United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
(M.D. Fla.)
Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse
Appeals to:	Eleventh Circuit
Established:	July 30, 1962
Judges assigned:	15
Chief Judge:	Steven Douglas Merryday
http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/

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 ^[1]

The United States Attorney for the District is A. Lee Bentley, III.

Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida is one of three federal judicial districts in Florida.^[2] 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

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by
21	Chief Judge	Steven Douglas Merryday	Tampa	1950	1992–present	2015–present	—	G. H. W. Bush
15	District Judge	Elizabeth A. Kovachevich	Tampa	1936	1982–present	1996–2002	—	Reagan
25	District Judge	James D. Whittemore	Tampa	1952	2000–present	—	—	Clinton
30	District Judge	Timothy J. Corrigan	Jacksonville	1956	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
31	District Judge	Virginia M. Hernandez Covington	Tampa	1955	2004–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
32	District Judge	Marcia Morales Howard	Jacksonville	1965	2007–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
33	District Judge	Mary Stenson Scriven	Tampa	1962	2008–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
34	District Judge	Charlene Honeywell	Orlando	1957	2009–present	—	—	Obama
35	District Judge	Roy B. Dalton, Jr.	Orlando	1952	2011–present	—	—	Obama
36	District Judge	Sheri Polster Chappell	Ft. Myers	1962	2013–present	—	—	Obama
37	District Judge	Brian J. Davis	Jacksonville	1953	2013–present	—	—	Obama
38	District Judge	Paul G. Byron	Orlando	1959	2014–present	—	—	Obama
39	District Judge	Carlos Eduardo Mendoza	Orlando	1970	2014–present	—	—	Obama
40	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Senior District Judge	William Terrell Hodges	Ocala	1934	1971–1999	1982–1989	1999–present	Nixon
13	Senior District Judge	William J. Castagna	Tampa	1924	1979–1992	—	1992–present	Carter
16	Senior District Judge	G. Kendall Sharp	Orlando	1934	1983–2000	—	2000–present	Reagan
17	Senior District Judge	Patricia C. Fawsett	Orlando	1943	1986–2008	2003–2008	2008–present	Reagan
19	Senior District Judge	Harvey E. Schlesinger	Jacksonville	1940	1991–2006	—	2006–present	G.H.W. Bush
20	Senior District Judge	Anne C. Conway	Orlando	1950	1991–2015	2008–2015	2015–present	G. H. W. Bush
22	Senior District Judge	Henry Lee Adams, Jr.	Jacksonville	1945	1993–2010	—	2010–present	Clinton
23	Senior District Judge	Susan C. Bucklew	Tampa	1942	1993–2008	—	2008–present	Clinton
24	Senior District Judge	Richard A. Lazzara	Tampa	1945	1997–2011	—	2011–present	Clinton
26	Senior District Judge	John Antoon II	Orlando	1946	2000–2013	—	2013–present	Clinton
27	Senior District Judge	John E. Steele	Ft. Myers	1949	2000–2015	—	2015–present	Clinton
28	Senior District Judge	James S. Moody, Jr.	Tampa	1947	2000–2014	—	2014–present	Clinton
29	Senior District Judge	Gregory A. Presnell	Orlando	1942	2000–2012	—	2012–present	Clinton

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat	Seat last held by	Vacancy reason	Date of vacancy	Nominee	Date of nomination
12	John E. Steele	Senior Status	June 3, 2015	Patricia D. Barksdale	April 28, 2016
5	Anne C. Conway	Senior Status	August 1, 2015	William F. Jung	April 28, 2016

Former judges

#	Judge	State	Born–died	Active service	Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Simpson, John Milton BryanJohn Milton Bryan Simpson	FL	1903–1987	1962–1966	1962–1966	—	Truman, Truman	appointment to 5th Cir.
2	Lieb, Joseph PatrickJoseph Patrick Lieb	FL	1901–1971	1962–1971	1966–1971	—	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
3	McRae, WilliamWilliam McRae	FL	1909–1973	1962–1973	1971–1973	—	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
4	Young, George C.George C. Young	FL	1916–2015	1961–1981	1973–1981	1981–2015	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
5	Scott, Charles R.Charles R. Scott	FL	1904–1983	1966–1976	—	1976–1983	L. Johnson, L. Johnson	death
6	Krentzman, BenBen Krentzman	FL	1914–1998	1967–1982	1981–1982	1982–1998	L. Johnson, L. Johnson	death
7	Tjoflat, Gerald BardGerald Bard Tjoflat	FL	1929–present	1970–1975	—	—	Nixon, Nixon	appointment to 5th Cir.
9	Reed, Jr., John A.John A. Reed, Jr.	FL	1931–present	1973–1984	—	—	Nixon, Nixon	resignation
10	Melton, Howell W.Howell W. Melton	FL	1923–2015	1977–1991	—	1991–2015	Carter, Carter	death
11	Carr, George C.George C. Carr	FL	1929–1990	1977–1990	1989–1990	—	Carter, Carter	death
12	Black, Susan H.Susan H. Black	FL	1943–present	1979–1992	1990–1992	—	Carter, Carter	appointment to 11th Cir.
14	Moore II, John H.John H. Moore II	FL	1929–2013	1981–1995	1992–1995	1995–2013	Reagan, Reagan	death
18	Nimmons, Jr., Ralph WilsonRalph Wilson Nimmons, Jr.	FL	1938–2003	1991–2003	—	—	G.H.W. Bush, G.H.W. Bush	death

By seat

Seat 1
Reassigned from S.D. Fla on July 30, 1962 by 76 Stat. 247
Simpson	1962–1966
Krentzman, Jr.	1967–1982
Sharp	1983–2000
Antoon II	2000–2013
Mendoza	2014–present

Seat 2
Reassigned from S.D. Fla on July 30, 1962 by 76 Stat. 247
Lieb	1962–1971
Hodges	1971–1999
Whittemore	2000–present

Seat 3
Reassigned from S.D. Fla on July 30, 1962 by 76 Stat. 247
McRae, Jr.	1962–1973
Reed, Jr.	1973–1984
Fawsett	1986–2008
Scriven	2008–present

Seat 4
Reassigned from N.D. Fla/S.D. Fla on July 30, 1962 by 76 Stat. 247
Young	1962–1981
Kovachevich	1982–present

Seat 5
Seat established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Scott	1966–1976
Carr	1977–1990
Conway	1991–2015
vacant	2015–present

Seat 6
Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
Tjoflat	1970–1975
Melton, Sr.	1977–1991
Schlesinger	1991–2006
Howard	2007–present

Seat 7
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Black	1979–1992
Adams, Jr.	1993–2010
Dalton, Jr.	2011–present

Seat 8
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Moore II	1981–1995
Lazzara	1997–2011
Davis	2013–present

Seat 9
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Castagna	1979–1992
Bucklew	1993–2008
Honeywell	2009–present

Seat 10
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Nimmons, Jr.	1991–2003
Covington	2004–present

Seat 11
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Merryday	1992–present

Seat 12
Seat established on November 29, 1999 by 113 Stat. 1501
Steele	2000–2015
vacant	2015–present

Seat 13
Seat established on November 29, 1999 by 113 Stat. 1501
Presnell	2000–2012
Chappell	2013–present

Seat 14
Seat established on November 29, 1999 by 113 Stat. 1501
Moody, Jr.	2000–2014
Byron	2014–present

Seat 15
Seat established on November 29, 1999 by 113 Stat. 1501
Corrigan	2002–present

References

↑ http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_fl.html U.S. District Courts Florida, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
↑ 28 U.S.C. § 89

External links

Current active district judges of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

M. Alabama	Watkins 2 seats vacant

N. Alabama	Bowdre Coogler Proctor Hopkins Kallon Haikala 2 seats vacant

S. Alabama	Steele DuBose 1 seat vacant

M. Florida	Merryday Kovachevich Whittemore Corrigan Covington Howard Scriven Honeywell Dalton Chappell Davis Byron Mendoza 2 seats vacant

N. Florida	Rodgers Walker 2 seats vacant

S. Florida	Moore Zloch Moreno Ungaro Lenard Middlebrooks Dimitrouleas Marra Martinez Altonaga Cooke Williams Scola Gayles Bloom Rosenberg 2 seats vacant

M. Georgia	Land Treadwell Abrams 1 seat vacant

N. Georgia	Thrash Murphy Story Duffey Batten Totenberg Jones May Cohen Ross 1 seat vacant

S. Georgia	Wood Moore Hall

Current senior district judges of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

M. Alabama	Thompson Albritton

N. Alabama	Hancock Propst Acker Blackburn Smith Johnson

S. Alabama	Butler Granade

M. Florida	Hodges Castagna Sharp Fawsett Schlesinger Conway Adams Bucklew Lazzara Antoon Steele Moody Presnell

N. Florida	Stafford Paul Vinson Collier Mickle Smoak Hinkle

S. Florida	King Hoeveler Gonzalez Ryskamp Graham Hurley Gold Seitz Huck Cohn

M. Georgia	Sands Lawson Royal

N. Georgia	O'Kelley Evans Shoob Vining Cooper Hunt Pannell

S. Georgia	Bowen

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