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William Henry Stafford Jr.
Installed May 31, 1996
Personal details
Born
William Henry Stafford Jr.

May 11, 1931(1931-05-11) (age 93)
Masury, Ohio
Education Temple University (B.S.)
Temple University Beasley School of Law (LL.B.)

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.

Education and career[]

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]

Federal judicial service[]

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]

References[]

  1. "BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA". http://www.lawdiary.com/docs/subscribers/FL_Judicial_Biographies.pdf. 
  2. 2.0 2.1
    • William Henry Stafford Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources[]

  • William Henry Stafford Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices
Preceded by
David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
1975–1996
Succeeded by
Robert Lewis Hinkle
Preceded by
Winston E. Arnow
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
1981–1993
Succeeded by
Maurice M. Paul
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