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

References

  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.
  5. Hodges, Sam (December 13, 1987). "Still Claude Kirk after All These Years". Florida Magazine (The Orlando Sentinel). Orlando, Florida. p. 26.
  6. French, Mary Ann (October 8, 1987). "Chiles, Graham Join Foes of Judge Bork's Confirmation". Tampa Bay Times . Tampa, Florida. p. 5A.
  7. "Court Nominee Expected to Be Chosen This Week". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. October 27, 1987. p. 12A.
  8. Bill Rankin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Trump gets another seat to fill on influential Atlanta appeals court". ajc.
  9. "Published Opinions Log | United States Court of Appeals". www.ca11.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  10. "Tribute to Gerald Bard Tjoflat — Duke Law Review". scholarship.law.duke.edu. Retrieved 2015-06-03.

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Gerald Bard Tjoflat
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Tjoflat in 2022
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
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