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United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida serves the residents of thirty-five counties from eight courthouses. The counties are: Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, De Soto, Duval, Flagler, Glades, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Nassau, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, St. Johns, Sarasota, Seminole, Sumter, Suwannee, Union, and Volusia counties.

It holds court in Fernandina, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Live Oak, Ocala, Orlando, St. Petersburg, and Tampa.

Appeals from this court are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Judges

A total of 32 judges have sat on the court since its creation. The court currently has15 authorized judgeships, filled by judges appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Seven judges who have taken senior status are eligible to continue hearing cases. As of 2003, the Chief Judge of the District is Judge Patricia C. Fawsett, succeeding Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, who served as Chief Judge from 1996-2002 and remains on the bench.

The District Judges (active and senior) sitting as of 2007 are:

Name	Appointed	Appointed by
Chief Judge Patricia C. Fawsett	1986		Ronald Reagan
District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez-Covington	2004		George W. Bush
District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan	2002		George W. Bush
District Judge John Antoon, II	2000		Bill Clinton
District Judge Gregory A. Presnell	2000		Bill Clinton
District Judge John E. Steele	2000		Bill Clinton
District Judge James D. Whittemore	1999		Bill Clinton
District Judge Richard A. Lazzara	1997		Bill Clinton
District Judge James S. Moody, Jr.	1995		Bill Clinton
District Judge Susan C. Bucklew	1993		Bill Clinton
District Judge Henry Lee Adams, Jr.	1993		Bill Clinton
District Judge Anne C. Conway	1991		George H.W. Bush
District Judge Steven D. Merryday	1991		George H.W. Bush
District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich	1982		Ronald Reagan
Senior District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger	1991		George H.W. Bush
Senior District Judge G. Kendall Sharp	1983		Ronald Reagan
Senior District Judge John H. Moore, II	1981		Ronald Reagan
Senior District Judge William J. Castagna	1979		Jimmy Carter
Senior District Judge Howell W. Melton	1977		Jimmy Carter
Senior District Judge William Terrell Hodges	1971		Richard M. Nixon
Senior District Judge George C. Young	1961		John F. Kennedy

References

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