Marvin Herman Shoob | |
Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia |
Term Start: | September 30, 1991 |
Term End: | June 12, 2017 |
Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia |
Term Start1: | July 24, 1979 |
Term End1: | September 30, 1991 |
Appointer1: | Jimmy Carter |
Predecessor1: | Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629 |
Successor1: | Frank M. Hull |
Birth Name: | Marvin Herman Shoob |
Birth Date: | 23 February 1923 |
Birth Place: | Walterboro, South Carolina |
Death Place: | Atlanta, Georgia |
Education: | University of Georgia School of Law (JD) |
Marvin Herman Shoob (February 23, 1923 – June 12, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Born in Walterboro, South Carolina, Shoob was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1945, becoming a Sergeant. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1948. He was in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia from 1948 to 1979.[1]
On June 5, 1979, Shoob was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 23, 1979, and received his commission on July 24, 1979.[1] He assumed senior status on September 30, 1991. He took inactive senior status on February 23, 2016,[2] serving in that capacity until his death on June 12, 2017, at his home in Atlanta, Georgia.[3]