Virginia M. Hernandez Covington
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Virginia M. Hernandez Covington | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
| Assumed office July 12, 2020 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
| In office September 10, 2004 – July 12, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Kathryn Kimball Mizelle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1955 Tampa, Florida |
| Education | University of Tampa (BS, MBA) Georgetown University Law Center (JD) |
Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington (born July 12, 1955) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Early life and education
Covington was born on July 12, 1955, in Tampa, Florida.[1] She received her Bachelor of Science degree cum laude from the University of Tampa in 1976, where she received the Outstanding Female Graduate Award. She received her Master of Business Administration from the University of Tampa in 1977 and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1980. At Georgetown she was elected to the Tax Lawyer law journal.
Career
Covington served as a
Florida Governor Jeb Bush appointed Covington to the Florida Second District Court of Appeal
.
Federal judicial service
President
Ralph Wilson Nimmons, Jr. She was confirmed by the Senate on September 7, 2004, she received her commission three days later. Covington serves on the Tampa Division of the court. She assumed senior status
on July 12, 2020.
See also
References
- ^ "BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
Sources
- Virginia M. Hernandez Covington at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.