Mary Stenson Scriven

Personal

Birthday: 
1962
Birthplace: 
Atlanta, GA
Race or Ethnicity: 
African American
Gender: 
Female
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Florida, 1987-1997
Associate professor, Stetson University College of Law, 1996-1997

Education

Name of School: 
Duke University
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1983
Name of School - Second: 

Florida State University College of Law

To provide forum for contemporary legal discourse, we must: Adhere to the highest standards of analysis, accuracy, andtimeliness in publishing the law review; Distinguish the college of law as a leading institution, known for its support of scholarship and academic pursuit; Attract the college of law's finest legal communicators by encouraging independent legal thought, offering positions of responsibility, and maintaining a tradition of service to our college; Inform our profession about the compelling issues of our time by providing a forum for student scholars, practitioners, and legal educators; Offer our profession a selection of articles balanced between the theoretical and the practical; Uphold the honor and decorum of our profession by championing the highest standards of conduct; Stand together as advocates of quality legal education and strive to improve the reputation of our law review and of our school; Inspire cooperation, commitment, and camaraderie among our membership and the college of law at large; and Safeguard an institutional memory and tradition so that those who follow will benefit from our experience.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1987

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Court Name: 

Florida Middle District Court

President Nominating: 
George W. Bush
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
9/30/2008
Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services: 

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1997-2008