Hale R. Stancil
Hale R. Stancil was a Marion County judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. He was appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles to a newly created position on the court, effective on January 4, 1994.[1][2] Stancil retired on December 31, 2015.[3]
Education
Stancil was born in Ocala, Fla., on January 3, 1946. He received an associate degree from Central Florida Community College in 1966, a B.S. from the University of Florida in 1968 and a J.D. from Stetson University School of Law in 1973. Prior to attending law school, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. from 1969 to 1971.[4]
Career
Stancil began his career in 1972 as a sole practitioner. The following year, he became an associate attorney with Lewis O. Myers, Jr., though he continued to work as a sole practitioner through 1982. He worked with Myers until 1975. From 1974 to 1978, he served as an assistant public defender in the Fifth Judicial Circuit. He then joined the Marion County Court, where he served from January of 1983 through December of 1993. In January 1994, he was appointed to the circuit court.[1][4]
2012 election
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2012
Stancil was unopposed and automatically re-elected following the primary election on August 14, 2012.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marion County Clerk of Court, "Judges of Marion County, Florida," October 13, 2010 Scroll to p.5
- ↑ Sumter County Supervisor of Elections, "Elected Officials," accessed May 25, 2014"
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "5th Judicial Circuit Judge Hale Stancil announces retirement," August 4, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lawdiary, "Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida," accessed May 24, 2014 Scroll to p.103
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2012 Candidate Listing," accessed August 4, 2015
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