Emily Coody Marks
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2018 and confirmed by voice vote, Emily Coody Marks is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. She earned a law degree from University of Alabama School of Law in 1998. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1973 · age 53
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2018
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Spring Hill College 1995 · University of Alabama Law 1998
- Succeeded
- Myron Herbert Thompson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Middle District of Alabama succeeded Myron Herbert Thompson | Trump (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Spring Hill College | B.A. | 1995 |
| University of Alabama School of Law | J.D. | 1998 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Marks was assigned 1,593 district-court cases (2000–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 260 days across 1,116 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 71 of Marks’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 60 were affirmed, 4 reversed or vacated, and 7 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Emily Coody Marks?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Emily Coody Marks to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in 2018.
- Was Emily Coody Marks appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Emily Coody Marks was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Emily Coody Marks's confirmation vote?
- Emily Coody Marks was confirmed by voice vote on August 1, 2018. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Emily Coody Marks on?
- Emily Coody Marks is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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8 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).