Gerald Bard Tjoflat

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  1. ↑ Joel Flaum, originally appointed by Ford to the Northern District of Illinois, would be appointed by Ronald Reagan to the Seventh Circuit and remain in active service until November 30, 2020
  2. ↑ Tjoflat’s 49 years and 34 days in active service is exceeded only by:
    1. Henry Potter of the District of North Carolina and the original Fifth Circuit with 56 years and 225 days
    2. William Cranch of the original District of Columbia Circuit with 54 years, 182 days
    3. Manuel Real of the Central District of California with 52 years and one day

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  1. ↑ Hall, K.; Rise, E.W. (1991). From local courts to national tribunals: the federal district courts of Florida, 1821-1990. Carlson Pub. ISBN   9780926019591 . Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. 1 2 3 Corrigan, Timothy J. (2020). "The 'Duke' of the Federal Court: Celebrating Gerald B. Tjoflat's 50 Years as a Federal Judge | Judicature". Judicature. 104 (3). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Gerald Bard Tjoflat at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
  4. ↑ Yalof, David Alistair (1999). Pursuit of Justices: Presidential Politics and the Selection of Supreme Court Nominees from Herbert Hoover to George W. Bush. University of Chicago Press. p. 162. ISBN   0226945456.
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  9. ↑ "Published Opinions Log | United States Court of Appeals". www.ca11.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
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Gerald Bard Tjoflat
Gerald Tjoflat (cropped).jpg
Tjoflat in 2022
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 19, 2019
Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 84 Stat. 294
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
1970–1975		Succeeded by
Preceded byJudge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1975–1981		Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Preceded by
Seat established by 94 Stat. 1994
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1981–2019		Succeeded by
Preceded byChief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1989–1996		Succeeded by
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