Stephan P. Mickle
Stephan P. Mickle | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida | |
In office June 22, 2011 – January 26, 2021 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida | |
In office 2009–2011 | |
Preceded by | Robert Hinkle |
Succeeded by | M. Casey Rodgers |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida | |
In office May 22, 1998 – June 22, 2011 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Maurice M. Paul |
Succeeded by | Mark E. Walker |
Personal details | |
Born | Fredric G. Levin College of Law (J.D. ) | June 18, 1944
Stephan Pierre Mickle[1] (June 18, 1944[2] – January 26, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Education
Mickle was born in
Career
Mickle worked briefly as an
Federal judicial service
President Bill Clinton nominated Mickle to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida on January 27, 1998, to the seat vacated by Maurice M. Paul. Confirmed by the Senate on May 14, 1998, he received commission on May 22, 1998. He served as Chief Judge from 2009 to 2011.[4][5] He assumed senior status on June 22, 2011. He died on January 26, 2021.[6]
Honors
Mickle was the first Black man to receive the University of Florida's Distinguished Alumnus Award, in 1999. In January 2022, the Alachua County criminal courthouse was renamed for the late Judge, as the Judge Stephen P. Mickle, Sr. Courthouse.[7]
See also
- List of African-American federal judges
- List of African-American jurists
References
- ^ "Federal judge charged with drunk driving". Tampa Bay Times. December 7, 1999.
- ^ "BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ "University of Florida Law Magazine Profile". Archived from the original on 2010-06-24.
- ^ "President Nominates Twelve to Federal Bench and One to DC Court of Appeals". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Judge Contact Information Northern District of Florida".
- ^ "Mickle, Stephan P. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Alachua County courthouse renamed after trailblazing judge, University of Florida alumnus Stephan Mickle".
Sources
- Stephan P. Mickle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- "Stephan P. Mickle Oral History".
- Stephan Mickle at Ballotpedia