--- title: "Algenon L. Marbley | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/algenon-l-marbley" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Algenon L. Marbley U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio - State: Ohio - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, S.D. Ohio, 1997-present - He held the role of Chief Judge from September 16, 2019, to September 7, 2024, becoming the first African-American to hold that position in the district - Nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 31, 1997, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, filling the seat vacated by Judge John David Holschuh - Partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP from 1991 to 1997, with extensive experience in civil, criminal, and administrative litigation ### Education - Northwestern University School of Law in — J.D. (1979) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in — B.A. (1976) - Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law ### Additional information - In 2023, he announced his intent to take senior status but later withdrew the decision due to the absence of a confirmed successor - He also received honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Capital University Law School in 2000 and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2022 - received his commission on November 7, 1997. - Private practice, Columbus, OH, 1986-1997 - Before his judicial appointment, Marbley worked in private practice in Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, and held the role of Assistant Regional Attorney for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 1980 to 1986. - Private practice, Chicago, IL, 1979-1980 - Algenon Lamont Marbley was born in 1954 in Morehead City, North Carolina. - Date of birth: 1954-01-01 - Birth place: Morehead City, NC ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390536) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390536) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390536) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2034/algenon-l-marbley/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2034/algenon-l-marbley/) - [Wikidata: Algenon L. Marbley](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4724033) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/algenon-l-marbley", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/algenon-l-marbley", "name": "Algenon L. Marbley | KnowJudges", "description": "Algenon L. Marbley, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-08", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/algenon-l-marbley#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/algenon-l-marbley#judge", "name": "Algenon L. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.