Emily Coody Marks

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Tenure

2018 - Present

Years in position

7

Education

Bachelor's

Spring Hill College, 1995

Law

University of Alabama School of Law, 1998

Personal

Birthplace

Tuscaloosa, AL

Contact

Official website

Emily Coody Marks is thechief judge on theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. She was nominated to the court by PresidentDonald Trump (R) on January 8, 2018, and confirmed by theU.S. Senate on August 1, 2018, by a voice vote. She became chief judge of the court in 2019.^[1][2] To see a full list of judges appointed byDonald Trump,click here.

TheUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama 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.

At the time of her nomination, Marks was a partner at Ball, Ball, Matthews & Novak, P.A., inMontgomery, Alabama.^[3]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

See also:Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

Marks was nominated to theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama by PresidentDonald Trump (R) on January 8, 2018. TheU.S. Senate confirmed Marks on August 1, 2018, by a voice vote.^[2] She received commission on August 3, 2018.^[1] To read more about the federal nomination process,click here.

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Emily Coody Marks
Court:United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Progress
Confirmed 328 days after nomination.
ANominated: September 7, 2017
AABA Rating:Unanimously Qualified
Questionnaire:Questionnaire
AHearing: October 17, 2017
QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: November 9, 2017
AConfirmed: August 1, 2018

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Marks on August 1, 2018, by voice vote.^[2]

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

Marks had her hearing before theSenate Judiciary Committee on January 18, 2018. The committee voted to advance Marks' nomination to the full Senate on January 18, 2018.^[2]

Nomination

Marks was nominated to replace JudgeMyron Thompson, who assumedsenior status on August 22, 2013.

TheAmerican Bar Association unanimously rated Marksqualified for the position.^[4] To read more about ABA ratings,click here.

Marks was initially nominated to theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama by PresidentDonald Trump (R) on September 7, 2017. Her nomination was returned to the President on January 3, 2018, with no Senate vote.^[5]

Education

Marks earned her bachelor's degree,magna cum laude, from Spring Hill College in 1995 and herJ.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1998. During a period of her legal studies, she served as a senior editor on theUniversity of Alabama Law & Psychological Review. She was also the chair of the John H. Campbell Moot Court Board.^[3][6]

Professional career

• 2018-present: Judge,United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
  • 2019-present:Chief judge
• 1998-2018: Private practice,Montgomery, Ala.^[1]

About the court

Middle District of Alabama
Eleventh Circuit
Judgeships
Posts: 3
Judges: 3
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief:Emily Coody Marks
Active judges: R. Austin Huffaker Jr.,Bill Lewis,Emily Coody Marks Senior judges: William Albritton,Myron Thompson,William Watkins

TheUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama is one of 94United States district courts. The district operates out of courthouses inMontgomery,Dothan, andOpelika. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit based in downtownAtlanta at the Elbert P. Tuttle Federal Courthouse.

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

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

The Eastern Division, coveringChambers,Lee,Macon,Randolph,Russell, andTallapoosa counties.

The Northern Division, coveringAutauga,Barbour,Bullock,Butler,Chilton,Coosa,Covington,Crenshaw,Elmore,Lowndes,Montgomery, andPike counties.

The Southern Division, coveringCoffee,Dale,Geneva,Henry, andHouston counties.

To read opinions published by this court, clickhere

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 Middle District of Alabama
• United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

External links

Suggest a link

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
• Middle District of Alabama
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• White House announcement of Marks' nomination

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Active judges	Chief Judge: Emily Coody Marks  •  Bill Lewis  •  R. Austin Huffaker
Senior judges	William Albritton  •  William Watkins (Alabama)  •  Myron Thompson  •
Magistrate judges	Susan Walker  •  Charles Coody  •  Stephen Doyle  •  Jerusha Adams  •  Kelly Pate  •
Former Article III judges	Mark Fuller  •  Truman McGill Hobbs Sr. (Alabama federal district court judge)  •  William Crawford (Alabama)  •  John Gayle  •  William Giles Jones  •  Richard Busteed  •  George Washington Lane  •  John Bruce  •  Joel Dubina  •  Thomas Goode Jones (Alabama)  •  Henry De Lamar Clayton  •  Charles Brents Kennamer  •  Ira De Ment  •  Thomas Pittman  •  Robert Varner  •  Frank M. Johnson, Jr.  •  Andrew Brasher  •
Former Chief judges	Mark Fuller  •  Truman McGill Hobbs Sr. (Alabama federal district court judge)  •  William Albritton  •  Myron Thompson  •  Robert Varner  •  Frank M. Johnson, Jr.  •

v • e Federal judges nominated to Article III courts byDonald Trump
2017	Thomas Parker •Elizabeth Branch •Neil Gorsuch •Amul Thapar •David C. Nye •John K. Bush •Kevin Newsom •Timothy J. Kelly •Ralph Erickson •Scott Palk •Trevor McFadden •Joan Larsen •Amy Coney Barrett •Allison Eid •Stephanos Bibas •Donald Coggins Jr. •Dabney Friedrich •Greg Katsas •Steven Grasz •Don Willett •James Ho •William L. Campbell Jr. •David Stras •Tilman E. Self III •Karen Gren Scholer •Terry A. Doughty •Claria Horn Boom •John Broomes •Rebecca Grady Jennings •Kyle Duncan •Kurt Engelhardt •Michael B. Brennan •Joel Carson •Robert Wier •Fernando Rodriguez Jr. •Annemarie Carney Axon •
2018	Andrew Oldham •Amy St. Eve •Michael Scudder •John Nalbandian •Mark Bennett •Andrew Oldham •Britt Grant •Colm Connolly •Maryellen Noreika •Jill Otake •Jeffrey Beaverstock •Emily Coody Marks •Holly Lou Teeter •Julius Richardson •Charles B. Goodwin •Barry Ashe •Stan Baker •A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. •Terry F. Moorer •Susan Baxter •William Jung •Alan Albright •Dominic Lanza •Eric Tostrud •Charles Williams •Nancy E. Brasel •James Sweeney •Kari A. Dooley •Marilyn J. Horan •Robert Summerhays •Brett Kavanaugh •David Porter •Liles Burke •Michael Juneau •Peter Phipps •Lance Walker •Richard Sullivan •Eli Richardson •Ryan Nelson •Chad F. Kenney, Sr. •Susan Brnovich •William M. Ray, II •Jeremy Kernodle •Thomas Kleeh •J.P. Hanlon •Mark Norris •Jonathan Kobes •Michael Brown •David Counts
2019	Eric Miller •Chad Readler •Eric Murphy •Neomi Rao •Paul Matey •Allison Jones Rushing •Bridget S. Bade •Roy Altman •Patrick Wyrick •Holly Brady •David Morales •Andrew Brasher •J. Campbell Barker •Rodolfo Ruiz •Daniel Domenico •Michael Truncale •Michael Park •Joseph Bianco •Raúl Arias-Marxuach •Daniel Collins •Joshua Wolson •Wendy Vitter •Kenneth Kiyul Lee •Kenneth Bell •Stephen Clark •Howard Nielson •Rodney Smith •Jean-Paul Boulee •Sarah Daggett Morrison •Rossie Alston •Pamela A. Barker •Corey Maze •Greg Guidry •Matthew Kacsmaryk •Allen Winsor •Carl Nichols •James Cain, Jr. •Tom Barber •J. Nicholas Ranjan •Clifton L. Corker •Peter Phipps •Daniel Bress •Damon Leichty •Wendy W. Berger •Peter Welte •Michael Liburdi •William Shaw Stickman •Mark Pittman •Karin J. Immergut •Jason Pulliam •Brantley Starr •Brian Buescher •James Wesley Hendrix •Timothy Reif •Martha Pacold •Sean Jordan •Mary Rowland •John M. Younge •Jeff Brown •Ada Brown •Steven Grimberg •Stephanie A. Gallagher •Steven Seeger •Stephanie Haines •Mary McElroy •David J. Novak •Frank W. Volk •Charles Eskridge •Rachel Kovner •Justin Walker •T. Kent Wetherell •Danielle Hunsaker •Lee Rudofsky •Jennifer Philpott Wilson • William Nardini •Steven Menashi •Robert J. Luck •Eric Komitee •Douglas Cole •John Sinatra •Sarah Pitlyk •Barbara Lagoa •Richard Myers II •Sherri Lydon •Patrick Bumatay •R. Austin Huffaker • Miller Baker •Anuraag Singhal •Karen Marston •Jodi Dishman •Mary Kay Vyskocil •Matthew McFarland •John Gallagher •Bernard Jones •Kea Riggs •Robert J. Colville •Stephanie Dawkins Davis •Gary R. Brown •David Barlow • Lewis Liman
2020	Lawrence VanDyke •Daniel Traynor •John Kness •Joshua Kindred •Philip Halpern •Silvia Carreno-Coll •Scott Rash •John Heil •Anna Manasco •John L. Badalamenti •Drew Tipton •Andrew Brasher •Cory Wilson •Scott Hardy •David Joseph •Matthew Schelp •John Cronan •Justin Walker •Brett H. Ludwig •Christy Wiegand •Thomas Cullen •Diane Gujarati •Stanley Blumenfeld •Mark Scarsi •John Holcomb •Stephen P. McGlynn •Todd Robinson •Hala Jarbou •David Dugan •Iain D. Johnston •Franklin U. Valderrama •John Hinderaker •Roderick Young •Michael Newman •Aileen Cannon •James Knepp •Kathryn Kimball Mizelle • Benjamin Beaton • Kristi Johnson •Toby Crouse •Philip Calabrese •Taylor McNeel •Thomas Kirsch •Stephen Vaden •Katherine Crytzer •Fernando Aenlle-Rocha •Charles Atchley •Joseph Dawson
2025	Whitney Hermandorfer •Joshua Divine •Cristian M. Stevens •Zachary Bluestone •Emil Bove •Edward Artau •Kyle Dudek•Maria Lanahan•Jennifer Mascott•Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe•Chad Meredith•Harold Mooty•Jordan Pratt•Edmund LaCour•Bill Lewis•Eric Tung•Rebecca Taibleson•Joshua D. Dunlap•Bill Mercer•Susan Rodriguez•Robert Chamberlin•Matthew Orso•David Bragdon•Jimmy Maxwell•Lindsey Freeman•William J. Crain
2026	Alexander Van Hook•Megan Benton•Aaron Peterson