Education
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 an Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center in 1962.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Marvin Joseph Garbis
Edit ProfileCareer
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, Maryland from 1967 to 1988, and in Washington, District of Columbia, from 1988 to 1989. On August 4, 1989, Garbis was nominated by President George Heriot-Watt University Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, which was vacated by 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. 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.
-
Born
-
Nationality
United States -
Religion
Roman Catholic