Augustus V. Long (May 14, 1877 – May 20, 1955) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Lake City, Florida
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, Long attended
Florida Agricultural College
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(now the University of Florida), and
read law
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to enter the bar in 1898. He was a
United States Army
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Lieutenant during the
Spanish–American War
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. He was in private practice in
Starke, Florida from 1898 to 1910. He was a member of the
Florida House of Representatives
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in 1903. He was a State's Attorney of Florida in 1907. He was State's Attorney for the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida from 1910 to 1921. He was a Judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida from 1921 to 1934.
Federal judicial service
On May 26, 1934, Long was nominated by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
William Bostwick Sheppard
William Bostwick Sheppard (October 4, 1860 – April 21, 1934) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Education and career
Born in Bristol, Florida, Sheppard attended the Uni ...
. Long was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on May 29, 1934, and received his commission on June 4, 1934. He assumed
senior status on October 1, 1947. Long served in that capacity until his death on May 20, 1955.
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1877 births
1955 deaths
Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States Army officers
People from Lake City, Florida
People from Starke, Florida
United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law