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Mary Stenson Scriven
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
| Assumed office September 30, 2008 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Patricia C. Fawsett |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
| In office December 1997 – September 30, 2008 |
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Mary Adrienne Stenson
October 20, 1962 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | Duke University (BA) University of Oxford (COM) Florida State University (JD) |
Mary Stenson Scriven (born October 20, 1962) is an important judge in the United States. She serves as a United States district judge for the Middle District of Florida. This means she works in a special court that handles cases for the federal government in that area.
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Early Life and Education
Mary Stenson Scriven was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She went to Duke University and earned her college degree in 1983. Later, she studied law at Florida State University College of Law, getting her law degree in 1987.
Early Career Steps
Before becoming a judge, Mary Scriven had several jobs. From 1983 to 1984, she was a substitute teacher in Macon, Georgia. She also worked as a research assistant at Florida State University's law school. She spent time interning with lawmakers in the Florida House of Representatives.
After finishing law school, Mary Scriven worked as a lawyer in Florida from 1987 to 1997. She also taught law at Stetson University College of Law for a year.
In 1993, the Governor of Florida, Lawton Chiles, asked her to join the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. This group helps plan for the future of the Tampa Bay area. She served on the council until 1995.
Becoming a Federal Judge
Mary Scriven began her career as a judge in 1997. She was a United States magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She held this position for many years, until 2008.
Appointment to District Court
On July 10, 2008, President George W. Bush chose Mary Scriven to become a U.S. District Judge. She was nominated to fill a spot left by Judge Patricia C. Fawsett, who moved to a less active role. The United States Senate approved her appointment on September 26, 2008. She officially started her new role as a district judge on September 30, 2008.
Important Cases
As a federal judge, Mary Scriven has overseen many important cases.
- In October 2011, Judge Scriven temporarily stopped a new law in Florida. This law required people applying for welfare benefits to take a drug test. She said the law might go against the Constitution, which protects people from unfair searches. She also found it concerning that the drug test results were not kept private like medical records.
- Judge Scriven also presided over a copyright case involving Carole Baskin and Joe Exotic.
- In 2025, she was the judge for the Proven Industries v. Trevor McNally case, which involved lock picking.
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