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Gerald Bard Tjoflat

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1970–1981

Gerald Bard Tjoflat , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Gerald Bard Tjoflat (born December 6, 1929) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a Senior United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He previously served as Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit and as a United States district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Tjoflat is currently tied with J.

Education

  • Duke University School of LawLL.B., 1957

Career

U.S. Army corporal, 1953-1955; Private practice, Jacksonville, Florida, 1957-1968; Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1968-1970; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990-1996

Biography

Gerald Bard Tjoflat (born December 6, 1929) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a Senior United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He previously served as Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit and as a United States district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Tjoflat is currently tied with J.

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