Stanley Marcus
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1997 and confirmed by voice vote, Stanley Marcus is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1971. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1946 · age 80
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1997
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Queens College, City of New York 1967 · Harvard Law School 1971
- Succeeded
- Peter Thorp Fay
- Succeeded by
- Barbara Lagoa
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Southern District of Florida | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
| 1997 | Eleventh Circuit succeeded Peter Thorp Fay | Clinton (D) | 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
| Queens College, City University of New York | B.A. | 1967 |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | 1971 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Marcus was assigned 2,984 district-court cases (1978–2007). Median time from filing to termination: 183 days across 2,984 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 12 of Marcus’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 10 were affirmed, 2 reversed or vacated. 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.
In our data, Marcus authored 75 published opinions for the court (1985–1997). Most cited: Stockett v. Tolin (38 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Stockett v. Tolin | 791 F. Supp. 1536 | 38 |
| 1996 | Future Tech International, Inc. v. Tae Il Media, Ltd. | 944 F. Supp. 1538 | 34 |
| 1992 | Coston v. Gold Coast Graphics, Inc. | 782 F. Supp. 1532 | 30 |
| 1990 | United States v. Camacho | 739 F. Supp. 1504 | 29 |
| 1986 | Lamb Ex Rel. Donaldson v. Volkswagenwerk Aktienge-Sellschaft | 631 F. Supp. 1144 | 29 |
| 1996 | Vernon v. Medical Management Associates of Margate, Inc. | 912 F. Supp. 1549 | 28 |
| 1993 | Federal Deposit Insurance v. Gonzalez-Gorrondona | 833 F. Supp. 1545 | 28 |
| 1986 | Moyer v. Klosters Rederi | 645 F. Supp. 620 | 24 |
| 1993 | Mesa v. United States | 837 F. Supp. 1210 | 21 |
| 1993 | Leisure Founders, Inc. v. CUC International, Inc. | 833 F. Supp. 1562 | 21 |
| 1986 | Piambino v. Bestline Products, Inc. | 645 F. Supp. 1210 | 19 |
| 1988 | CBS Inc. v. Smith | 681 F. Supp. 794 | 18 |
| 1986 | Hernandez v. Wainwright | 634 F. Supp. 241 | 18 |
| 1987 | Sennello v. Reserve Life Insurance | 667 F. Supp. 1498 | 17 |
| 1987 | Edward Leasing Corp. v. Uhlig | 652 F. Supp. 1409 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 75 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Stanley Marcus?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Stanley Marcus to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 1997.
- Was Stanley Marcus appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Stanley Marcus was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Stanley Marcus's confirmation vote?
- Stanley Marcus was confirmed by voice vote on November 7, 1997. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Stanley Marcus on?
- Stanley Marcus is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).