Joe Oscar Eaton

Joseph Oscar Eaton (April 2, 1920 – September 28, 2008) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Joe Eaton
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
In office
April 2, 1985  September 28, 2008
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
In office
1982–1984
Preceded byC. Clyde Atkins
Succeeded byJames Lawrence King
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
In office
June 12, 1967  April 2, 1985
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byDavid W. Dyer
Succeeded byKenneth Ryskamp
Personal details
Born
Joseph Oscar Eaton

(1920-04-02)April 2, 1920
Monticello, Florida
DiedSeptember 28, 2008(2008-09-28) (aged 88)
Miami, Florida
EducationPresbyterian College (A.B.)
Fredric G. Levin College of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born on April 2, 1920, in Monticello, Florida, Eaton received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1945 from Presbyterian College and a Bachelor of Laws in 1948 from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida. He served as a Captain in the United States Army Air Corps from 1941 to 1945. He served as an assistant county solicitor in Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Florida from 1949 to 1951. He served as a Major in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1952. He was a Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida serving Dade County from 1953 to 1954 and 1959 to 1967. He was in private practice in Miami, Florida from 1955 to 1959. He was a member of the Florida Senate from 1956 to 1959.[1]

Federal judicial service

Eaton was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 24, 1967, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida vacated by Judge David W. Dyer. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 12, 1967, and received his commission on June 12, 1967. He served as Chief Judge from 1982 to 1984. He assumed senior status on April 2, 1985. His service terminated on September 28, 2008, due to his death in Miami.[1]

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Preceded by
David W. Dyer
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
1967–1985
Succeeded by
Kenneth Ryskamp
Preceded by
C. Clyde Atkins
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
1982–1984
Succeeded by
James Lawrence King
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