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Donald Middlebrooks

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Tenure

1997 - Present

Years in position

Education

Bachelor's

University of Florida, 1968

Law

University of Florida Law, 1972

Personal

Birthplace

Orlando, FL

Contact

Official website

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Judicial career
* 3.1 Southern District of Florida
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Donald M. Middlebrooks is 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. Prior to appointment, Middlebrooks was a private practice attorney in the state of Florida.[1]

## Early life and education

A native of Florida, Middlebrooks graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville with his bachelor's degree in 1968 and his Juris Doctorate degree in 1972.[1]

## Professional career

Middlebrooks spent the majority of his pre-judicial legal career as a Private practice attorney licensed in the State of Florida from 1973 to 1974 and 1977 till his appointment to the federal bench in 1997. From 1974 to 1977, Middlebrooks served as Chief Counsel to the Florida Governor's Office.[1]

## Judicial career

### Southern District of Florida

On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Bob Graham, Middlebrooks was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President Bill Clinton on January 7, 1997 to a seat vacated by James Kehoe as Kehoe went on senior status. Middlebrooks was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 23, 1997 on a Senate vote and received commission on May 27, 1997.

## See also

* United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

## External links

* Judge Middlebrook's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center

## Footnotes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Middlebrook's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center

Political offices

Preceded by:
James Kehoe | Southern District of Florida
1997–Current
Seat #10  | Succeeded by:

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

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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 •

v • e

Federal judges nominated by Bill Clinton

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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|

Baer • Barkett • Batts • Beaty • Benavides • Bennett • Berrigan • Biery • Block • Borman • Breyer • Briones • Bryson • Bucklo • Burgess • Burrage • Cabranes • Calabresi • Carr • Casellas • Castillo • Chatigny • Chin • Cindrich • Coar • Collins • Cooper • Cote • Currie • Davis • Dominguez • Downes • Duval • Friedman • Furgeson • Garcia • Gertner • Gettleman • Gillmor • Gilmore • Gleeson • Haggerty • Hamilton • Hannah • Hawkins • Henry • Holmes • Hood • Hull • Hurley • Jack • Jones • Jones • Kaplan • Katz • Kern • Kessler • Koeltl • Lisi • Manning • McKee • McLaughlin • Melancon • Miles-LaGrange • Moore • Motz • Murphy • O'Malley • O'Meara • Oliver • Paez • B. Parker • F. Parker • R. Parker • Perry • Ponsor • Pooler • Porteous • Rendell • Riley • Robertson • Rogers • Ross • Russell • Sands • Sarokin • Scheindlin • Silver • Squatrito • Stewart • Sullivan • Tatel • Thompson • Timlin • Urbina • Vanaskie • Vance • Walls • Wells • Williams

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|

Broadwater • Clevert • Fenner • Gershon • Gottschall • Greenaway • Hinkle • Jones • Kahn • Laughrey • Lemmon • Marten • Miller • Molloy • Montgomery • Pregerson • Rakoff • Sargus • Tashima • Thomas • Zapata

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|

Aiken • Barbier • Barzilay • Berman • Buttram • Carter • Collins • Dawson • Dimitrouleas • Fletcher • Fogel • Frank • Graber • Hellerstein • Herndon • James • Johnson • Kane • Kelly • G. King • R. King • Lasnik • Lee • Lemelle • Lindsay • Lipez • Manella • Matz • McCuskey • McKeown • McMahon • Mickle • Mollway • Mordue • Moreno • Morrow • Munley • Murphy • Pallmeyer • Pauley • Polster • Pooler • Rawlinson • Ridgway • R. Roberts • V. Roberts • Sack • Scott • Seitz • Seymour • Shea • Silverman • Sleet • Sotomayor • Steeh • Story • Straub • Tagle • Tarnow • Trauger • Traxler • Tyson • Wardlaw • Whelan • Young

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|

Ambro • Antoon • Battani • Berzon • Bolton • Brady • Bye • Cavanaugh • Daniels • Darrah • Dawson • Dyk • Fuentes • Garaufis • Garcia-Gregory • Hamilton • Huck • Hunt • Lawson • Lefkow • Lynch • Martin • McLaughlin • Moody • Murguia • Paez • Pisano • Presnell • Rawlinson • Reagan • Schiller • Singal • Steele • Surrick • Swain • Tallman • Teilborg • Tucker • Whittemore

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* Southern District of Florida, Seat 10
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* Appointed by Bill Clinton
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