History of the Federal Judiciary


  U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Florida

   Chief Judges of the Districts of Florida
 Number of chief judges who have served the Nothern District of Florida: 8
Carswell, George Harrold (1958-1969)
Arnow, Winston Eugene (1969-1981)
Stafford, William Henry Jr. (1981-1993)
Paul, Maurice Mitchell (1993-1997)
Vinson, Clyde Roger (1997-2004)
Hinkle, Robert Lewis (2004-2009)
Mickle, Stephan P. (2009-2011)
Rodgers, Margaret Catharine (2011-present)

 Number of chief judges who have served the Middle District of Florida: 12
Simpson, John Milton Bryan (1962-1966)
Lieb, Joseph Patrick (1966-1971)
McRae, William Allan Jr. (1971-1973)
Young, George Cressler (1973-1981)
Krentzman, Isaac Benjamin Jr. (1981-1982)
Hodges, William Terrell (1982-1989)
Carr, George Carter (1989-1990)
Black, Susan Harrell (1990-1992)
Moore, John Henry II (1992-1995)
Kovachevich, Elizabeth Anne (1996-2002)
Fawsett, Patricia C. (2003-2008)
Conway, Anne C. (2008-present)

 Number of chief judges who have served the Southern District of Florida: 14
Strum, Louie Willard (1948-1950)
Holland, John Warthen (1950-1955)
Barker, William Julius (1955-1959)
Whitehurst, George William (1959-1961)
Simpson, John Milton Bryan (1961-1962)
Dyer, David William (1962-1966)
Fulton, Charles Britton (1966-1977)
Atkins, Carl Clyde (1977-1982)
Eaton, Joseph Oscar (1982-1984)
King, James Lawrence (1984-1991)
Roettger, Norman Charles Jr. (1991-1997)
Davis, Edward Bertrand (1997-2000)
Zloch, William J. (2000-2007)
Moreno, Federico A. (2007-present)

 

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