William Henry Stafford Jr.

William Henry Stafford Jr. (born May 11, 1931)[1] is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

William Henry Stafford Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office May 31, 1996
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
In office 1981–1993
Preceded by	Winston E. Arnow
Succeeded by	Maurice M. Paul
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
In office May 14, 1975 – May 31, 1996
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr.
Succeeded by	Robert Lewis Hinkle
Personal details
Born	William Henry Stafford Jr. (1931-05-11) May 11, 1931 Masury, Ohio
Education	Temple University (B.S.) Temple University Beasley School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Masury, Ohio, Stafford received a Bachelor of Science degree from Temple University in 1953 and a Bachelor of Laws from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1956. He was in the United States Navy as a lieutenant (j.g.) from 1956 to 1960. He was in private practice in Pensacola, Florida 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 for the Northern District of Florida from 1969 to 1975.[2]

Federal judicial service

Stafford was nominated by President Gerald Ford on April 18, 1975, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida vacated by Judge David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate 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.[2]

References

1. "BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
2. William Henry Stafford Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• William Henry Stafford Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr.	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida 1975–1996	Succeeded by Robert Lewis Hinkle
Preceded by Winston E. Arnow	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida 1981–1993	Succeeded by Maurice M. Paul