Nominated by George H. W. Bush Role Judge Name Marvin Garbis | Occupation Attorney Preceded by Joseph H. Young. Succeeded by Roger W. Titus | |
Alma mater Bachelor of Environmental Studies from Johns Hopkins University in 1958, a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1961, and an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1962 Books Tax procedure and tax fraud, Federal tax litigation Education Harvard Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, Johns Hopkins University | ||
Marvin Joseph Garbis (born 1936) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
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Education and career
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Garbis received a Bachelor of Engineering Science from Johns Hopkins University in 1958, a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1961, and a Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center in 1962. He was a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1962 to 1967. He was in private practice in Baltimore from 1967 to 1988, and in Washington, D.C., from 1988 to 1989.
Federal judicial service
On August 4, 1989, Garbis was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, which was vacated by Judge Joseph H. Young. Garbis was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 24, 1989, and received his commission on October 25, 1989. He assumed senior status on June 14, 2003.
Notable cases
Garbis is currently hearing arguments about the constitutionality of a Baltimore, Maryland municipal law that requires pro-life pregnancy centers to post signs, fining them $150 per day for not doing so, stating that they do not provide abortion and do not provide chemical or barrier contraception methods of birth control. Attorneys for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore and Baltimore's Archbishop, Edwin F. O'Brien, had filed suit seeking an injunction and ultimately to overturn the law, saying that it violates the First Amendment's freedoms of speech and expression because it forces the Archbishop to require one-sided postings that make the archdiocese's stance seem unfairly unreasonable.
Garbis is also overseeing the malicious prosecution lawsuit brought by five of the officers charged in the Freddie Gray case against MD State's Attorney for Baltimore City Marilyn Mosby. In January 2017 Garbis allowed key parts of the lawsuit to move forward, including claims of malicious prosecution, defamation, and invasion of privacy.