United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

{{short description|United States federal district court in Florida}}

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| court_name = United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

| abbreviation = M.D. Fla.

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| courthouse =

| location = Orlando

| courthouse1 =

| location1 = Fort Myers

| courthouse2 = Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse

| location2 = Jacksonville

| courthouse3 =

| location3 = Ocala

| courthouse4 =

| location4 = Tampa

| appeals_to = Eleventh Circuit

| established = July 30, 1962

| judges_assigned = 15

| chief = Marcia Morales Howard

| us_attorney = Sara C. Sweeney (acting)

| us_marshal = William B. Berger Sr.

| official_site = {{URL|http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/}}

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The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (in case citations, M.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 July 30, 1962, with parts of the Northern and Southern Districts transferring into the newly created Middle District.{{cite web|url=http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_fl.html|title=History of the Federal Judiciary - Federal Judicial Center|website=Fjc.gov|access-date=1 August 2017}}

{{As of|2025|02|18|df=US}}, the acting United States attorney for the District is Sara C. Sweeney.{{Cite press release |title=United States Attorney's Office Announces Departure Of Roger B. Handberg As U.S. Attorney |date=February 18, 2025 |publisher=U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/united-states-attorneys-office-announces-departure-roger-b-handberg-us-attorney |access-date=February 20, 2025}}

Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida is one of three federal judicial districts in Florida.{{USCode|28|89}} Court for the District is held at Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Ocala, Orlando, and Tampa.

Fort Myers Division comprises the following counties: Charlotte, Collier, Desoto, Glades, Hendry, and Lee.

Jacksonville Division comprises the following counties: Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Flagler, Hamilton, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, and Union.

Ocala Division comprises the following counties: Citrus, Lake, Marion, and Sumter.

Orlando Division comprises the following counties: Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia.

Tampa Division comprises the following counties: Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota.

Current judges

{{As of|2024|11|02|df=US}}:

{{start U.S. judgeship Current}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 32

| title = Chief Judge

| name = Marcia Morales Howard

| duty station = Jacksonville

| born = 1965

| term = 2007–present

| chief term = 2024–present

| senior term = —

| appointer = G.W. Bush

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 21

| title = District Judge

| name = Steven Douglas Merryday

| duty station = Tampa

| born = 1950

| term = 1992–present

| chief term = 2015–2020

| senior term = —

| appointer = G.H.W. Bush

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 33

| title = District Judge

| name = Mary Stenson Scriven

| duty station = Tampa

| born = 1962

| term = 2008–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = G.W. Bush

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 36

| title = District Judge

| name = Sheri Polster Chappell

| duty station = Ft. Myers

| born = 1962

| term = 2013–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Obama

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 38

| title = District Judge

| name = Paul G. Byron

| duty station = Orlando

| born = 1959

| term = 2014–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Obama

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 39

| title = District Judge

| name = Carlos E. Mendoza

| duty station = Orlando

| born = 1970

| term = 2014–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Obama

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 40

| title = District Judge

| name = William F. Jung

| duty station = Tampa

| born = 1958

| term = 2018–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Trump

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 41

| title = District Judge

| name = Thomas P. Barber

| duty station = Tampa

| born = 1966

| term = 2019–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Trump

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 42

| title = District Judge

| name = Wendy Berger

| duty station = Jacksonville

| born = 1968

| term = 2019–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Trump

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 43

| title = District Judge

| name = John Badalamenti

| duty station = Ft. Myers

| born = 1973

| term = 2020–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Trump

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 44

| title = District Judge

| name = Kathryn Kimball Mizelle

| duty station = Tampa

| born = 1987

| term = 2020–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Trump

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 45

| title = District Judge

| name = Julie S. Sneed

| duty station = Orlando

| born = 1969

| term = 2024–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Biden

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 46

| title = District Judge

| name = vacant

| duty station = —

| born = —

| term = —

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = —

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 47

| title = District Judge

| name = vacant

| duty station = —

| born = —

| term = —

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = —

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 48

| title = District Judge

| name = vacant

| duty station = —

| born = —

| term = —

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = —

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 15

| title = Senior Judge

| name = Elizabeth A. Kovachevich

| duty station = Tampa

| born = 1936

| term = 1982–2018

| chief term = 1996–2002

| senior term = 2018–present

| appointer = Reagan

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 17

| title = Senior Judge

| name = Patricia C. Fawsett

| duty station = Orlando

| born = 1943

| term = 1986–2008

| chief term = 2003–2008

| senior term = 2008–present

| appointer = Reagan

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 19

| title = Senior Judge

| name = Harvey E. Schlesinger

| duty station = Jacksonville

| born = 1940

| term = 1991–2006

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2006–present

| appointer = G.H.W. Bush

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 20

| title = Senior Judge

| name = Anne C. Conway

| duty station = Orlando

| born = 1950

| term = 1991–2015

| chief term = 2008–2015

| senior term = 2015–present

| appointer = G.H.W. Bush

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 22

| title = Senior Judge

| name = Henry Lee Adams Jr.

| duty station = Jacksonville

| born = 1945

| term = 1993–2010

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2010–present

| appointer = Clinton

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 23

| title = Senior Judge

| name = Susan C. Bucklew

| duty station = Tampa

| born = 1942

| term = 1993–2008

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2008–present

| appointer = Clinton

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 24

| title = Senior Judge

| name = Richard A. Lazzara

| duty station = Tampa

| born = 1945

| term = 1997–2011

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2011–present

| appointer = Clinton

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 25

| title = Senior Judge

| name = James D. Whittemore

| duty station = Tampa

| born = 1952

| term = 2000–2017

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2017–present

| appointer = Clinton

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 26

| title = Senior Judge

| name = John Antoon

| duty station = Orlando

| born = 1946

| term = 2000–2013

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2013–present

| appointer = Clinton

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 27

| title = Senior Judge

| name = John E. Steele

| duty station = Ft. Myers

| born = 1949

| term = 2000–2015

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2015–present

| appointer = Clinton

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 28

| title = Senior Judge

| name = James S. Moody Jr.

| duty station = Tampa

| born = 1947

| term = 2000–2014

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2014–present

| appointer = Clinton

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 29

| title = Senior Judge

| name = Gregory A. Presnell

| duty station = Orlando

| born = 1942

| term = 2000–2012

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2012–present

| appointer = Clinton

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 30

| title = Senior Judge

| name = Timothy J. Corrigan

| duty station = Jacksonville

| born = 1956

| term = 2002–2024

| chief term = 2020–2024

| senior term = 2024–present

| appointer = G.W. Bush

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 31

| title = Senior Judge

| name = Virginia M. Hernandez Covington

| duty station = Tampa

| born = 1955

| term = 2004–2020

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2020–present

| appointer = G.W. Bush

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 34

| title = Senior Judge

| name = Charlene Edwards Honeywell

| duty station = Tampa

| born = 1957

| term = 2009–2023

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2023–present

| appointer = Obama

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 35

| title = Senior Judge

| name = Roy B. Dalton Jr.

| duty station = Orlando

| born = 1952

| term = 2011–2022

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2022–present

| appointer = Obama

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 37

| title = Senior Judge

| name = Brian J. Davis

| duty station = Jacksonville

| born = 1953

| term = 2013–2023

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2023–present

| appointer = Obama

}}

{{end U.S. judgeship Current}}

Vacancies and pending nominations

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! Seat

! Prior judge's duty station

! Seat last held by

! Vacancy reason

! Date of vacancy

! Nominee

! Date of nomination

8

| Tampa

| Charlene Edwards Honeywell

| rowspan=3|Senior status

| December 4, 2023

| align="center" | {{sort|0|–}}

| align="center" | {{sort|0|–}}

9

| rowspan=2|Jacksonville

| Brian J. Davis

| December 30, 2023

| align="center" | {{sort|0|–}}

| align="center" | {{sort|0|–}}

15

| Timothy J. Corrigan

| November 2, 2024

| align="center" | {{sort|0|–}}

| align="center" | {{sort|0|–}}

Former judges

{{start U.S. judgeship Former}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 1

| name = {{sortname|John Milton Bryan|Simpson}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1903–1987

| term = 1962–1966Reassigned from the Southern District of Florida.

| chief term = 1962–1966

| senior term = —

| appointer = Truman/Operation of law

| termination = elevation to 5th Cir.

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 2

| name = {{sortname|Joseph Patrick|Lieb}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1901–1971

| term = 1962–1971

| chief term = 1966–1971

| senior term = —

| appointer = Eisenhower/Operation of law

| termination = death

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 3

| name = {{sortname|William|McRae}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1909–1973

| term = 1962–1973

| chief term = 1971–1973

| senior term = —

| appointer = Kennedy/Operation of law

| termination = death

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 4

| name = {{sortname|George C.|Young}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1916–2015

| term = 1962–1981From 1962-1966, Judge Young was jointly appointed to the Middle, Northern, and Southern Districts of Florida.

| chief term = 1973–1981

| senior term = 1981–2015

| appointer = Kennedy/Operation of law

| termination = death

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 5

| name = {{sortname|Charles R.|Scott}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1904–1983

| term = 1966–1976

| chief term = —

| senior term = 1976–1983

| appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}

| termination = death

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 6

| name = {{sortname|Ben|Krentzman}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1914–1998

| term = 1967–1982

| chief term = 1981–1982

| senior term = 1982–1998

| appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}

| termination = death

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 7

| name = {{sortname|Gerald Bard|Tjoflat}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1929–present

| term = 1970–1975

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}

| termination = elevation to 5th Cir.

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 8

| name = {{sortname|William Terrell|Hodges}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1934–2022

| term = 1971–1999

| chief term = 1982–1989

| senior term = 1999–2022

| appointer = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}

| termination = death

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 9

| name = {{sortname|John A.|Reed Jr.}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1931–2015

| term = 1973–1984

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}

| termination = resignation

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 10

| name = {{sortname|Howell W.|Melton}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1923–2015

| term = 1977–1991

| chief term = —

| senior term = 1991–2015

| appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}

| termination = death

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 11

| name = {{sortname|George C.|Carr}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1929–1990

| term = 1977–1990

| chief term = 1989–1990

| senior term = —

| appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}

| termination = death

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 12

| name = {{sortname|Susan H.|Black}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1943–present

| term = 1979–1992

| chief term = 1990–1992

| senior term = —

| appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}

| termination = elevation to 11th Cir.

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 13

| name = William J. Castagna

| state = FL

| borndied = 1924–2020

| term = 1979–1992

| chief term = —

| senior term = 1992–2020

| appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}

| termination = death

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 14

| name = {{sortname|John H.|Moore II}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1929–2013

| term = 1981–1995

| chief term = 1992–1995

| senior term = 1995–2013

| appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}

| termination = death

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 16

| name = {{sortname|G. Kendall|Sharp}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1934–2022

| term = 1983–2000

| chief term = —

| senior term = 2000–2022

| appointer = Reagan

| termination = death

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former

| index = 18

| name = {{sortname|Ralph Wilson|Nimmons Jr.}}

| state = FL

| borndied = 1938–2003

| term = 1991–2003

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = {{sortname|G.H.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush}}

| termination = death

}}

{{end U.S. judgeship Former}}

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Chief judges

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Succession of seats

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 1

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Reassigned from Southern District on July 30, 1962 by 76 Stat. 247

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Simpson

| term = 1962–1966

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Krentzman, Jr.

| term = 1967–1982

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Sharp

| term = 1983–2000

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Antoon II

| term = 2000–2013

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Mendoza

| term = 2014–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 2

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Reassigned from Southern District on July 30, 1962 by 76 Stat. 247

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Lieb

| term = 1962–1971

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Hodges

| term = 1971–1999

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Whittemore

| term = 2000–2017

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Barber

| term = 2019–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 3

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Reassigned from Southern District on July 30, 1962 by 76 Stat. 247

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = McRae, Jr.

| term = 1962–1973

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Reed, Jr.

| term = 1973–1984

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Fawsett

| term = 1986–2008

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Scriven

| term = 2008–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 4

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat assigned on July 30, 1962 by 76 Stat. 247 (concurrent with Northern and Southern Districts)

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat reassigned solely to Middle District on September 17, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Young

| term = 1962–1981

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Kovachevich

| term = 1982–2018

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Badalamenti

| term = 2020–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 5

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Scott

| term = 1966–1976

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Carr

| term = 1977–1990

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Conway

| term = 1991–2015

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Jung

| term = 2018–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 6

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Tjoflat

| term = 1970–1975

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Melton, Sr.

| term = 1977–1991

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Schlesinger

| term = 1991–2006

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Howard

| term = 2007–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 7

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Black

| term = 1979–1992

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Adams, Jr.

| term = 1993–2010

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Dalton, Jr.

| term = 2011–2022

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Sneed

| term = 2024–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 8

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Castagna

| term = 1979–1992

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Bucklew

| term = 1993–2008

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Honeywell

| term = 2009–2023

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = vacant

| term = 2023–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 9

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Moore II

| term = 1981–1995

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Lazzara

| term = 1997–2011

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Davis

| term = 2013–2023

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = vacant

| term = 2023–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{col-end}}

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{{col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 10

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Nimmons, Jr.

| term = 1991–2003

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Covington

| term = 2004–2020

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Mizelle

| term = 2020–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 11

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Merryday

| term = 1992–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 12

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on November 29, 1999 by 113 Stat. 1501

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Steele

| term = 2000–2015

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Berger

| term = 2019–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 13

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on November 29, 1999 by 113 Stat. 1501

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Moody, Jr.

| term = 2000–2014

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Byron

| term = 2014–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 14

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on November 29, 1999 by 113 Stat. 1501

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Presnell

| term = 2000–2012

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Chappell

| term = 2013–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 15

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on November 29, 1999 by 113 Stat. 1501

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Corrigan

| term = 2002–2024

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = vacant

| term = 2024–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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Courthouse history

File:Historic Federal Courthouse.tif Completed in 1908 by architect John Knox Taylor, the historic Federal courthouse in Tampa stands as the only civic building constructed in the eclectic renaissance style.{{cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/ee520963-4ec2-437b-8826-e99b3674898b?branding=NRHP|title=National Registry|website=Npgallery.nps.gov|access-date=1 August 2017}} Initially serving as a U.S. Post Office, the courthouse moved two blocks down to its current location in 1998.{{cite web|url=https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/Division/TampaDivision.htm|title=Official Site of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida|first=Linda H.|last=Wade-Bahr|website=Flmd.uscourts.gov|access-date=1 August 2017}} Congress named the court in honor of long-time Tampa representative and University of Florida Law alumnus Sam Gibbons; the congressman is largely recognized as the founder of the University of South Florida.{{cite web|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-104publ230/pdf/PLAW-104publ230.pdf|title=Public Law 104-230|website=Gpo.gov|access-date=1 August 2017}}

U.S. Attorneys

  • [https://2dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/Former-Judges/Judge-Edward-F.-Boardman-deceased Edward F. Boardman] 1961–69
  • John L. Briggs 1969–78
  • John J. Daley 1978–79
  • Gary L. Betz 1979–82
  • Robert W. Merkle, Jr. 1982–88
  • [https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/05/13/robert-genzman-46-former-u-s-attorney/ Robert W. Genzman] 1988–93
  • [https://ballotpedia.org/Doug_Frazier Douglas N. Frazier] 1993
  • Larry H. Colleton 1994
  • Donna A. Bucella 1994
  • Charles R. Wilson 1994–99
  • Donna A. Bucella 1999–2001{{Cite web |title=Donna Bucella {{!}} C-SPAN.org |url=https://www.c-span.org/person/?1009055/DonnaBucella |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=www.c-span.org}}
  • Paul Ignatius Perez 2002?–2007
  • [https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/judges/james-klindt James R. Klindt] 2007
  • Robert E. O'Neill 2007–2008{{Cite web |date=2008-04-08 |title=The United States Department of Justice – United States Attorney's Office |url=http://www.justice.gov/usao/offices/index.html#f |access-date=2024-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408212445/http://www.justice.gov/usao/offices/index.html#f |archive-date=2008-04-08 }}
  • A. Brian Albritton 2008–2010{{Cite web |title=Lawyer goes full circle: From defense to prosecution and back again |url=https://www.floridatrend.com/article/15360/full-circle |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Florida Trend}}
  • Robert E. O'Neill 2010–2013
  • A. Lee Bentley III 2014–2017
  • William S. Muldrow 2017{{Cite web |date=2017-11-15 |title=U.S. Attorneys Listing {{!}} USAO {{!}} Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao/us-attorneys-listing |access-date=2024-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115113952/https://www.justice.gov/usao/us-attorneys-listing |archive-date=2017-11-15 }}
  • Maria Chapa Lopez 2018–2021
  • Karin Hoppmann 2021
  • Roger B. Handberg 2021–2025

Federal Defenders

  • Robert W. Knight (1977–1983) (office established)
  • H. Jay Stevens (1983–1999)
  • R. Fletcher Peacock (1999–2007)
  • Donna Lee Elm (2007–2021)
  • Alec F. Hall (2021–present)

See also

References

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