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Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley

 

Standing Orders

OFFICE ADDRESS
United States District Court
Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division
85 Marconi Boulevard, Room 323
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 719-3260

 

EDUCATION
University of North Carolina, A.B., 1976, North Carolina Fellow
Northwestern University, J.D., 1979
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Capital University Law School, 2000
Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, 2022

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Appointed United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division at Columbus on November 7, 1997, sworn in on November 10, 1997. The position was formerly held by United States District Judge John D. Holschuh. Judge Marbley was recommended to President Clinton by Senator John Glenn on May 14, 1997; nominated by President Clinton on July 31, 1997; Senate hearing was on September 30, 1997, and Senate confirmation on October 27, 1997. President Clinton signed the Commission on November 7, 1997.

Partner with the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease (Associate 1986-1991; Partner 1991-1997) with seventeen years of litigation experience including civil, criminal and administrative. Civil experience was in the areas of general business litigation, product liability and employment litigation.

Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, The Ohio State University College of Law (1998 - Present)
Instructor, Trial Advocacy, Harvard University Law School (1999 - Present)
Northwestern University Law School Trienens Visiting Judicial Scholar (April 2021)
Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Capital University Law School (1996 - 2005)
Lecturer, Criminal Law and Procedure, Northeastern Illinois University (1984-1986)

Assistant General Counsel, Office of the Regional Attorney, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Region V, (1981 - 1986). Administrative litigation, specializing in physician exclusions and suspensions from the Medicare program.

Associate, Montgomery and Holland, Chicago, lllinois (1979 - 1981) General criminal and civil litigation practice.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, Columbus Bar Association
Member, National Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, John Mercer Langston Law Club

PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS

Supreme Court of Ohio and all Courts and Agencies of the State
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Supreme Court of Illinois and all Courts and Agencies of the State
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Member Board of Trustees The Ohio State University (2007 – 2014)
Member Board of Trustees Children’s Hospital, Inc./Children’s Hospital (2003 - Present)
Secretary Board of Trustees Children’s Hospital, Inc./Children’s Hospital (2005-Present)
Member Board of Trustees The Ohio State University (2005-2012)
Board of Advisors of The John Glenn School of Public Affairs (2008 - 2019)
Chairman, Board of Directors KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) Columbus Charter School (2006 - Present)
Member, University of North Carolina Board of Visitors (2003 - 2007)
Columbus School for Girls, Center for Girls’ & Young Women’s Leadership Advisory Council(2022 – Present)
Member Board of Trustees The Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing & Cultural Arts Complex (2004 - 2008)
Member Board of Directors African-American Leadership Academy (2004 - 2007)
Member Board of Directors First Tee of Columbus (2004 - 2007)
Member Board of Trustees (Vestry) Saint Philip Episcopal Church (2002 - 2005)
Racial Fairness Implementation Task Force, Chairman (2000 - 2001)

President, Board of Directors, Salesians Boys and Girls Club (1995 - 1997)
Member Board of Directors (1991 - 1997)

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Association Franklin County Board,
Counsel and Secretary to the Board (1994 - 1996);
Counsel to the Board (1996 - 1997);
Executive Committee (1994 - 1996)
Board Member (1991 - 1996)