William J. Castagna

William John Castagna (born June 25, 1924) is an American lawyer and judge.

Castagna was born in Philadelphia. He served in the United States Air Force from 1943 to 1945. He received his LL.B. from the University of Florida in 1949. He was in private practice in Miami, Florida from 1949 to 1950 and in Clearwater from 1950 to 1979. He received his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1967. United States President Jimmy Carter appointed Castagna to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on June 5, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. Confirmed by the Senate on July 23, 1979, and received commission a day later. Castagna assumed senior status on June 29, 1992.

External links

William J. Castagna at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by new seat	Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1979–1992	Succeeded by Susan C. Bucklew

Current senior district judges of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

M. Alabama	Thompson Albritton

N. Alabama	Hancock Guin Propst Acker Blackburn Smith Johnson

S. Alabama	Butler Granade

M. Florida	Hodges Castagna Sharp Fawsett Schlesinger Conway Adams Bucklew Lazzara Antoon Steele Moody Presnell

N. Florida	Stafford Paul Vinson Collier Mickle Smoak

S. Florida	King Hoeveler Gonzalez Ryskamp Graham Hurley Gold Seitz Huck

M. Georgia	Sands Lawson

N. Georgia	O'Kelley Evans Shoob Vining Ward Cooper Hunt Pannell

S. Georgia	Bowen

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 170039949

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