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Joseph Lieb
Joseph Patrick Lieb (1901-1971) was a federal judge for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.
Lieb received a recess appointment to the Southern District of Florida from President Dwight Eisenhower on August 13, 1955, to a seat vacated by John Warthen Holland; he was nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 1956, and received his commission on March 2nd. He served the Southern District until October 29, 1962, when he was reassigned to the Middle District. He served as chief judge of the Middle District from 1966 until his death on November 2, 1971. Lieb was succeeded in this position by William Hodges.
Early life and education
- Georgetown University Law School, LL.B., 1924
Professional career
- Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1925-1931
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1931-1934
- Private practice, Tampa, Florida, 1934-1955
Judicial career
Middle District of Florida
Lieb received a recess appointment to the Southern District of Florida from President Dwight Eisenhower on August 13, 1955, to a seat vacated by John Warthen Holland; he was nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 1956, and received his commission on March 2nd.[1] He served the Southern District until October 29, 1962, when he was reassigned to the Middle District. He served as chief judge of the Middle District from 1966 until his death on November 2, 1971. Lieb was succeeded in this position by William Hodges.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Middle District of Florida 1962 - 1971 |
Succeeded by: William Hodges |
| Preceded by: John Warthen Holland |
Southern District of Florida 1956–1962 |
Succeeded by: '
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Cecilia Altonaga • Jose E. Martinez (Florida) • Kevin M. Moore (Florida) • Donald Middlebrooks • William Dimitrouleas • Robin L. Rosenberg • Beth Bloom • Darrin P. Gayles • Kathleen M. Williams • Anuraag Singhal • Rodolfo Ruiz • Rodney Smith (Florida) • Edward Artau • Roy Altman • Aileen Cannon • Jacqueline Becerra • Melissa Damian • David Leibowitz (Florida) | ||
| Senior judges |
Federico Moreno • James L. King • Jose Gonzalez (Florida) • Donald Graham • Daniel Hurley • Paul Huck • Patricia Seitz • William Zloch • Joan Lenard • Kenneth Marra • James Cohn • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • | ||
| 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 • Jared Strauss • Shaniek Maynard • Lisette M. Reid • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George C. Young • William Hoeveler • Kenneth Ryskamp • Alan Gold • Adalberto Jordan • Ursula Ungaro • James Paine (Florida) • 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 • Kevin M. Moore (Florida) • 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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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
