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|name=Marcel Carroll Notzon, II

|name=Marcel Carroll Notzon, II

|birth_place=[[Laredo]], [[Texas]]

|birth_place=[[Laredo]], [[Texas]]

|birth_date=August 24, 1935

|birth_date=August 24, 1935

==Background==

==Background==

The son of Aloysius Joseph, I, and Hortense S. Leyendecker Notzon of Laredo, Judge Notzon was named after his uncle, [[Roman Catholic]] Msgr. Marcel Carroll Notzon, I. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy in Laredo in 1952, at which he played [[football]]. He graduated at the top of his class at St. Mary’s University in [[San Antonio]], with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[Government]] in 1956. He served as an instructor at the [[United States Air Force]] Language School at Lackland A.F.B., San Antonio, at which he obtained his pilot’s license. From 1956 to 1960, he was an officer in the [[United States Navy]], stationed in [[Japan]]. After his marriage to the former Nora Lee Haynes in 1961, Notzon taught history at Lamar Junior High School in Laredo. He went on receive his [[Juris Doctor]]ate in 1967 from St. Mary’s University Law School, from which he graduated as the [[valedictorian]]. His legal career nearly reached forty years. In 1990, he was selected to portray [[George Washington]] for the Society of Martha Washington, host of the annual Washington's Birthday celebration in Laredo.<ref name=obit/>

The son of Aloysius Joseph, I, and Hortense S. Leyendecker Notzon of Laredo, Judge Notzon was named after his uncle, [[Roman Catholic]] Msgr. Marcel Carroll Notzon, I. Marcel Notzon graduated from the Catholic-affiliated St. Joseph’s Academy in Laredo in 1952, at which he played [[football]]. He graduated at the top of his class at St. Mary’s University in [[San Antonio]], with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[Government]] in 1956. He served as an instructor at the [[United States Air Force]] Language School at Lackland A.F.B., San Antonio, at which he obtained his pilot’s license. From 1956 to 1960, he was an officer in the [[United States Navy]], stationed in [[Japan]]. In 1961, Notzon wed the former Nora Lee Haynes (1933-2022), who became an active figure in Laredo civic, church, and cultural matters. In 1993, she portrayed [[Martha Washington]] in the Webb County Washington's Birthday celebration. Three years earlier, her husband was cast as [[George Washington]] in the pageant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obituaries.lmtonline.com/obituary/nora-lee-haynes-notzon-1084687452|title=Nora Lee Haynes Notzon obituary|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>

 

Before pursuing his legal career, Notzon taught history at Lamar Junior High School in Laredo. He went on receive his [[Juris Doctor]]ate in 1967 from St. Mary’s University Law School, from which he graduated as the [[valedictorian]] of his class. His legal career nearly reached forty years.<ref name=obit/>

==Career==

==Career==

In 1982, District Judge George P. Kazen selected Notzon to fill the vacant magistrate judge position in the Laredo division of the Southern District of Texas. After twenty-four years in the position, Notzon retired in 2006. For eighteen of those years, he was the only federal magistrate in Laredo. Kazen described Notzon as "very passionate about the law but also very compassionate for the persons who appeared before him. Judge Notzon handled an extremely heavy criminal docket in the Laredo division and served without hesitation and with great distinction.”<ref name=lmt>{{cite web|url=https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Marcel-Notzon-former-U-S-magistrate-judge-dies-12806933.php|title=Marcel Notzon, former U.S.magistrate judge, dies|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=April 3, 2018|accessdate=April 5, 2018}}</ref>

In 1982, District Judge [[George P. Kazen]] selected Notzon to fill the vacant magistrate judge position in the Laredo division of the Southern District of Texas. After twenty-four years in the position, Notzon retired in 2006. For eighteen of those years, he was the only federal magistrate in Laredo. Kazen described Notzon as "very passionate about the law but also very compassionate for the persons who appeared before him. Judge Notzon handled an extremely heavy criminal docket in the Laredo division and served without hesitation and with great distinction.”<ref name=lmt>{{cite web|url=https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Marcel-Notzon-former-U-S-magistrate-judge-dies-12806933.php|title=Marcel Notzon, former U.S.magistrate judge, dies|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=April 3, 2018|accessdate=April 5, 2018}}</ref>

Notzon’s eldest son, [[attorney]] Marcel C. Notzon, III, recalled that his father "originally planned to enter the priesthood but switched to the law after meeting the young woman he would marry. Notzon, III, said that his father "always tried to teach us right from wrong to try to live and follow [[Jesus Christ|Christ]]’s will. ... He always told us, ‘God’s not going to judge us by how much money we have when we die, but how many people we’ve helped.’"<ref name=lmt/> Sometimes called "the singing judge", Notzon had a  talent for music. He also had many other areas of interest.

Notzon’s eldest son, [[attorney]] Marcel C. Notzon, III, recalled that his father "originally planned to enter the priesthood but switched to the law after meeting the young woman he would marry. Notzon, III, said that his father "always tried to teach us right from wrong to try to live and follow [[Jesus Christ|Christ]]’s will. ... He always told us, ‘God’s not going to judge us by how much money we have when we die, but how many people we’ve helped.’"<ref name=lmt/> Sometimes called "the singing judge", Notzon had a  talent for music. He also had many other areas of interest.