William Henry Stafford Jr. | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida | |
Assumed office May 31, 1996 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida | |
In office 1981–1993 | |
Preceded by | Winston Arnow |
Succeeded by | Maurice M. Paul |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida | |
In office May 14,1975 –May 31,1996 | |
Appointed by | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. |
Succeeded by | Robert Hinkle |
Personal details | |
Born | Masury,Ohio,U.S. | May 11,1931
Education | Temple University (BS,LLB) |
William Henry Stafford Jr. (born May 11,1931) [1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Born in Masury,Ohio,Stafford received a Bachelor of Science degree from Temple University in 1953 and a Bachelor of Laws from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1956. He was in the United States Navy as a lieutenant (j.g.) from 1956 to 1960. He was in private practice in Pensacola,Florida from 1961 to 1969. He was an assistant city attorney of Pensacola in 1963. He was State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit Court of Florida from 1967 to 1969. He was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida from 1969 to 1975. [2]
Stafford was nominated by President Gerald Ford on April 18,1975,to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida vacated by Judge David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 12,1975,and received his commission on May 14,1975. He served as chief judge from 1981 to 1993. He assumed senior status on May 31,1996. [2]
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