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Joseph Oscar Eaton
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Joseph Oscar Eaton served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Jun 12, 1967. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Jun 12, 1967
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1920
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaLyndon B. Johnson · Jun 12, 1967 – Sep 28, 2008
Education
- Presbyterian CollegeA.B., 1945
- University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law)LL.B., 1948
Career
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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