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United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (N.D. Fla.)
Appeals to	Eleventh Circuit
Established	February 23, 1847
Judges assigned	4
Chief judge	Margaret Catharine Rodgers
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (in case citations, N.D. Fla. or N.D.Fl.) is the federal United States district court with jurisdiction over the northern part of the state of Florida.

Appeals from cases brought in the Northern District of Florida are to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

1 History
2 Jurisdiction
3 Current judges
4 Former judges
5 Succession of seats
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

History [edit]

On the same day that Florida was admitted as a state, March 3, 1845, Congress enacted legislation creating the United States District Court for the District of Florida, 5 Stat. 788.^[1]^[2] On February 23, 1847, this District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts, by 9 Stat. 131.^[1]^[2] The statute effecting this division set forth the boundaries of the Districts:

[T]hat part of the State of Florida lying south of a line drawn due east and west from the northern point of Charlotte Harbor, including the islands, keys, reefs, shoals, harbors, bays and inlets, south of said line, shall be erected into a new judicial district, to be called the Southern District of Florida; a District Court shall be held in said Southern District, to consist of one judge, who shall reside at Key West, in said district...

The same statute directed the Northern District to hold court at Apalachicola, Florida, and Pensacola, Florida. On July 30, 1962 the Middle District was created from portions of the other districts by 76 Stat. 247.^[2]

Jurisdiction [edit]

The court's jurisdiction comprises 23 counties: Alachua, Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington.

The four courthouses in which it hears cases are located in Gainesville, Panama City, Pensacola, and Tallahassee.

Current judges [edit]

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by
22	Chief Judge	Margaret Catharine Rodgers	Pensacola	1964	2003–present	2011–present	—	G.W. Bush
20	District Judge	Robert Lewis Hinkle	Tallahassee	1951	1996–present	2004–2009	—	Clinton
23	District Judge	John Richard Smoak, Jr.	Panama City	1945	2005–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
24	District Judge	Mark E. Walker	Tallahassee	1967	2012–present	—	—	Obama
15	Senior District Judge	William Henry Stafford, Jr.	Tallahassee	1931	1975–1996	1981–1993	1996–present	Ford
17	Senior District Judge	Maurice M. Paul	Gainesville	1932	1982–1997	1993–1997	1997–present	Reagan
18	Senior District Judge	Roger Vinson	Pensacola	1940	1983–2005	1997–2004	2005–present	Reagan
19	Senior District Judge	Lacey A. Collier	Pensacola	1935	1991–2003	—	2003–present	G.H.W. Bush
21	Senior District Judge	Stephan P. Mickle	Gainesville	1944	1998–present	2009–2011	2011–present	Clinton

Former judges [edit]

#	Judge	State	Born/Died	Active service	Term as Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Bronson, Isaac H.Isaac H. Bronson	FL	1802–1855	1847–1855	—	—	Polk, Polk	death
2	McIntosh, McQueenMcQueen McIntosh	FL	1822–1868	1856–1861	—	—	Pierce, Pierce	resignation
3	Fraser, PhilipPhilip Fraser	FL	1814–1876	1862–1876	—	—	Lincoln, Lincoln	death
4	Settle, ThomasThomas Settle	FL	1831–1888	1877–1888	—	—	Grant, Grant	death
5	Swayne, CharlesCharles Swayne	FL	1842–1907	1890–1907	—	—	B. Harrison, B. Harrison	death
6	Sheppard, William BostwickWilliam Bostwick Sheppard	FL	1860–1934	1908–1934	—	—	T. Roosevelt, T. Roosevelt	death
7	Long, Augustus V.Augustus V. Long	FL	1877–1955	1934–1947	—	1947–1955	F. Roosevelt, F. Roosevelt	death
8	Waller, Curtis L.Curtis L. Waller	FL	1887–1950	1940–1943	—	—	F. Roosevelt, F. Roosevelt	appointment to 5th Cir.
9	DeVane, Dozier A.Dozier A. DeVane	FL	1883–1963	1943–1958	—	1958–1963	F. Roosevelt, F. Roosevelt	death
10	Whitehurst, George WilliamGeorge William Whitehurst	FL	1891–1974	1950–1961	—	1961–1974	Truman, Truman	death
11	Carswell, G. HarroldG. Harrold Carswell	FL	1919–1992	1958–1969	1958–1969	—	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	appointment to 5th Cir.
12	Young, George C.George C. Young	FL	1916–present	1961–1962	—	—	Kennedy, Kennedy	reassignment to M.D.Fla
13	Arnow, Winston E.Winston E. Arnow	FL	1911–1994	1967–1981	1969–1981	1981–1994	L. Johnson, L. Johnson	death
14	Middlebrooks, Jr., David LycurgusDavid Lycurgus Middlebrooks, Jr.	FL	1926–present	1969–1974	—	—	Nixon, Nixon	resignation
16	Higby, Lynn CarltonLynn Carlton Higby	FL	1938–1992	1979–1983	—	—	Carter, Carter	resignation

Succession of seats [edit]

Seat 1
Seat reassigned from the District of Florida on February 23, 1847 by 9 Stat. 131
Bronson	1847–1855
McIntosh	1856–1861
Fraser	1862–1876
Settle	1877–1888
Swayne	1889–1907
Sheppard	1907–1934
Long	1934–1947
Seat abolished on October 1, 1947 pursuant to 54 Stat. 219

Seat 2
Seat established on May 24, 1940 by 54 Stat. 219 (temporary, concurrent with Southern District)
Waller	1940–1943
Seat reassigned solely to Northern District and made permanent on October 1, 1947 pursuant to 54 Stat. 219
DeVane	1943–1958
Carswell	1958–1969
Middlebrooks, Jr.	1969–1974
Stafford, Jr.	1975–1996
Hinkle	1996–present

Seat 3
Seat established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493 (concurrent with Southern District)
Whitehurst	1950–1961
Seat assigned concurrently to the Middle District on July 30, 1962 pursuant to 76 Stat. 247
Young	1961–1966
Seat reaassigned solely to the Middle District on September 17, 1966 pursuant to 80 Stat. 75

Seat 4
Seat established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Arnow	1967–1981
Paul	1982–1997
Mickle	1998–2011
Walker	2012–present

Seat 5
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Higby	1979–1983
Vinson	1983–2005
Smoak, Jr.	2005–present

Seat 6
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Collier	1991–2003
Rodgers	2003–present

References [edit]

^ ^a ^b Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 393.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. District Courts of Florida, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.

External links [edit]

Official website

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