Barkett, Rosemary
Born 1939 in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on September 24, 1993, to a seat vacated by Paul Hitch Roney; Confirmed by the Senate on April 14, 1994, and received commission on April 15, 1994.

Education:
St. Joseph`s College, A.A., 1959

Spring Hill College, B.S., 1967

University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1970

Professional Career:
Member, Sisters of St. Joseph, 1956-1967
Teacher, elementary and jr. high school, St. Augustine, Florida, 1960-1968
Private practice, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1971-1979
Judge, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court, State of Florida, 1979-1984
Chief Judge, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court, 1983-1984
Judge, Fourth District Court of Appeals, State of Florida, 1984-1985
Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 1985-1994
Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 1992-1994


Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Female
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