Henry Lee Adams Jr.
Henry Lee Adams Jr. | |
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Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida | |
In office October 1979 – November 24, 1993 | |
Appointed by | Bob Graham |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Lee Adams Jr. April 8, 1945[1] Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
Spouse | Elaine Adams[2] |
Education | Florida A&M University (BS) Howard University School of Law (JD) |
Henry Lee Adams Jr. (born April 8, 1945) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Education and career
Adams was born in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated from Matthew Gilbert High School in Jacksonville in 1962. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Florida A&M University in 1966 and his Juris Doctor from Howard University School of Law in 1969.[3]
Adams was awarded Reginald Heber Smith Fellow in April 1969. He completed a Consumer Rights and Poverty Law training program at
Federal judicial service
Adams remained a judge on that court until 1993, when President Bill Clinton nominated him to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on October 29, 1993, to the seat vacated by Judge Susan H. Black. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 1993, and received his commission four days later. Adams was assigned to the Tampa Division of the court from December 1993 until April 2000, when he was reassigned to the Jacksonville Division. Adams assumed senior status on April 8, 2010.[3]
See also
- List of African-American federal judges
- List of African-American jurists
- List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Florida
References
- ISBN 9780931398582.
- ^ Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, first session on confirmations of appointees to the federal judiciary. 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.103-1031/ pt.1 (1995)
- ^ a b Henry Lee Adams Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Henry Lee Adams Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.