L. Paige Marvel

Paige Marvel

Judge of the United States Tax Court
Incumbent
Assumed office December 3, 2014
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Herself
In office April 6, 1998 – April 6, 2013
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Lawrence Wright
Succeeded by	Herself
Personal details
Born	(1949-12-06) December 6, 1949 Easton, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Maryland, Baltimore

L. Paige Marvel (born December 6, 1949) is an Article I federal judge for the United States Tax Court.

Early life and education

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.^[1] 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.

Judicial career

Tax Court

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.^[2] 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.""^[3] 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."^[4] On November 20, 2014, the United States Senate Senate has confirmed her by voice vote to a second 15-year term. She assumed office for a second term on December 3, 2014.

Professional career

1988-1998: Partner, Venable, Baetjer & Howard L.L.P."
1986-1988: Shareholder, Melnicove, Kaufman, Weiner, Smouse & Garbis
1985-1986: Shareholder, Garbis, Marvel & Junghans
1976-1985: Shareholder, Garbis & Schwait
1974-1976: Associate, Garbis & Schwait^[1]

Awards and associations

Associations

1996-2003: Loyola/Notre Dame Library, Inc. Board of Trustees
1996-1998: Fellow and former Regent, American College of Tax Counsel
1996-1998: Board of Governors, Maryland State Bar Association
1995-2001: University of Maryland Law School Board of Visitors
1993-1995: Vice-Chair, ABA Section of Taxation, Committee Operations
1990-1998: Co-editor, Procedure Department, The Journal of Taxation
1989-1991: Member, Commissioner's Review Panel on IRS Integrity
1989-1992: ABA Council Director
1988-1990: Board of Governors, Maryland State Bar Association
1988-1998: Advisor, ALI Restatement of Law Third-The Law Governing Lawyers
1986–Present: Advisory Committee, University of Baltimore Graduate Tax Program
1984-1990: Section Council, Federal Bar Association, Section of Taxation
1985-1987: Section Council, Federal Bar Association, Section of Taxation
1982-1983: Chair, Taxation Section
1981-1987: Member and Chair, Procedure Subcommittee, Commission to Revise the Annotated Code of Maryland, (Tax Provisions)
1978-1981: Member, Advisory Commission to the Maryland State Department of Economic and Community Development^[1]

Awards

2002: 1st Annual Tax Excellence Award, Maryland State Bar Assn. Tax Section
1998: Maryland's Top 100 Women for 1998
1995: ABA Tax Section's Distinguished Service Award
1991-1998: Best Lawyers in America
1982-1983: MSBA Distinguished Service Award^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 U.S. Tax Court biography of L. Paige Marvel from the Internet Archive.
↑ "President Obama Nominates L. Paige Marvel to the United States Tax Court". US White House, Office of the Press Secretary. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
↑ "TAX COURT JUDGE NOMINEE MARVEL TESTIFIES BEFORE FINANCE COMMITTEE". Tax Notes Today (2014 TNT 11-30). January 2014.
↑ Shreve, Meg (February 2014). "FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES ASHFORD AND MARVEL FOR TAX COURT". Tax Notes Today. 2014 TNT 25-5.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/judges/marvel.htm".

Legal offices
Preceded by Lawrence Wright	Judge of the United States Tax Court 1998–2013	Succeeded by Herself
Preceded by Herself	Judge of the United States Tax Court 2014–present	Incumbent

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