Donald M. Middlebrooks

Donald Marsh Middlebrooks (born December 31, 1946) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Donald M. Middlebrooks
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office May 27, 1997
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	James W. Kehoe
Personal details
Born	Donald M. Middlebrooks (1946-12-31) December 31, 1946 Orlando, Florida
Education	University of Florida (B.S.B.A.) Fredric G. Levin College of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

Middlebrooks was born in Orlando, Florida. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Florida in 1968. He received a Juris Doctor from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida in 1972. He was in private practice of law in Orlando from 1973 to 1974. He was an assistant general counsel, governmental assistant and general counsel for Governor Reubin Askew from 1974 to 1977. He was in private practice in West Palm Beach, Florida from 1977 to 1997.

Federal judicial service

Middlebrooks is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Middlebrooks was nominated by President William J. Clinton on January 7, 1997, to a seat vacated by James W. Kehoe. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 23, 1997, and received commission on May 27, 1997.

Notable case

Middlebrooks dismissed the case against patent troll Martin Kelly Jones (Electronic Frontier Foundation vs. Shipping & Transit, Case No.:16-CV-80855-MIDDLEBROOKS/BRANNON).[1]

References

1. "The man behind the nation's most litigious patent troll has spoken".

External links

• Donald M. Middlebrooks at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by James W. Kehoe	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1997–present	Incumbent