Joseph Oscar Eaton

Biography of Joseph Oscar Eaton

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Eaton
• First Name: Joseph
• Middle Name: Oscar
• Date of Birth: April , 2 , 1920
• Place of Birth (POB): Monticello , Florida (US-FL, FL, 12, Fla., Fl., Flor.)
• Date of Death: September , 28 , 2008
• Place of Death (POD): Miami , Florida (US-FL, FL, 12, Fla., Fl., Flor.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Joseph Oscar Eaton Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/24/1967
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Dyer , David W.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/24/1967
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 06/12/1967
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/12/1967
• Commission Date: 06/12/1967
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1982
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1984
• Retirement from Active Service: 04/02/1985
• Date of Termination: 09/28/2008
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Joseph Oscar Eaton in the Law School

• Name of School: Presbyterian College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1945

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Florida College of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1948

Joseph Oscar Eaton Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army captain, Air Corps, 1941-1945
• Assistant county solicitor, Dade County, Florida, 1949-1951
• U.S. Air Force major, 1951-1952
• Assistant state attorney, Dade County, Florida, 1953
• Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, 1953-1954, 1959-1967
• Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1955-1959
• State senator, Florida, 1956-1959

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