THE ROBING ROOM

Judge Marshall has been around for a LONG time (appointed by President Carter), so she is probably in the twilight of her career at this point. Her temperament is about as good as they come, but (as many posters noted) she takes an extremely long period of time to issue rulings. But, once you get a scheduling conference in her courtroom, watch out...she will set trial on a 'rocket docket' style schedule, whether you have a planned vacation or not. If your case gets past dispositive motion, make sure you are ready to go with discovery because your trial will be coming quickly! Her hearings are often very useful, and she will take time to make sure both sides are heard, and to sift through the BS. Her rulings in may cases before her were well reasoned, even when they went against my client. Like many judges who have been on the bench for a while, she is not timid to do the right thing (out of fear of being overturned), so make sure the law and the facts support your position if you get assigned to her courtroom.