Joseph Eaton
Joseph Oscar Eaton (1920-2008) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Eaton was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on May 24, 1967, to a seat vacated by David Dyer; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 12, 1967, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1982-1984. He assumed senior status on April 2, 1985, and served in that capacity until his death on September 28, 2008. Eaton was succeeded in this position by Kenneth Ryskamp.
Early life and education
- Presbyterian College, A.B., 1945
- University of Florida College of Law, LL.B., 1948
Professional career
- U.S. Army Air Corps Captain, 1941-1945
- Assistant county solicitor, Dade County, Florida, 1949-1951
- U.S. Air Force Major, 1951-1952
- Assistant state attorney, Dade County, Florida, 1953
- Judge, Circuit Court, State of Florida, 1953-1954
- Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1955-1959
- Member, Florida State Senate, 1956-1959
- Judge, Circuit Court, State of Florida, 1959-1967
Judicial career
Southern District of Florida
Eaton was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on May 24, 1967, to a seat vacated by David Dyer;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on June 12, 1967, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1982-1984. He assumed senior status on April 2, 1985, and served in that capacity until his death on September 28, 2008. Eaton was succeeded in this position by Kenneth Ryskamp.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center website.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center website.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: David Dyer |
Southern District of Florida 1967–1985 Seat #6T |
Succeeded by: Kenneth Ryskamp
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
