United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Florida

United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
(N.D. Fla.)
Location	Tallahassee More locations Gainesville; Panama City; Winston E. Arnow Federal Building (Pensacola); Marianna;
Appeals to	Eleventh Circuit
Established	February 23, 1847
Judges	4
Chief Judge	Mark E. Walker
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Jason R. Coody
U.S. Marshal	R. Don Ladner Jr.
	www.flnd.uscourts.gov

United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida

United States federal district court in Florida

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (in case citations, N.D. Fla.) is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

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The District was established on February 23, 1847, with the division of the state into a Northern and Southern district.^[1]

As of December 26, 2021^[update] the United States attorney for the District is Jason R. Coody.^[2]

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[5] [N 1]
Reassigned from the District of Florida.

[6] [N 2]
Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 5, 1889, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 1, 1890, and received commission the same day.

[7] [N 3]
Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 3, 1907, confirmed by the Senate on May 20, 1908, and received commission the same day.

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Jointly appointed to the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida.

[9] [N 5]
From 1943-1947, Judge DeVane was jointly appointed to the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida.

[10] [N 6]
From 1961-1962, Judge Young was jointly appointed to the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. From 1962-1966, Judge Young was jointly appointed to the Middle, Northern, and Southern Districts of Florida.

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http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_fl.doc U.S. District Courts Florida, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center

[2] [2]
"Jason R. Coody Appointed As U.S. Attorney For The Northern District Of Florida By Attorney General Merrick Garland" (Press release). January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.

[3] [3]
28 U.S.C. § 89

[4] [4]
"Northern District of Florida | United States District Court".

[11] [5]
"Call, Rhydon M. - Judge Call | Amelia Island Museum of History". ameliaisland.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.

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#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by
24	Chief Judge	Mark E. Walker	Tallahassee	1967	2012–present	2018–present	—	Obama
22	District Judge	M. Casey Rodgers	Pensacola	1964	2003–present	2011–2018	—	G.W. Bush
25	District Judge	Allen Winsor	Tallahassee	1976	2019–present	—	—	Trump
26	District Judge	T. Kent Wetherell II	Pensacola	1970	2019–present	—	—	Trump
15	Senior Judge	William Henry Stafford Jr.	Tallahassee	1931	1975–1996	1981–1993	1996–present	Ford
19	Senior Judge	Lacey A. Collier	Pensacola	1935	1991–2003	—	2003–present	G.H.W. Bush
20	Senior Judge	Robert Hinkle	Tallahassee	1951	1996–2016	2004–2009	2016–present	Clinton

#	Judge	State	Born–died	Active service	Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Isaac H. Bronson	FL	1802–1855	1847–1855^{[Note 1]}	—	—	Polk/Operation of law	death
2	McQueen McIntosh	FL	1822–1868	1856–1861	—	—	Pierce	resignation
3	Philip Fraser	FL	1814–1876	1862–1876	—	—	Lincoln	death
4	Thomas Settle	FL	1831–1888	1877–1888	—	—	Grant	death
5	Charles Swayne	FL	1842–1907	1889–1907^{[Note 2]}	—	—	B. Harrison	death
6	William Bostwick Sheppard	FL	1860–1934	1907–1934^{[Note 3]}	—	—	T. Roosevelt	death
7	Augustus V. Long	FL	1877–1955	1934–1947	—	1947–1955	F. Roosevelt	death
8	Curtis L. Waller	FL	1887–1950	1940–1943^{[Note 4]}	—	—	F. Roosevelt	elevation to 5th Cir.
9	Dozier A. DeVane	FL	1883–1963	1943–1958^{[Note 5]}	—	1958–1963	F. Roosevelt	death
10	George William Whitehurst	FL	1891–1974	1950–1961^{[Note 4]}	—	1961–1974	Truman	death
11	G. Harrold Carswell	FL	1919–1992	1958–1969	1958–1969	—	Eisenhower	elevation to 5th Cir.
12	George C. Young	FL	1916–2015	1961–1966^{[Note 6]}	—	—	Kennedy	seat abolished
13	Winston Arnow	FL	1911–1994	1967–1981	1969–1981	1981–1994	L. Johnson	death
14	David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr.	FL	1926–1997	1969–1974	—	—	Nixon	resignation
16	Lynn Carlton Higby	FL	1938–1992	1979–1983	—	—	Carter	resignation
17	Maurice M. Paul	FL	1932–2016	1982–1997	1993–1997	1997–2016	Reagan	death
18	Roger Vinson	FL	1940–2023	1983–2005	1997–2004	2005–2023	Reagan	death
21	Stephan P. Mickle	FL	1944–2021	1998–2011	2009–2011	2011–2021	Clinton	death
23	John Richard Smoak Jr.	FL	1943–2022	2005–2015	–	2015–2022	G.W. Bush	death

United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Florida

United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida

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Former judges

Chief judges

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United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
(N.D. Fla.)
Location	Tallahassee More locations Gainesville Panama City Winston E. Arnow Federal Building (Pensacola) Marianna
Appeals to	Eleventh Circuit
Established	February 23, 1847
Judges	4
Chief Judge	Mark E. Walker
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Jason R. Coody
U.S. Marshal	R. Don Ladner Jr.
www.flnd.uscourts.gov