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Robert Nichols Scola Jr.

Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Robert Nichols Scola Jr. serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Oct 19, 2011. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Oct 19, 2011
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1955

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaBarack Obama · Oct 19, 2011

Education

  • Brown UniversityB.A., 1977
  • Boston College Law SchoolJ.D., 1980

Career

Assistant state attorney, Dade County, Florida, 1980-1986; Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1986-1995; Adjunct professor, University of Miami School of Law, 1994-2011; Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 1995-2011; Adjunct professor, Florida International University College of Law, 2007-2011

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