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Dwight L. Geiger

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Dwight L. Geiger

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Prior offices
Florida 19th Circuit Court

Education

Bachelor's

Stetson University

Law

University of Florida College of Law


Dwight L. Geiger was a judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. He first served on this court from 1976 to 2005. After a short stint as a semi-retired senior judge, he was re-elected on November 4, 2008, to replace Ben E. Bryan Jr. Geiger took office in January of 2009 and retired when his term expired on January 5, 2015.[1][2][3][4][5]

Education

Geiger received his B.S. from Stetson University and his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law. He was admitted to the Bar in 1968.[4][6]

Military service

Geiger served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve from 1968 to 1994.[4]

Career

Geiger worked as a private practice lawyer from 1970 to 1973. He then joined the Martin County Court. In 1976, he was elevated to the circuit court, where he served until 2005. After a short semi-retirement, he was re-elected to the court in 2008.[2]

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 19th Judicial Circuit Court, "Honorable Judge Dwight L. Geiger"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hometown News, "Geiger announces candidacy," November 9, 2007
  3. ↑ Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, "November 4, 2008 General Election Results"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lawdiary.com, "Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida," accessed May 7, 2014. Scroll to p.54
  5. ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
  6. ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Dwight L. Geiger"

Florida courts

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

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