L. Paige Marvel
| Paige Marvel | |
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| Judge of the United States Tax Court | |
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Assumed office December 3, 2014 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Herself |
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In office April 6, 1998 – April 6, 2013 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Wright |
| Succeeded by | Herself |
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| Born |
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.
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. 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. 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."" 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." 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. On June 1, 2016 Marvel became Chief Judge of the Tax Court.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/judges/marvel.htm".
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