William Henry Stafford Jr. (born May 11, 1931)
is a
senior
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United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Masury, Ohio
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, Stafford received a
Bachelor of Science
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The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...
degree from
Temple University
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in 1953 and a
Bachelor of Laws
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from
Temple University Beasley School of Law
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Student body
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in 1956. He was in the
United States Navy
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as a lieutenant (j.g.) from 1956 to 1960. He was in private practice in
Pensacola
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,
Florida
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from 1961 to 1969. He was an assistant city attorney of Pensacola in 1963. He was State Attorney for the
First Judicial Circuit Court of Florida from 1967 to 1969. He was the
United States Attorney
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for the Northern District of Florida from 1969 to 1975.
Federal judicial service
Stafford was nominated by President
Gerald Ford
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on April 18, 1975, to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on May 12, 1975, and received his commission on May 14, 1975. He served as chief judge from 1981 to 1993. He assumed
senior status on May 31, 1996.
See also
*
List of United States federal judges by longevity of service
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References
Sources
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1931 births
Living people
Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Temple University alumni
United States attorneys for the Northern District of Florida
United States district court judges appointed by Gerald Ford
United States Navy officers
Judges of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
State attorneys in Florida
21st-century American judges