A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- September 4, 2018–present
A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Greenville, SC, 1989-2018
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. South Carolina, 2018-2018
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2018-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Education
- Rhodes College · B.A., 1986
- University of South Carolina-Columbia · J.D., 1989
- University of South Carolina School of Law
Personal record
Born 1964 · Durham, NC
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/4263096CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8625/a-marvin-quattlebaum-jr/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure