Stanley Marcus

Harold Stanley Marcus (April 20, 1905 – January 22, 2002) was an early president (1950–1972) and later chairman of the board (1972–1976) of the luxury retailer Neiman Marcus in Dallas, Texas, which his father and aunt had founded in 1907. During his tenure at the company, he also became a published author, writing his memoir Minding the Store and also a regular column in The Dallas Morning News. After Neiman Marcus was sold to Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Marcus initially remained in an advisory capacity to that company, but later began his own consulting business, which continued until his death. He served his local community as an avid patron of the fine arts and as a civic leader. In a chapter titled "Mr. Stanley" — the name by which Marcus was known locally for decades — in his 1953 work Neiman-Marcus, Texas, Frank X. Tolbert called him "Dallas' most internationally famous citizen" and worthy of being called "the Southwest's No. 1 businessman-intellectual."

Marcus introduced many of the innovations for which Neiman-Marcus became known, creating a national award for service in fashion and hosting art exhibitions in the store itself, as well as weekly fashion shows and an annual Fortnight event highlighting a different foreign country for two weeks each year. He established the Neiman-Marcus Christmas Catalogue, which became famous for extravagant "His and Hers" gifts such as airplanes and camels. Marcus prided himself on his staff's ability to provide service and value for each client, often citing his father's dictum, "There is never a good sale for Neiman Marcus unless it's a good buy for the customer."

Stanley Marcus (judge)

Stanley Marcus (born March 27, 1946) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Early life, education and legal training

Judge Marcus was born and raised in New York City. He earned a bachelor's degree from Queens College, City University of New York, magna cum laude, in 1967. He earned his law degree from the Harvard Law School in 1971. Marcus also served on active duty in the U.S. Army in 1969, and served in the Army Reserve through 1974.

Legal career

Marcus clerked for U.S. District Judge John Ries Bartels from 1971 until 1973, and joined the New York law firm of Botein, Hays, Sklar and Herzberg as an associate in 1974. He became an assistant U.S. attorney in Brooklyn in 1975, and in 1978 was assigned to the U.S. Attorney's office in Detroit as Deputy Chief of the "Detroit Strike Force," which investigated organized crime in Michigan. In 1980, Marcus was appointed the Chief of the Detroit Strike Force, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1982, Marcus left Detroit and became U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami.