United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Florida

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
(S.D. Fla.)
Location	Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. U.S. Courthouse (Miami) More locations C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse (Miami); James L. King Federal Justice Building (Miami); Fort Lauderdale; West Palm Beach; Fort Pierce; Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse (Key West);
Appeals to	Eleventh Circuit
Established	February 23, 1847
Judges	18
Chief Judge	Cecilia Altonaga
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Markenzy Lapointe
U.S. Marshal	Gadyaces S. Serralta
	www.flsd.uscourts.gov

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

United States federal district court in Florida

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (in case citations, S.D. Fla. or S.D. Fl.) is the federal United States district court with territorial jurisdiction over the southern part of the state of Florida.^[1]

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Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse in Miami in 2007

Appeals from cases brought in the Southern District of Florida are to the United States Court of Appeals for 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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[6] [N 1]
Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1864, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 20, 1864, and received commission the same day.

[7] [N 2]
Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 7, 1870, confirmed by the Senate on February 18, 1871, and received commission the same day.

[8] [N 3]
Recess appointment; the Senate did not confirm the appointment.

[9] [N 4]
Recess appointment; formally nominated on April 12, 1913, confirmed by the Senate on April 24, 1913, and received commission the same day.

[Jointly-10] [N 5]
Jointly appointed to the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida.

[11] [N 6]
From 1943-1947, Judge DeVane was jointly appointed to the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida.

[12] [N 7]
Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 1956, and received commission the same day.

[13] [N 8]
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.

[1] [1]
28 U.S.C. § 89.

[S393-2] [2]
Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 393.

[fjcfl-3] [3]
U.S. District Courts of Florida, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.

[4] [4]
28 U.S.C. § 89

[flsd.uscourts.gov-5] [5]
"Southern District Map" (PDF). www.flsd.uscourts.gov.

[14] [6]
"Bicn Celebration" (PDF). www.justice.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

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"The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Florida".

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#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by
58	Chief Judge	Cecilia Altonaga	Miami	1962	2003–present	2021–present	—	G.W. Bush
45	District Judge	K. Michael Moore	Miami	1951	1992–present	2014–2021	—	G.H.W. Bush
50	District Judge	Donald M. Middlebrooks	West Palm Beach	1946	1997–present	—	—	Clinton
52	District Judge	William Dimitrouleas	Ft. Lauderdale	1951	1998–present	—	—	Clinton
57	District Judge	Jose E. Martinez	Miami	1941	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
61	District Judge	Kathleen M. Williams	Miami	1956	2011–present	—	—	Obama
64	District Judge	Darrin P. Gayles	Miami	1966	2014–present	—	—	Obama
65	District Judge	Beth Bloom	Miami	1962	2014–present	—	—	Obama
66	District Judge	Robin L. Rosenberg	West Palm Beach	1962	2014–present	—	—	Obama
67	District Judge	Roy Altman	Miami Ft. Lauderdale	1982	2019–present	—	—	Trump
68	District Judge	Rodolfo Ruiz	Miami	1979	2019–present	—	—	Trump
69	District Judge	Rodney Smith	Ft. Lauderdale	1974	2019–present	—	—	Trump
70	District Judge	Raag Singhal	Ft. Lauderdale	1963	2019–present	—	—	Trump
71	District Judge	Aileen Cannon	Ft. Pierce	1981	2020–present	—	—	Trump
72	District Judge	Jacqueline Becerra	Miami	1970	2024–present	—	—	Biden
73	District Judge	David S. Leibowitz	Ft. Lauderdale	1971	2024–present	—	—	Biden
74	District Judge	Melissa Damian	Ft. Lauderdale	1968	2024–present	—	—	Biden
75	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Senior Judge	James Lawrence King	Miami	1927	1970–1992	1984–1991	1992–present	Nixon
31	Senior Judge	Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr.	Ft. Lauderdale	1931	1978–1996	—	1996–present	Carter
40	Senior Judge	William J. Zloch	Ft. Lauderdale	1944	1985–2017	2000–2007	2017–present	Reagan
42	Senior Judge	Federico A. Moreno	Miami	1952	1990–2020	2007–2014	2020–present	G.H.W. Bush
43	Senior Judge	Donald L. Graham	Miami	1948	1991–2013	—	2013–present	G.H.W. Bush
48	Senior Judge	Daniel T. K. Hurley	West Palm Beach	1943	1994–2009	—	2009–present	Clinton
49	Senior Judge	Joan A. Lenard	Miami	1952	1995–2017	—	2017–present	Clinton
51	Senior Judge	Alan Stephen Gold	inactive	1944	1997–2010	—	2010–present	Clinton
53	Senior Judge	Patricia A. Seitz	Miami	1946	1998–2012	—	2012–present	Clinton
55	Senior Judge	Paul Huck	Miami	1940	2000–2010	—	2010–present	Clinton
56	Senior Judge	Kenneth Marra	West Palm Beach	1951	2002–2017	—	2017–present	G.W. Bush
59	Senior Judge	James I. Cohn	Ft. Lauderdale	1948	2003–2016	—	2016–present	G.W. Bush
62	Senior Judge	Robert N. Scola Jr.	Miami	1955	2011–2023	—	2023–present	Obama

#	Judge	State	Born–died	Active service	Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	William Marvin	FL	1808–1902	1847–1863	—	—	Polk	resignation
2	Thomas Jefferson Boynton	FL	1838–1871	1863–1870^{[Note 1]}	—	—	Lincoln	resignation
3	John McKinney	FL	1829–1871	1870–1871^{[Note 2]}	—	—	Grant	death
4	James William Locke	FL	1837–1922	1872–1912	—	—	Grant	retirement
5	John Moses Cheney	FL	1859–1922	1912–1913^{[Note 3]}	—	—	Taft	not confirmed
6	Rhydon Mays Call	FL	1858–1927	1913–1927^{[Note 4]}	—	—	Wilson	death
7	Lake Jones	FL	1867–1930	1924–1930	—	—	Coolidge	death
8	Alexander Akerman	FL	1869–1948	1929–1939	—	1939–1948	Coolidge	death
9	Halsted L. Ritter	FL	1868–1951	1929–1936	—	—	Coolidge	impeachment and conviction
10	Louie Willard Strum	FL	1890–1954	1931–1950	1948–1950	—	Hoover	elevation to 5th Cir.
11	John W. Holland	FL	1883–1969	1936–1955	1950–1955	1955–1969	F. Roosevelt	death
12	William J. Barker	FL	1886–1968	1940–1959	1955–1959	1959–1968	F. Roosevelt	death
13	Curtis L. Waller	FL	1887–1950	1940–1943^{[Note 5]}	—	—	F. Roosevelt	elevation to 5th Cir.
14	Dozier A. DeVane	FL	1883–1963	1943–1958^{[Note 6]}	—	1958–1963	F. Roosevelt	death
15	George William Whitehurst	FL	1891–1974	1950–1961^{[Note 5]}	1959–1961	1961–1974	Truman	death
16	John Milton Bryan Simpson	FL	1903–1987	1950–1962	1961–1962	—	Truman	reassignment to M.D. Fla
17	Emett Clay Choate	FL	1891–1974	1954–1965	—	1965–1974	Eisenhower	death
18	Joseph Patrick Lieb	FL	1901–1971	1955–1962^{[Note 7]}	—	—	Eisenhower	reassignment to M.D. Fla
18	William McRae	FL	1909–1973	1961–1962	—	—	Kennedy	reassignment to M.D. Fla
19	David W. Dyer	FL	1910–1998	1961–1966	1962–1966	—	Kennedy	elevation to 5th Cir.
20	George C. Young	FL	1916–2015	1961–1966^{[Note 8]}	—	—	Kennedy	reassignment to M.D. Fla
21	Charles B. Fulton	FL	1910–1996	1963–1978	1966–1977	1978–1996	Kennedy	death
22	William O. Mehrtens	FL	1905–1980	1965–1975	—	1975–1980	L. Johnson	death
23	C. Clyde Atkins	FL	1914–1999	1966–1982	1977–1982	1982–1999	L. Johnson	death
24	Ted Cabot	FL	1917–1971	1966–1971	—	—	L. Johnson	death
25	Joe Oscar Eaton	FL	1920–2008	1967–1985	1982–1984	1985–2008	L. Johnson	death
26	Peter T. Fay	FL	1929–2021	1970–1976	—	—	Nixon	elevation to 5th Cir.
28	Norman Charles Roettger Jr.	FL	1930–2003	1972–1997	1991–1997	1997–2003	Nixon	death
29	Sidney Aronovitz	FL	1920–1997	1976–1988	—	1988–1997	Ford	death
30	William Hoeveler	FL	1922–2017	1977–1991	—	1991–2017	Carter	death
32	Edward B. Davis	FL	1933–2010	1979–2000	1997–2000	—	Carter	retirement
33	James W. Kehoe	FL	1925–1998	1979–1992	—	1992–1998	Carter	death
34	James Carriger Paine	FL	1924–2010	1979–1992	—	1992–2010	Carter	death
35	Eugene P. Spellman	FL	1930–1991	1979–1991	—	—	Carter	death
36	Alcee Hastings	FL	1936–2021	1979–1989	—	—	Carter	impeachment and conviction
37	Lenore Carrero Nesbitt	FL	1932–2001	1983–1998	—	1998–2001	Reagan	death
38	Stanley Marcus	FL	1946–present	1985–1997	—	—	Reagan	elevation to 11th Cir.
39	Thomas Scott	FL	1948–present	1985–1990	—	—	Reagan	resignation
41	Kenneth Ryskamp	FL	1932–2017	1986–2000	—	2000–2017	Reagan	death
44	Shelby Highsmith	FL	1929–2015	1991–2002	—	2002–2015	G.H.W. Bush	death
46	Ursula Mancusi Ungaro	FL	1951–present	1992–2021	—	2021	G.H.W. Bush	retirement
47	Wilkie D. Ferguson	FL	1938–2003	1993–2003	—	—	Clinton	death
54	Adalberto Jordan	FL	1961–present	1999–2012	—	—	Clinton	elevation to 11th Cir.
60	Marcia G. Cooke	FL	1954–2023	2004–2022	—	2022–2023	G.W. Bush	death
63	Robin S. Rosenbaum	FL	1966–present	2012–2014	—	—	Obama	elevation to 11th Cir.

United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Florida

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

History

Jurisdiction

United States attorney and marshal

Organization of the court

Current judges

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Former judges

Chief judges

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See also

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United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
(S.D. Fla.)

Location	Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. U.S. Courthouse (Miami) More locations C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse (Miami) James L. King Federal Justice Building (Miami) Fort Lauderdale West Palm Beach Fort Pierce Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse (Key West)
Appeals to	Eleventh Circuit
Established	February 23, 1847
Judges	18
Chief Judge	Cecilia Altonaga
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Markenzy Lapointe
U.S. Marshal	Gadyaces S. Serralta
www.flsd.uscourts.gov