Lynda Paige Marvel (born December 6, 1949) is an American lawyer who serves as a

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of the

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Early life and education

Marvel was born in

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and graduated

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from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland (now the

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) in 1971.U.S. Tax Court biography of L. Paige Marvel
from the Internet Archive. She earned her J.D. with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1974, where she was awarded

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, a member of the '' Maryland Law Review'' and of the

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Board.

Judicial career

Tax Court

Marvel was appointed by President

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as Judge, United States Tax Court, on April 6, 1998, for a term ending April 5, 2013. On April 6, 2013, Marvel took

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. She was subsequently re-nominated to the position by President

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for an additional fifteen-year term on July 30, 2013. On January 15, 2014, Marvel testified before the Senate Finance Committee, "detailed her experiences during her first term as a Tax Court judge and said that if confirmed, she would continue to approach cases with an 'open mind and a commitment to justice.'" On February 4, 2014, the Senate Finance Committee "approved the nominations of

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and L. Paige Marvel to serve as U.S. Tax Court judges." On November 20, 2014, the

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confirmed her by

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to a second 15-year term. She assumed office for a second term on December 3, 2014. She served as Chief Judge from June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2018. She took

on December 6, 2019.

Professional career

*1988-1998: Partner, Venable, Baetjer & Howard L.L.P. *1986-1988: Shareholder, Melnicove, Kaufman, Weiner, Smouse & Garbis *1985-1986: Shareholder, Garbis, Marvel & Junghans *1976-1985: Shareholder, Garbis & Schwait *1974-1976: Associate, Garbis & Schwait

Awards and associations

Associations

*1996-2003: Loyola/Notre Dame Library, Inc. Board of Trustees *1996-1998: Fellow and former Regent, American College of Tax Counsel *1996-1998: Board of Governors, Maryland State Bar Association *1995-2001: University of Maryland Law School Board of Visitors *1993-1995: Vice-Chair, ABA Section of Taxation, Committee Operations *1990-1998: Co-editor, Procedure Department, ''The Journal of Taxation'' *1989-1991: Member, Commissioner's Review Panel on IRS Integrity *1989-1992: ABA Council Director *1988-1990: Board of Governors, Maryland State Bar Association *1988-1998: Advisor, ALI Restatement of Law Third-The Law Governing Lawyers *1986–present: Advisory Committee, University of Baltimore Graduate Tax Program *1984-1990: Section Council, Federal Bar Association, Section of Taxation *1985-1987: Section Council, Federal Bar Association, Section of Taxation *1982-1983: Chair, Taxation Section *1981-1987: Member and Chair, Procedure Subcommittee, Commission to Revise the Annotated Code of Maryland (Tax Provisions) *1978-1981: Member, Advisory Commission to the Maryland State Department of Economic and Community Development

Awards

*2002: 1st Annual Tax Excellence Award, Maryland State Bar Assn. Tax Section *1998: Maryland's Top 100 Women for 1998 *1995: ABA Tax Section's Distinguished Service Award *1991-1998: Best Lawyers in America *1982-1983: MSBA Distinguished Service Award

References

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