United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida

United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
(N.D. Fla.)
Appeals to Eleventh Circuit
Established February 23, 1847
Judges assigned 4
Chief judge Margaret Catharine Rodgers
Official site

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (in case citations, N.D. Fla.) is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The District was established on February 23, 1847 with the division of the state into a Northern and Southern district. [1]

The United States Attorney for the District is Pamela Cothran Marsh.

Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida is one of three federal judicial districts in Florida.[2] Court for the District is held at Gainesville, Panama City, Pensacola, and Tallahassee.

Gainesville Division comprises the following counties: Alachua, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, and Levy.

Panama City Division comprises the following counties: Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington.

Pensacola Division comprises the following counties: Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton.

Tallahassee Division comprises the following counties: Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla.

Current judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
22 Chief Judge Margaret Catharine Rodgers Pensacola 1964 2003–present 2011–present — G.W. Bush
20 District Judge Robert Lewis Hinkle Tallahassee 1951 1996–present 2004–2009 — Clinton
24 District Judge Mark E. Walker Tallahassee 1967 2012–present — — Obama
25 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
15 Senior District Judge William Henry Stafford, Jr. Tallahassee 1931 1975–1996 1981–1993 1996–present Ford
17 Senior District Judge Maurice M. Paul Gainesville 1932 1982–1997 1993–1997 1997–present Reagan
18 Senior District Judge Roger Vinson Pensacola 1940 1983–2005 1997–2004 2005–present Reagan
19 Senior District Judge Lacey A. Collier Pensacola 1935 1991–2003 — 2003–present G.H.W. Bush
21 Senior District Judge Stephan P. Mickle Gainesville 1944 1998–2011 2009–2011 2011–present Clinton
23 Senior District Judge John Richard Smoak, Jr. inactive[3] 1943 2005–2015 — 2015–present G.W. Bush

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination
5 John Richard Smoak, Jr. Senior Status December 31, 2015 Philip R. Lammens April 28, 2016

Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Age at appointment Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Bronson, Isaac H.Isaac H. Bronson FL 1802–1855 1847–1855 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Polk, Polk death
2 McIntosh, McQueenMcQueen McIntosh FL 1822–1868 1856–1861 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Pierce, Pierce resignation
3 Fraser, PhilipPhilip Fraser FL 1814–1876 1862–1876 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Lincoln, Lincoln death
4 Settle, ThomasThomas Settle FL 1831–1888 1877–1888 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Grant, Grant death
5 Swayne, CharlesCharles Swayne FL 1842–1907 1890–1907 — {{{age at appointment}}} — B. Harrison, B. Harrison death
6 Sheppard, William BostwickWilliam Bostwick Sheppard FL 1860–1934 1908–1934 — {{{age at appointment}}} — T. Roosevelt, T. Roosevelt death
7 Long, Augustus V.Augustus V. Long FL 1877–1955 1934–1947 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1947–1955 F. Roosevelt, F. Roosevelt death
8 Waller, Curtis L.Curtis L. Waller FL 1887–1950 1940–1943 — {{{age at appointment}}} — F. Roosevelt, F. Roosevelt appointment to 5th Cir.
9 DeVane, Dozier A.Dozier A. DeVane FL 1883–1963 1943–1958 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1958–1963 F. Roosevelt, F. Roosevelt death
10 Whitehurst, George WilliamGeorge William Whitehurst FL 1891–1974 1950–1961 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1961–1974 Truman, Truman death
11 Carswell, G. HarroldG. Harrold Carswell FL 1919–1992 1958–1969 1958–1969 {{{age at appointment}}} — Eisenhower, Eisenhower appointment to 5th Cir.
12 Young, George C.George C. Young FL 1916–2015 1961–1962 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Kennedy, Kennedy reassignment to M.D.Fla
13 Arnow, Winston E.Winston E. Arnow FL 1911–1994 1967–1981 1969–1981 {{{age at appointment}}} 1981–1994 L. Johnson, L. Johnson death
14 Middlebrooks, Jr., David LycurgusDavid Lycurgus Middlebrooks, Jr. FL 1926–present 1969–1974 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Nixon, Nixon resignation
16 Higby, Lynn CarltonLynn Carlton Higby FL 1938–1992 1979–1983 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Carter, Carter resignation

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat reassigned from the District of Florida on February 23, 1847 by 9 Stat. 131
Bronson 1847–1855
McIntosh 1856–1861
Fraser 1862–1876
Settle 1877–1888
Swayne 1889–1907
Sheppard 1907–1934
Long 1934–1947
Seat abolished on October 1, 1947 pursuant to 54 Stat. 219
Seat 2
Seat established on May 24, 1940 by 54 Stat. 219 (temporary, concurrent with Southern District)
Waller 1940–1943
Seat reassigned solely to Northern District and made permanent on October 1, 1947 pursuant to 54 Stat. 219
DeVane 1943–1958
Carswell 1958–1969
Middlebrooks, Jr. 1969–1974
Stafford, Jr. 1975–1996
Hinkle 1996–present
Seat 3
Seat established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493 (concurrent with Southern District)
Whitehurst 1950–1961
Seat assigned concurrently to the Middle District on July 30, 1962 pursuant to 76 Stat. 247
Young 1961–1966
Seat reassigned solely to the Middle District on September 17, 1966 pursuant to 80 Stat. 75
Seat 4
Seat established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Arnow 1967–1981
Paul 1982–1997
Mickle 1998–2011
Walker 2012–present

Seat 5
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Higby 1979–1983
Vinson 1983–2005
Smoak, Jr. 2005–2015
vacant 2015–present
Seat 6
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Collier 1991–2003
Rodgers 2003–present

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_fl.html U.S. District Courts Florida, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
  2. ↑ 28 U.S.C. § 89
  3. ↑ http://www.newsherald.com/news/crime-public-safety/without-explanation-federal-judge-smoak-s-cases-reassigned-1.485776

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