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of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Education

Marston earned her

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from

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and her

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, magna cum laude, from

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, where she served as an Articles Editor on the ''

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''."President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, United States Attorney Nominees, and United States Marshal Nominees" White House, August 14, 2019

Legal and teaching career

Marston previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina, receiving the Department of Justice Director's Award in 2002. From 2010 to 2019, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where she was the Chief of the Office's Narcotics and Organized Crime section. She has also served as an adjunct professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Federal judicial service

On August 14, 2019, President

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announced his intent to nominate Marston to serve as a

for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On September 9, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Marston to the seat vacated by Judge

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, who assumed

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on September 28, 2017. Her nomination was praised by both Senators Bob Casey Jr. and Pat Toomey. On September 11, 2019, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On October 24, 2019, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 19–3 vote. On December 18, 2019, the

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invoked cloture on her nomination by a 85–7 vote. On December 19, 2019, her nomination was confirmed by a 87–6 vote. She received her judicial commission on December 20, 2019.

Memberships

She has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2019.

References

External links

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