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Oral history interview with Malcolm Marsh [Session 03, Recording 01]
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- 2005-05-10 (Creation)
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Audiocassette; 00:30:42
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Malcolm Francis Marsh was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1928, and grew up in McMinnville. He served in the U.S. Army in Japan after the end of World War II. In 1953, he and Shari Long were married; they later had three children. In 1954, he earned a law degree from the University of Oregon. He practiced law in Salem and specialized in product liability cases for 33 years. In 1987, he was appointed to the U.S. District Court of Oregon, where he oversaw many cases regarding salmon fisheries, as well as cases involving the Rajneeshees. He took senior status in 1998.
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Tape 7, Side 1. In the third and final interview session, conducted on May 10, 2005, Marsh discusses efforts to streamline the U.S. District Court of Oregon, including the use of magistrate judges. He speaks about working with U.S. Attorney Chuck Turner; talks about the increase in cases relating to drugs; and revisits the topic of sentencing guidelines. He shares how his thoughts on immigration laws changed over his career; shares his opinion regarding concerns about judicial activism; and talks about when judges should retire. He also revisits the topic of his reasons for taking senior status. He talks about how his judicial philosophy changed and reflects on his career. He debates the merits of both restorative and retributive justice. He speaks about the role of law clerks, about judges' salaries, and about his role in the construction of the Mark O. Hatfield United States District Courthouse in Portland. He discusses working with Mark Hatfield and John Dellenback. He speaks about his marriage to Shari Long, and about balancing his Christian faith and his role as a judge. He closes the interview by talking about the importance of family.
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Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society. Use of this interview is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
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- Hansen, Clark (Contributor)