Guy Spicola | |
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Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida [1] | |
In office January 9, 1980 [1] –1997 Chief Judge: 1985-1988 [2] | |
Appointed by | Bob Graham [1] |
Member of the Florida Senate from the 22nd district | |
In office November 19,1974 –November 21,1978 | |
Preceded by | Louis A. de la Parte Jr. [3] |
Succeeded by | Malcolm E. Beard [3] |
Member of the Florida House of Representatives | |
In office November 15,1966 –November 19,1974 | |
Preceded by | multi-member district |
Succeeded by | George H. Sheldon [4] |
Constituency | Hillsborough County (1966-1967) 64th district (1967-1969) 62nd district (1971) 69th district (1973-1974) |
City Prosecutor of Temple Terrace,Florida | |
In office 1963–1965 | |
Mayor | George W. Fee [5] |
Personal details | |
Born | February 27,1938 Tampa,Florida |
Political party | Republican Democratic (until late 1970s) |
Spouse | Georgie |
Children | Brandon and Courtney |
Education | University of Florida (BA,JD) |
Occupation | lawyer |
Guy William "Butch" Spicola (born February 27,1938) is an American lawyer,former judge and former politician from Florida.
Spicola was born in Tampa. An attorney,he attended the University of Florida,earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1962. [8] From 1963 to 1965 he served as the City Prosecutor for Temple Terrace,Florida under Mayor George Fee. [2]
In 1966,he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives for the 64th district. He was redistricted to the 62nd district in 1971,and the 69th district in 1973. [4] He was elected to the State Senate for the 22nd district in 1974 and served until 1979. He was a member of the Democratic Party until the late 1970s when he switched to the Republican Party. [3] [9] He also served for the 36th district where he succeeded John R. Culbreath. [4]
He was appointed a Circuit Judge in 1980 [2] and served until 1997 [2] when he became a partner in the law firm of Holland &Knight until 2002 when he opened his own practice in Tampa.
He is married to Georgie Blevens and they have two children. [8]
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