Kenneth Marra

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On April 7, 2015, Judge Marra dealt with the pedophilia case involving Jeffrey Epstein. Marra ruled that sex allegations made against Prince Andrew, the British royal, in court papers filed in Florida must be struck from the public record. [3]

Marra judged that the Crime Victims' Rights Act was disregarded in Epstein's sweetheart plea deal. His decision was rejected by the Eleventh Circuit en banc in 2021, [4] archived as "Doe No. 1 v. United States, 749 F. 3d 999 (11th Cir. 2014)". [5] He was later quoted in a newsmedia interview: [5]

I said they had to be released. That’s when basically all the dirt came out about what happened with this non-prosecution agreement.

In February 2022 the Roberts Supreme Court denied review in the case (now known as Courtney Wild because in the interim the plaintiff had let her cloak of anonymity slip) and ultimately the CVRA was of no effect in the case of Epstein's 2008 conviction because his charges and trial were not held in Federal court. [6]

Retirement

On 26 August 2025, the District Court announced Marra's retirement. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 107-2 Hearings: Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments, S. Hrg. 107-584, Part 4, May 9, May 23, June 13, June 27, and July 23, 2002, *. [S.l. Mar 22, 2003. hdl:2027/mdp.39015090382121 . Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ "On the Nomination PN1320: Kenneth A. Marra, of Florida, to ... -- Senate Vote #211 -- Sep 9, 2002".
  3. ↑ "Judge orders Prince Andrew sex allegations struck from court record". the Guardian. Apr 7, 2015. Retrieved Mar 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20250817025435/https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201913843.enb.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2025.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 1 2 https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/JudicialProfile_Marra_TFL_July-Aug20216.pdf.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/us-supreme-court-turns-down-epstein-victim-appeal/#.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://stetnews.org/2025/08/25/judges-marra-rosenberg-step-down-from-federal-court-palm-beach/.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
Kenneth Marra
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 1, 2017
Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 114 Stat. 2762
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
2002–2017		Succeeded by
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