Shelby Highsmith (January 31, 1929 – December 2, 2015) was an American lawyer and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Shelby Highsmith
Florida Southern District Court
Born 1929 in Jacksonville, FL
Died 2015 in Fort Belvoir, VA
FJC ID: 1042
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Miami, Florida1959–1970, 1975–1991
- Circuit Court of Florida, Eleventh Judicial CircuitJudge · 1970–1975
- Florida Racing CommissionSpecial counsel · 1969–1970
- Law Enforcement Planning Counsel of FloridaMember · 1969–1970
- Governor's War on Crime Program, FloridaChief legal advisor · 1967–1968
- Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri1958–1959
U.S. Army1949–1955
Appointments
1991–2015 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- University of KansasB.A. · 1958
- Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)LL.B. · 1958
- Georgia Military CollegeA.A. · 1949