George William Whitehurst

Personal

Birthday: 
5/18/1891
Birthplace: 
Wauchula, FL
Date of Death: 
1/13/1974
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, 1915-1916
Judge, DeSoto County [Florida] Court, 1917-1919
Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 1919-1947

Education

Name of School: 

Levin College of Law - University of Florida

The law school offers courses of study leading to the Juris Doctor degree, including Certificate Programs in Environmental and Land Use Law, Estates and Trusts Practice, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law or International and Comparative Law. Joint J.D./M.A. and J.D./Ph.D. degrees in a variety of disciplines are available, too. The college also offers one of the leading LL.M. in Taxation programs in the United States.

Degree: 
LL.B.

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
Court Name: 

Florida Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
Harry S Truman
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
2/23/1950
Retirement from Active Service: 
6/30/1961
Termination Date: 
1/13/1974
Termination Reason: 
Death
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Court Name - Second: 

Florida Southern District Court

Commission Date - Second: 
2/23/1950
Retirement from Active Service - Second: 
6/30/1961
Termination Date - Second: 
1/13/1974
Termination Reason - Second: 
Death