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James Lawrence King

James Lawrence King

Florida Southern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Born 1927 in Miami, FL

FJC ID: 1281

James Lawrence King (December 20, 1927 – May 2, 2026) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and one of the longest serving federal judges in the United States.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 1984–1987
  2. Circuit Court of Florida, Eleventh Judicial Circuit
    Judge · 1964–1970
  3. Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District
    Associate justice · 1966–1967
  4. Florida Supreme Court
    Associate justice · 1965
  5. Private practice, Miami, Florida
    1953–1964
  6. Florida Board of Regents
    Member · 1964
  7. U.S. Air Force
    1953–1955

Appointments

  1. Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino
    Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino
    1989–1997
    Term ended: lost
  2. Florida Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaChief Judge
    1970–1992 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
  3. District Court of Appeal of Florida
    District Court of Appeal of Florida
    1966–1967

Education

  1. University of Florida
    ba
  2. University of Florida
    jd
  3. University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law)
    LL.B. · 1953
  4. University of Florida
    B.A.E. · 1949