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John Milton Bryan Simpson

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

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

Born 1903 in Kissimmee, FL

Died 1987

FJC ID: 2197

John Milton Bryan Simpson (May 30, 1903 – August 22, 1987) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 1962–1965
  2. Circuit Court of Florida, Fourth Judicial Circuit
    Judge · 1946–1950
  3. Private practice, Jacksonville, Florida
    1926–1946
  4. Duval County [Florida] Criminal Court of Record
    Judge · 1939–1943, 1945–1946
  5. U.S. Army first lieutenant
    1943–1945
  6. Fourth Judicial Circuit, Florida
    Assistant state's attorney · 1933–1939

Appointments

  1. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    1981–1987 (None (reassignment))
    Term ended: Death
  2. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    1966–1981 · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
    Term ended: Reassignment
  3. Florida Middle District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of FloridaChief Judge
    1962–1966 (None (reassignment))
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
  4. Florida Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaChief Judge
    1950–1962 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)
    Term ended: Reassignment

Education

  1. University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law)
    LL.B. · 1926