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Susan Harrell Black
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1979–1992
Susan Harrell Black , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Susan Sims Harrell Black (born October 20, 1943) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She was a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She was the first female federal court judge in Florida.
Education
- Florida State UniversityB.A., 1964
- University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law)J.D., 1967
- University of Virginia School of LawLL.M., 1984
Career
High school teacher, Jacksonville, Florida, 1967-1968; Attorney, U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida, 1968-1969; Assistant state's attorney, Jacksonville, Florida, 1969-1972; Assistant general counsel, Jacksonville, Florida, 1972-1973; Judge, Duval County [Florida] Court, 1973-1975; Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1975-1979; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2008-2012
Biography
Susan Sims Harrell Black (born October 20, 1943) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She was a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She was the first female federal court judge in Florida.
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