Judicial service
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Judge
1981 – 1998 · 17 yrs
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge
1966 – 1981 · 15 yrsAppointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
District Court, S.D. Florida
Judge
1961 – 1966 · 5 yrsAppointed by John F. Kennedy
Career
Private practice
1945 – 1961 · 16 yrs
U.S. Army major
JAG Department
1942 – 1945 · 3 yrs
Private practice
1933 – 1942 · 9 yrs
Education
LL.B., Stetson University