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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Florida: Chief Judges
Northern District of Florida
Number of chief judges: 10 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 (2011-2018)
Walker, Mark Eaton (2018-2025)
Winsor, Allen Cothrel (2025-present)
Southern District of Florida
Number of chief judges: 16 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. (2007-2014)
Moore, Kevin Michael (2014-2021)
Altonaga, Cecilia M. (2021-present)
Middle District of Florida
Number of chief judges: 15 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. (2008-2015)
Merryday, Steven Douglas (2015-2020)
Corrigan, Timothy J. (2020-2024)
Howard, Marcia Morales (2024-present)