From Ballotpedia Alan Gold
Alan Stephen Gold was an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He joined the court in 1997 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. After 13 years on the bench, Gold assumed senior status on January 10, 2011.[1] He fully retired from the court on October 17, 2014.[2]
Education
A native of New York State, Gold graduated from the University of Florida with his bachelor's degree in 1966 and from the Duke University School of Law with his J.D. in 1969. Gold later graduated from University of Miami Law School with a Master in Laws degree in 1974.[1]
Professional career
- 1992-1997: Judge, Florida 11th Circuit Court
- 1975-1992: Attorney in private practice
- 1971-1975: Assistant county attorney, Miami-Dade County, Florida
- 1969-1970: Research assistant, Honorable Charles Carroll, Florida Third District Court of Appeal[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Southern District of Florida
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Bob Graham, Gold was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 12, 1997, to a seat vacated by Jose Gonzalez as Gonzalez went on senior status. Gold was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 27, 1997, on a voice vote and received commission on July 1, 1997. Gold assumed senior status on January 10, 2011. Gold was succeeded in this position by Robin Rosenbaum. He retired from the court on October 17, 2014.[1]
Noteworthy cases
UBS Bank secrecy case (2009)
- See also: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (United States, v. UBS AG; Case unavailable, this link will lead to eventual settlement agreement between UBS, and U.S. IRS, 09-cv-20423)
- See also: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (United States, v. UBS AG; Case unavailable, this link will lead to eventual settlement agreement between UBS, and U.S. IRS, 09-cv-20423)
On July 13, 2009, Judge Gold conducted a hearing on whether to enforce a civil summons from the IRS seeking customer information on UBS customers.[3]
The Justice Department said it would insist on information on a large number of UBS customers in any settlement between the American and Swiss governments over a high-stakes, bank-secrecy dispute in which UBS allowed customers to set-up off-shore accounts to dodge taxes.[3]
On July 31, 2009, Judge Gold announced a settlement between the United States and Switzerland governments and UBS. The settlement included UBS must disclose 52,000 names of individuals that have bank accounts offshore. This allowed the U.S. Government to start tax evasion investigations on those who try to avoid paying U.S. taxes.[4]
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
External links
- Judge Gold's Biography on the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Alan Gold's biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ Daily Business Review, "U.S. District Judge Gold Formally Retires," October 16, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 McClatchy DC, "IRS wants to force Swiss bank UBS to lift veil of secrecy," February 20, 2009
- ↑ Bloomberg, "U.S., Switzerland Reach Agreement on UBS Tax Suit," July 31, 2009
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Jose Gonzalez |
Southern District of Florida 1997–2011 Seat #7T |
Succeeded by: Robin Rosenbaum
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Kevin M. Moore • Jose Martinez • Marcia Cooke • Cecilia Altonaga • Donald Middlebrooks • William Dimitrouleas • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • Robin L. Rosenberg • Beth Bloom • Darrin P. Gayles • Kathleen M. Williams • Anuraag Singhal • Rodolfo Ruiz • Rodney Smith (Florida) • Roy Altman • Aileen Cannon | ||
| Senior judges |
Federico Moreno • James L. King • Jose Gonzalez (Florida) • Donald Graham • Daniel Hurley • Paul Huck • Patricia Seitz • Ursula Ungaro • William Zloch • Joan Lenard • Kenneth Marra • James Cohn • | ||
| Magistrate judges | John O'Sullivan (Florida) • Edwin Torres • Chris McAliley • William C. Turnoff • Lurana S. Snow • Jonathan Goodman • Alicia Otazo-Reyes • William Matthewman • Alicia O. Valle • Patrick M. Hunt • Bruce Reinhart • Lauren Fleischer Louis • Jacqueline Becerra • Jared Strauss • Shaniek Maynard • Lisette M. Reid • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George C. Young • William Hoeveler • Kenneth Ryskamp • Alan Gold • Adalberto Jordan • James Paine • Stanley Marcus • William Marvin • Thomas Jefferson Boynton (Florida) • Peter Fay • David Dyer • James William Locke • John McKinney (Florida) • John Moses Cheney • Rhydon Mays Call • Alexander Akerman • Lake Jones • Halsted Lockwood Ritter • Louie Willard Strum • John Warthen Holland • Joseph Lieb • William McRae • Curtis Waller • George Whitehurst • Sidney Aronovitz • Carl Atkins • Ted Cabot • Emett Choate • Edward Davis (Florida) • Dozier DeVane • Joseph Eaton • Wilkie Ferguson • Charles Fulton • James Kehoe • William Mehrtens • Lenore Nesbitt • Norman Roettger • Thomas Scott (Florida district court judge) • Eugene Spellman • Robin Rosenbaum • John Bryan Simpson • William Julius Barker • Alcee Hastings • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Federico Moreno • James L. King • William Zloch • David Dyer • Louie Willard Strum • John Warthen Holland • George Whitehurst • Carl Atkins • Edward Davis (Florida) • Joseph Eaton • Charles Fulton • Norman Roettger • John Bryan Simpson • William Julius Barker • | ||
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| 1993 |
Adams • Ambrose • Barnes • Brinkema • Bucklew • Chasanow • Coffman • Daughtrey • Ferguson • Ginsburg • Hagen • Jackson • Lancaster • Leval • Lindsay • Messitte • Michael • Piersol • Saris • Schwartz • Seybert • Shanahan • Shaw • Stearns • Trager • Vazquez • Wilken • Wilson | ||
| 1994 |
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| 1995 |
Arterton • Atlas • Black • Blake • Briscoe • Tena Campbell • Todd Campbell • Chesney • Cole • Collier • Daniel • Davis • Dennis • Dlott • Donald • Duffy • Economus • Evans • Fallon • Folsom • Gaughan • Goodwin • Heartfield • Hunt • Illston • Jones • King • Kornmann • Lawson • Lenard • Lucero • Lynch • McKinley • Moody • Moore • Moskowitz • Murphy • Murtha • Nugent • O'Toole • Orlofsky • Pogue • Sessions • C. Smith • O. Smith • Stein • Thornburg • Tunheim • Wallach • Wardlaw • Webber • Whaley • Winmill • Wood | ||
| 1996 |
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| 1997 |
Adelman • Bataillon • Breyer • Caputo • Casey • Chambers • Clay • Damrell • Droney • Friedman • Gajarsa • Garland • Gilman • Gold • Gwin • Hall • Hayden • Hull • Ishii • Jenkins • Kauffman • Kennedy • Kimball • Kollar-Kotelly • Lazzara • Marbley • Marcus • Middlebrooks • Miller • Moon • Pratt • Rendell • Sippel • Siragusa • Snyder • Thrash | ||
| 1998 |
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| 1999 |
Alsup • Barry • Brown • Buchwald • Cooper • Eaton • Ellison • Feess • Fisher • Gould • Guzman • Haynes • Hibbler • Hochberg • Hurd • Huvelle • Jordan • Katzmann • Kennelly • Linn • Lorenz • Lynn • Marrero • Murguia • Pannell • Pechman • Pepper • Phillips • Schreier • Stewart • Underhill • Ward • Williams • Wilson | ||
| 2000 |
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