Donald Graham
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2013 - Present
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Donald L. Graham is an Article III federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. Prior to appointment, Graham was a private practice attorney. Graham took senior status on December 15, 2013.[1]
Early life and education
A native of North Carolina, Graham gradauted from West Virginia State College with his bachelor's degree in 1971 and his J.D. from the Ohio State University College of Law in 1974.[1]
Military service
Graham served on active duty in the US Army from 1974 to 1979 as a member of the JAG (Judge Advocate General) Corps and was a reserve member of the JAG Corps from 1983 to 1991.[1]
Professional career
After serving on active duty in the US Army, Graham joined the US Attorney's Office as an assistant US attorney for the Southern District of Florida from 1979 to 1984. Graham spent the rest of his pre-judicial legal career as a private practice attorney from 1984 to 1991. Graham also served as a part-time faculty member at the University of Maryland-College Park from 1975 to 1977.[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Florida
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Connie Mack III, Graham was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President George H.W. Bush on June 17, 1991, to a seat vacated by Sidney Aronovitz. Graham was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 12, 1991, and received commission on September 16, 1991. Graham assumed senior status on December 15, 2013, after 22 years on the bench.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Sidney Aronovitz |
Southern District of Florida 1991–2013 Seat #5T |
Succeeded by: Beth Bloom
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
