Marvin R. Halbert, a retired longtime Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge who was known for his cowboy hats and for directing and performing in plays in his courtroom, died Sunday. He was 90 years old.
Halbert’s legacy stemming from nearly three decades as a judge includes a production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury, which Halbert staged for standing crowds in City Hall courtrooms as part of his work with the Philadelphia Bar Association’s theater wing. He was also remembered as one of the most jury-friendly judges the Philadelphia bench has ever seen, according to colleagues. He engaged jurors at length after trials, informing them of the inner-workings of the court system. He even took them on field trips to crime scenes, one colleague said.
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