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Scola, Robert Nichols, Jr.
Born 1955 in Worcester, MA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Nominated by Barack Obama on May 4, 2011, to a seat vacated by Paul C. Huck. Confirmed by the Senate on October 19, 2011, and received commission on October 20, 2011. Assumed senior status on November 1, 2023.
Education:
Brown University, B.A., 1977
Boston College Law School, J.D., 1980
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Nominated by Barack Obama on May 4, 2011, to a seat vacated by Paul C. Huck. Confirmed by the Senate on October 19, 2011, and received commission on October 20, 2011. Assumed senior status on November 1, 2023.
Education:
Brown University, B.A., 1977
Boston College Law School, J.D., 1980
Professional Career:
Assistant state attorney, Dade County, Florida, 1980-1986
Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1986-1995
Adjunct professor, University of Miami School of Law, 1994-2011
Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 1995-2011
Adjunct professor, Florida International University College of Law, 2007-2011