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Stephan Mickle
Stephan P. Mickle was a federal judge with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton (D). From 2009 to 2011, he served as the district court's chief judge. Mickle assumed senior status on June 22, 2011. His service ended on January 26, 2021, upon his death.[1]
Early life and education
A native of New York, New York, Mickle earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 1965 and his master's degree in education from the University of Florida in 1966. Mickle earned his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1970.[1]
Professional career
- 2011 - 2021: Senior judge
- 1998-2011: Judge
- 1993-1998: Judge, Florida First District Court of Appeal
- 1984-1992: Judge, Florida Eighth Circuit Court
- 1979-1984: Judge, Alachua County Court
- 1974: Special assistant public defender, Florida Eighth Judicial Circuit
- 1972-1979: Private practice, Gainesville, Fla.
- 1971 - Present: Adjunct professor, University of Florida College of Law
- 1971: Private practice, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- 1970: Attorney, Office of Legal Services, U.S. Office of Equal Opportunity[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Florida
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Stephan P. Mickle |
| Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 107 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: January 27, 1998
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: April 29, 1998
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: May 7, 1998
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| Confirmed: May 14, 1998
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Mickle was nominated by President Bill Clinton on January 27, 1998, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida vacated by Maurice Paul. The American Bar Association rated Mickle Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Mickle's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 29, 1998, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on May 7, 1998. Mickle was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on May 14, 1998, and he received his commission on May 22, 1998. Mickle served as the district court's chief judge from 2009 to 2011. He elected to take senior status beginning on June 22, 2011. He was succeeded in this position by Mark E. Walker.[1][2][3]
See also
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Maurice Paul |
Northern District of Florida 1998–2011 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Mark E. Walker
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| 1993 |
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| 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 | ||
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida
State courts:
Florida Supreme Court • Florida District Courts of Appeal • Florida Circuit Court • Florida County Court
State resources:
Courts in Florida • Florida judicial elections • Judicial selection in Florida
