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William Mehrtens
William Osborne Mehrtens (1905-1980) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Mehrtens was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on August 20, 1965, to a seat vacated by Emett Choate; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 31, 1965, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on September 15, 1975, and served in that capacity until his death on July 16, 1980. Mehrtens was succeeded in this position by Sidney Aronovitz.
Early life and education
- University of Florida College of Law, LL.B., 1932
Professional career
- Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1933-1965
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander, 1942-1945
Judicial career
Southern District of Florida
Mehrtens was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on August 20, 1965, to a seat vacated by Emett Choate;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on August 31, 1965, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on September 15, 1975, and served in that capacity until his death on July 16, 1980. Mehrtens was succeeded in this position by Sidney Aronovitz.
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: Emett Choate |
Southern District of Florida 1965–1975 Seat #5T |
Succeeded by: Sidney Aronovitz
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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 | ||
