Arthur Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. (born August 2, 1964) is a United States circuit judge of the

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. He was formerly a United States district judge of the

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Biography

Quattlebaum was born on August 2, 1964, in

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. He received his

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, ''cum laude'', from

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and his

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from the

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, where he served as a member of the ''South Carolina Law Review''. He started his legal career as an associate at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, where he was a partner before becoming a judge. His nationwide trial practice focused on complex civil litigation in federal courts. On the basis of this expertise, he was invited to serve as a fellow in the

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. From 2011 to 2012, he served as the president of the South Carolina Bar. And, in 2021, he is serving as the Chair of Greenville's YMCA Board.

Federal judicial service

District court service

On August 3, 2017, President

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nominated Quattlebaum to serve as a United States district judge of the

, to the seat vacated by Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, who assumed

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on October 3, 2013. On October 4, 2017, a hearing on his nomination was held before the

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. On October 26, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a

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. On February 28, 2018, the

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invoked

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on his nomination by a 69–29 vote. On March 1, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by a 69–28 vote. The senators who voted against confirming Quattlebaum did so not because they found him unqualified, but as a protest vote over the fact that in 2013 and 2016, the Senate had not advanced two black nominees for the same South Carolina judgeship. Quattlebaum received his judicial commission on March 6, 2018. His service on the district court terminated on September 6, 2018, upon elevation to the

Court of appeals service

On April 26, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Quattlebaum to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the

. On May 7, 2018, his nomination was sent to the

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. He was nominated to the seat being vacated by Judge William Byrd Traxler Jr., who announced his intention to assume

on August 31, 2018. On June 20, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the

. On July 19, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–6 vote. On August 15, 2018, the Senate voted to invoke cloture on Quattlebaum's nomination by a 61–28 vote. On August 16, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by a 62–28 vote. He received his judicial commission on September 4, 2018.

Notable opinions

* ''Peltier v. Charter Day School Inc.'', --- F.4th ----, 2021 WL 3483288 (Aug. 9, 2021)''.'' In a challenge to a charter school's dress code, the court reversed the district court on two grounds. First, the court held that the charter school was not a state actor and thus not subject to an equal protection claim. But, second, the court found that that claims of sex discrimination related to a dress code are not categorically excluded from the scope of Title IX. So the case was sent back to the district court for further proceedings on the Title IX claim. * Eline v. Town of Ocean City, Maryland, 7 F.4th 214 (4th Cir. 2021). Rejecting a § 1983 action challenging a city ordinance prohibiting women from baring their breasts in public, the court found the ordinance did not violate the plaintiff's equal protection rights.

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