Thomas "Tom" Gallen, Jr. | |
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| Florida House of Representatives | |
| In office 1965–1972 | |
| Florida Senate | |
| In office 1972–1978 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28,1932 Tampa,Florida |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Alma mater | Florida State University,University of Florida |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Years of service | 1952-1955 |
Thomas "Tom" Gallen,Jr. (born December 28,1932) is a retired Florida state legislator and circuit judge.
Gallen was born in Tampa,Florida in 1932. [1] He attended the University of Tampa,leaving during the Korean War in order to enlist in the Army Special Forces. [2] He was a member of the inaugural group of Green Berets formed in 1952 and deployed to Bad Tölz,Germany in 1953,serving until 1955. [1] [3] After leaving the army he returned to school,receiving a BS in Business Administration from Florida State University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida. [4] Gallen's father,Thomas Gallen,Sr.,had been an attorney as well,practicing for only a few months before the Great Depression,then leaving law,but Gallen Jr. was never made aware of this fact until after his own graduation from law school. [2]
Gallen was a law partner at the law firm of Miller Gallen Kaklis and Venable from 1960 to 1985. [5] During this period he also held public office,serving as a member of the Florida legislature for 12 years,first in the Florida House of Representatives,where he served from 1965–1972,before being elected to the Florida Senate. [6] [7] During his time in the Senate,he became chairman of the senate rules and calendar committee. [8] He served in the Florida Senate from 1972-1978 before leaving office,opting to return to practicing law rather than seeking reelection. [9] In 1985,he was elected to the 12th Judicial Circuit as a circuit judge,where he was elected as chief judge in 1998,and served until he retired in 2002. [10] In 2005,Judge Gallen received the Manatee County Bar lifetime achievement award. [11] He served as a senior circuit judge for the 12th Judicial Circuit and associate judge on the 2nd District Court of Appeals. [12] [13] In 2009,he issued a legal opinion that lead to the release of James Bain following 35 years in prison,after DNA evidence was used to prove he was wrongfully convicted of rape. [14] In 2013,Gallen was named to the Manatee County Rural Health Services board of directors. [15]
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