Norman Roettger
Norman Charles Roettger, Jr. (1930-2003) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Roettger was nominated by President Richard Nixon on April 13, 1972, to a seat vacated by Ted Cabot; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 31, 1972, and received commission on June 2. He served as chief judge from 1991 until he assumed senior status on June 17, 1997. He served until his death on July 26, 2003. Roettger was succeeded in this position by William Dimitrouleas.
Early life and education
- Ohio State University, B.A., 1952
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, LL.B., 1958
Professional career
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant (j.g.), 1952-1955
- U.S. Naval Reserve Captain
- Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1958-1959
- Private practice, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1959-1969
- Acting general counsel and deputy general counsel, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-1971
- Private practice, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1971-1972
Judicial career
Southern District of Florida
Roettger was nominated by President Richard Nixon on April 13, 1972, to a seat vacated by Ted Cabot; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 31, 1972, and received commission on June 2. He served as chief judge from 1991 until he assumed senior status on June 17, 1997. He served until his death on July 26, 2003.[1] Roettger was succeeded in this position by William Dimitrouleas.
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: Ted Cabot |
Southern District of Florida 1972–1997 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: William Dimitrouleas
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
