Judges Stanley Marcus (left) and Gerald Tjoflat, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. (Photos: Courtesy/ALM)Retirements Leave Two Vacancies for Trump to Fill on Eleventh Circuit
"I have loved every minute of my service and it is my intention to continue serving the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals as a Senior Judge," Judge Stanley Marcus told President Donald Trump in a letter Thursday.
September 06, 2019 at 03:47 PM
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President Donald Trump now has two openings to fill on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Judge Stanley Marcus, 73, gave the president notice Thursday that he plans to take senior status. Judge Gerald Tjoflat, 89, sent a similar letter to the president in August. The president will nominate successors for both judges from Florida.
"I'm going to continue to be active as a senior judge," Marcus said in a statement shared by a law clerk Friday from his Miami chambers. "I am deeply grateful for the opportunity I've had to serve on two extraordinary courts—first as a district judge in the Southern District of Florida from 1985 to 1997, and from 1997 to date on the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. My colleagues on the Court of Appeals and on the District Court for the Southern District of Florida are a superb group of legal scholars and jurists of the highest caliber, and it is a great honor to have served with them."
In a letter to the president dated Thursday, Marcus said, "I have been privileged to serve our country and our courts for more than 34 years, first as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida from 1985 to 1997, and then as a Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from 1997 to date. I have loved every minute of my service and it is my intention to continue serving the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals as a Senior Judge."
Marcus was born in New York, educated at Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1967) and Harvard Law School (J.D., 1971).
Tjoflat, the longest serving member, was born in Pittsburgh, educated at the University of Virginia, the University of Cincinnati and Duke University School of Law (LL.B., 1957).
Tjoflat notified Trump of his intentions to retire from active duty in a letter dated Aug. 12.
"Mr. President, I have been privileged to serve our country as an active United States Judge for nearly forty-nine years—from October 16, 1970 to November 20, 1975, as a Judge of the District Court for the Middle District of Florida; from November 21, 1975 to September 30, 1981, and as a Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; and from October 1, 1981 to date, as a Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit," Tjoflat told Trump. "I have cherished every moment of this service and will continue to do so as I serve the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals as a senior Judge."
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