A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.

Nonpartisan

United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

Tenure

2018 - Present

Years in position

7

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the District of South Carolina

Years in office: 2018 - 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Rhodes College, 1986

Law

University of South Carolina School of Law, 1989

Personal

Birthplace

Durham, NC

A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. is a judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. He was nominated on April 26, 2018, by PresidentDonald Trump (R), and confirmed by theU.S. Senate on August 16, 2018, by a vote of 62-28. To see a full list of judges appointed byDonald Trump,click here.^[1]

TheUnited States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit is one of 13U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediateappellate courts of theUnited States federal courts. To learn more about the 9th Circuit Court,click here.

Quattlebaum was previously a judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of South Carolina. He joined the court in March 2018 after being nominated by President Trump.^[2]

TheUnited States District Court for the District of South Carolina is one of 94U.S. District Courts. They are the generaltrial courts of theUnited States federal courts. To learn more about the court,click here.

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit (2018-present)

See also:Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

Quattlebaum was nominated to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit by PresidentDonald Trump (R) on April 26, 2018. TheU.S. Senate confirmed Quattlebaum on August 16, 2018, by a vote of 62-28.^[3] He received commission on September 4, 2018.^[4] To read more about the federal nomination process,click here.

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.
Court:United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 101 days after nomination.
ANominated: May 7, 2018
AABA Rating:Well Qualified
Questionnaire:Questionnaire
AHearing: June 20, 2018
QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: July 19, 2018
AConfirmed: August 16, 2018
AVote: 62-28

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Quattlebaum on August 16, 2018, on a vote of 62-28.^[3] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website,click here.

A. Marvin Quattlebaum confirmation vote (August 16, 2018)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	17	27	2
Republican	45	0	8
Independent	1	1	0
Total	62	28	10

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

Quattlebaum had his hearing before theSenate Judiciary Committee on June 20, 2018. The committee voted to advance Quattlebaum's nomination to the full Senate on July 19, 2018.^[3][5]

Nomination

Quattlebaum was nominated to replace JudgeWilliam Traxler, who assumedsenior status on August 31, 2018.

TheAmerican Bar Association rated Quattlebaumwell qualified with one abstention for the position.^[6] To read more about ABA ratings,click here.

United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (March-August 2018)

See also:Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

On August 3, 2017, PresidentDonald Trump (R) nominated Quattlebaum to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of South Carolina. TheU.S. Senate confirmed Quattlebaum on March 1, 2018, by a vote of 69-28.^[2] He received commission on March 6.^[7] To read more about the federal nomination process,click here.

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Quattlebaum on March 1, 2018, on a vote of 69-28.^[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website,click here.

A. Marvin Quattlebaum confirmation vote (March 1, 2018)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	18	27	0
Republican	0	3
Independent	1	1	0
Total	69	28	3

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

Quattlebaum had his hearing before theSenate Judiciary Committee on October 4, 2017. The committee voted to advance Quattlebaum's nomination to the full Senate on October 26.^[2]

Nomination

Quattlebaum was nominated to replace JudgeCameron Currie, who assumedsenior status on October 3, 2013.^[2]

TheAmerican Bar Association rated Quattlebaumwell qualified with one abstention for the position.^[8] To read more about ABA ratings,click here.

Education

Quattlebaum earned his bachelor's degree,cum laude, from Rhodes College in 1986 and hisJ.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1989. During his legal studies, Quattlebaum served as a member of theSouth Carolina Law Review.^[9][10]

Professional career

• 2018-present: Judge,United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
• March-August 2018: Judge,United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
• 1989-2018: Private practice, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP inGreenville, S.C.^[9][10]

About the court

4th Circuit Court of Appeals

Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals
Judgeships
Posts: 15
Judges: 15
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief:Albert Diaz
Active judges:Steven Agee,DeAndrea G. Benjamin,Nicole Berner,Albert Diaz,Roger Gregory,Pamela Harris,Toby Heytens,Allison Jones Rushing,Robert King,Paul Niemeyer,A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.,Julius Richardson,Stephanie Thacker,J. Harvie Wilkinson,James Wynn Senior judges: Henry Floyd,Barbara Keenan,Diana Motz,William Traxler

TheUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is afederal appellate court with appellatejurisdiction. It hears appeals from all of the circuit courts within its jurisdiction and its rulings may be appealed to theSupreme Court of the United States.

Appeals are heard in the Lewis F. Powell Jr. Federal Courthouse inRichmond, Virginia.

Map of the Fourth Circuit. Click on a district to find out more about it.

The Fourth Circuit hasappellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law. Appeals of rulings by theFourth Circuit Court of Appeals are petitioned to theSupreme Court of the United States. Chief JusticeJohn Roberts is thecircuit justice for theFourth Circuit.

The court hears appeals from theUnited States district courts in:

To read opinions published by this court, clickhere.

District of South Carolina

District of South Carolina
Fourth Circuit
Judgeships
Posts: 10
Judges: 9
Vacancies: 1
Judges
Chief:Timothy M. Cain
Active judges:Jacquelyn Austin,Timothy M. Cain,Donald C. Coggins Jr.,Joseph Dawson III,Richard Mark Gergel,Bruce Hendricks,Mary Geiger Lewis,Sherri Lydon,David Norton Senior judges: Joseph Anderson,Cameron Currie,Robert Harwell,Henry Herlong,Terry Wooten

TheUnited States District Court for the District of South Carolina is one of 94United States district courts. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit based in downtownRichmond, Virginia, at the Lewis F. Powell Federal Courthouse.

The District of South Carolina hasoriginal jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

There are eleven court divisions, each covering the following counties:

TheAiken Division, coveringAiken,Allendale andBarnwell counties

TheAnderson Division, coveringAnderson,Oconne andPickens counties

TheBeaufort Division, coveringBeaufort,Hampton andJasper counties

TheCharleston Division, coveringBerkeley,Charleston,Clarendon,Colleton,Dorchester andGeorgetown counties

TheColumbia Division, coveringKershaw,Lee,Lexington,Richland andSumter counties

TheFlorence Division, coveringChesterfield,Darlington,Dillon,Florence,Horry,Marion,Marlboro andWilliamsburg counties

TheGreenville Division, coveringGreenville andLaurens counties

TheGreenwood Division, coveringAbbeville,Edgefield,Greenwood,McCormick,Newberry andSaluda counties

TheOrangeburg Division, coveringBamberg,Calhoun andOrangeburg counties

TheRock Hill Division, coveringChester,Fairfield,Lancaster andYork counties

TheSpartanburg Division, coveringCherokee,Spartanburg andUnion counties

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

• The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
• The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by theSenate Judiciary Committee.
• The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

• As part of this process, the committee sends ablue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

• After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

• If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
• If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

• The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

• If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
• If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.

See also

• United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
• United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

External links

Suggest a link

• Biography from theFederal Judicial Center
• United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
• United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

Footnotes

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v • e Federal judges who have served theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Active judges	Chief Judge: Albert Diaz  •  Steven Agee  •  Harvie Wilkinson  •  Paul Niemeyer  •  Robert King  •  Roger Gregory  •  James Wynn  •  DeAndrea G. Benjamin  •  Stephanie Thacker  •  Pamela A. Harris  •  A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.  •  Julius Richardson  •  Allison Jones Rushing  •  Toby Heytens  •  Nicole Berner
Senior judges	Barbara Keenan  •  Diana Motz  •  William Traxler  •  Henry Floyd  •
Former judges	Hugh Lennox Bond  •  Karen J. Williams  •  Clyde Hamilton  •  Blane Michael  •  Dennis Shedd  •  Allyson Duncan  •  Michael Luttig  •  Emory Sneeden  •  Samuel Ervin  •  James Sprouse  •  Charles Henry Simonton  •  Nathan Goff  •  Edmund Waddill  •  Jeter Connelly Pritchard  •  Martin Augustine Knapp  •  John Carter Rose (Maryland)  •  Andre Davis  •  Charles Albert Woods  •  Morris Ames Soper  •  Elliott Northcott  •  John Johnston Parker  •  James Phillips (Court of Appeals Judge)  •  Armistead Dobie  •  Harrison Winter  •  James Craven  •  Donald S. Russell  •  Albert Bryan, Sr.  •  John Butzner  •  Hiram Widener  •  Herbert Boreman  •  John Field (West Virginia)  •  Kenneth Hall (West Virginia)  •  J. Spencer Bell  •  Clement Haynsworth  •  Francis Murnaghan  •  Simon Sobeloff  •  William Walter Wilkins  •
Former Chief judges	Karen J. Williams  •  Harvie Wilkinson  •  William Traxler  •  Samuel Ervin  •  John Johnston Parker  •  Harrison Winter  •  Clement Haynsworth  •  Simon Sobeloff  •  William Walter Wilkins  •

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Active judges	Chief Judge: Timothy M. Cain  •  David Norton (South Carolina judge)  •  Bruce Hendricks  •  Richard Mark Gergel  •  Mary Geiger Lewis  •  Jacquelyn Austin  •  Donald Coggins Jr.  •  Sherri Lydon  •  Joseph Dawson (South Carolina)
Senior judges	Joseph Anderson  •  Henry Herlong  •  Cameron Currie  •  Terry Wooten  •  Robert Harwell  •
Magistrate judges	Robert Buchanan  •  Paige Jones Gossett  •  Thomas Rogers  •  Shiva Hodges  •  Kevin McDonald (South Carolina)  •  Kaymani West  •  Mary Gordon Baker  •  Molly Cherry  •
Former Article III judges	Thomas Bee  •  William Drayton  •  John Drayton  •  Thomas Lee  •  Robert Budd Gilchrist  •  Andrew Gordon Magrath  •  George Seabrook Bryan  •  William Hiram Brawley  •  Clyde Hamilton  •  William Traxler  •  Dennis Shedd  •  Charles Henry Simonton  •  Henry Augustus Middleton Smith  •  Joseph Travis Johnson  •  George Anderson  •  Patrick Duffy  •  Margaret Seymour  •  Henry Floyd  •  Henry Hitt Watkins  •  Ernest Ford Cochran  •  Robert Chapman  •  John Lyles Glenn  •  Francis Kerschner Myers  •  Charles Wyche  •  Falcon Hawkins  •  Robert Hemphill  •  Donald S. Russell  •  Charles Simons  •  Charles Weston Houck  •  Matthew Perry  •  George Timmerman  •  Julius Waring  •  William Walter Wilkins  •  Ashton Williams  •  J. Michelle Childs  •  James Robert Martin, Jr.  •  A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.  •
Former Chief judges	David Norton (South Carolina judge)  •  Joseph Anderson  •  Margaret Seymour  •  Terry Wooten  •  Robert Harwell  •  Falcon Hawkins  •  Robert Hemphill  •  Charles Simons  •  Solomon Blatt  •  Charles Weston Houck  •  James Robert Martin, Jr.  •