the position by President Barack Obama for an additional fifteen-year term on July 30, 2013. [3] On January 15, 2014, Marvel testified before the Senate Finance Committee, "detailed her experiences during her first term as a Tax Court judge and said that if confirmed, she would continue to approach cases with an 'open mind and a commitment to justice.'" [4] On February 4, 2014, the Senate Finance Committee "approved the nominations of Tamara W. Ashford and L. Paige Marvel to serve as U.S. Tax Court judges." [5] On November 20, 2014, the United States Senate confirmed her by voice vote to a second 15-year term. She assumed office for a second term on December 3, 2014. She served as Chief Judge from June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2018. [6] She took senior status on December 6, 2019.
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L. Paige Marvel | |
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![]() Marvel in 2014 | |
Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court | |
Assumed office December 6, 2019 | |
Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court | |
In office June 1, 2016 – May 31, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Michael B. Thornton |
Succeeded by | Maurice B. Foley |
Judge of the United States Tax Court | |
In office December 3, 2014 – December 6, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Herself |
Succeeded by | Alina I. Marshall |
In office April 6, 1998 – April 6, 2013 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Lawrence Wright |
Succeeded by | Herself |
Personal details | |
Born | Easton, Maryland, U.S. | December 6, 1949
Alma mater | University of Maryland, Baltimore |
Lynda Paige Marvel [1] (born December 6, 1949) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior judge of the United States Tax Court.
Marvel was born in Maryland and graduated magna cum laude from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland (now the Notre Dame of Maryland University) in 1971. [2] She earned her J.D. with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1974, where she was awarded Order of the Coif, a member of the Maryland Law Review and of the Moot Court Board.
Marvel was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Judge, United States Tax Court, on April 6, 1998, for a term ending April 5, 2013. On April 6, 2013, Marvel took senior status. She was subsequently re-nominated to the position by President Barack Obama for an additional fifteen-year term on July 30, 2013. [3] On January 15, 2014, Marvel testified before the Senate Finance Committee, "detailed her experiences during her first term as a Tax Court judge and said that if confirmed, she would continue to approach cases with an 'open mind and a commitment to justice.'" [4] On February 4, 2014, the Senate Finance Committee "approved the nominations of Tamara W. Ashford and L. Paige Marvel to serve as U.S. Tax Court judges." [5] On November 20, 2014, the United States Senate confirmed her by voice vote to a second 15-year term. She assumed office for a second term on December 3, 2014. She served as Chief Judge from June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2018. [6] She took senior status on December 6, 2019.
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