William Henry Stafford Jr.

For other people named William Stafford, see William Stafford (disambiguation).
William Henry Stafford Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 31, 1996
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
In office
1981–1993
Preceded byWinston Arnow
Succeeded byMaurice M. Paul
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
In office
May 14, 1975 – May 31, 1996
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded byDavid Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr.
Succeeded byRobert Hinkle
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida
In office
1969–1975
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded byClinton N. Ashmore
Succeeded byClinton N. Ashmore
Personal details
Born (1931-05-11) May 11, 1931 (age 93)
Masury, Ohio, U.S.
EducationTemple University (BS, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1956–1960
RankLieutenant junior grade

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  2. ^ a b William Henry Stafford Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
1975–1996 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
1981–1993 		Succeeded by