John Steele
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John E. Steele is anArticle III federal judge onsenior status for theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He joined the court in 2000 after being nominated by PresidentBill Clinton. Steele assumedsenior status on June 3, 2015.[1] Prior to appointment, Steele was a magistrate judge on theMiddle District of Florida.[2]
Education
Steele graduated from the University of Detroit with a bachelor's degree in 1971 and hisJ.D. in 1973.[2]
Professional career
- 1999-2000: Adjunct professor, Florida Coastal School of Law
- 1988-1991: Attorney in private practice
- 1981-1988: Assistant United States attorney,Middle District of Florida
- 1980-1981: Assistant United States attorney,Western District of Michigan
- 1977-1980: Assistant prosecutor,Ingham County, Michigan
- 1972-1977:Wayne County, Michigan Prosecutor's Office
- 1974-1977: Assistant prosecutor
- 1972-1974: Law clerk[2]
Judicial career
Middle District of Florida
On the recommendation of Senator Bob Graham, Steele was nominated to theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida by PresidentBill Clinton on June 6, 2000, to a new judgeship created by 113 Stat. 1501, which was approved by Congress. Steele was confirmed by theSenate on July 21, 2000, on a voice vote and received commission onJuly 26, 2000.[3] Steele assumedsenior status on June 3, 2015.[1]
Middle District of Florida, magistrate
Steele served an eight-year term, from 1991 until 1999, as afederal magistrate judge for theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.[2]
Noteworthy cases
Environmentalists lose off-roading challenge over Big Cypress National Preserve (2014)
Environmentalists concerned that off-roading trails would decimate the land labeled as wilderness in the Big Cypress National Preserve Addition Lands sued the National Park Service (NPS) to stop it from creating new trails, both in non-wilderness and wilderness areas alike. JudgeJohn Steele, however, found that the NPS had the authority to designate 130 miles of trails in the non-wilderness areas of the Addition Lands. This means that motorized vehicles can be used on those trails by people visiting the park.
The battle over the Addition Lands started in 1996 when the NPS acquired the land, which is roughly one-third of the entire Big Cypress National Preserve. Some parts are designated as wilderness, and hunters and sportsmen are prohibited from using those lands in their pursuits. The non-wilderness areas, however, are open for recreational purposes. Environmentalists sued the NPS in October 2011 claiming that it was violating environmental protection laws in its handling of the Big Cypress park.
At issue before Judge Steele were motions forsummary judgment. Judge Steele found that the NPS acted properly in its designation of lands and did so with the necessary analysis required by law.
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See also
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
External links
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, "The Honorable John E. Steele"
- Biography fromFederal Judicial Center
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat | Middle District of Florida 2000–2015 Seat #13 | Succeeded by: Wendy W. Berger |
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| 1993 | Adams •Ambrose •Barnes •Brinkema •Bucklew •Chasanow •Coffman •Daughtrey •Ferguson •Ginsburg •Hagen •Jackson •Lancaster •Leval •Lindsay •Messitte •Michael •Piersol •Saris •Schwartz •Seybert •Shanahan •Shaw •Stearns •Trager •Vazquez •Wilken •Wilson | ||
| 1994 | Baer •Barkett •Batts •Beaty •Benavides •Bennett •Berrigan •Biery •Block •Borman •Breyer •Briones •Bryson •Bucklo •Burgess •Burrage •Cabranes •Calabresi •Carr •Casellas •Castillo •Chatigny •Chin •Cindrich •Coar •Collins •Cooper •Cote •Currie •Davis •Dominguez •Downes •Duval •Friedman •Furgeson •Garcia •Gertner •Gettleman •Gillmor •Gilmore •Gleeson •Haggerty •Hamilton •Hannah •Hawkins •Henry •Holmes •Hood •Hull •Hurley •Jack •Jones •Jones •Kaplan •Katz •Kern •Kessler •Koeltl •Lisi •Manning •McKee •McLaughlin •Melancon •Miles-LaGrange •Moore •Motz •Murphy •O'Malley •O'Meara •Oliver •Paez •B. Parker •F. Parker •R. Parker •Perry •Ponsor •Pooler •Porteous •Rendell • Riley •Robertson •Rogers •Ross •Russell •Sands •Sarokin •Scheindlin •Silver •Squatrito •Stewart •Sullivan •Tatel •Thompson •Timlin •Urbina •Vanaskie •Vance •Walls •Wells •Williams | ||
| 1995 | Arterton •Atlas •Black •Blake •Briscoe •Tena Campbell •Todd Campbell •Chesney •Cole •Collier •Daniel •Davis •Dennis •Dlott •Donald •Duffy •Economus •Evans •Fallon •Folsom •Gaughan •Goodwin •Heartfield •Hunt •Illston •Jones •King •Kornmann •Lawson •Lenard •Lucero •Lynch •McKinley •Moody •Moore •Moskowitz •Murphy •Murtha •Nugent •O'Toole •Orlofsky •Pogue •Sessions •C. Smith •O. Smith •Stein •Thornburg •Tunheim •Wallach •Wardlaw •Webber •Whaley •Winmill • Wood | ||
| 1996 | Broadwater •Clevert •Fenner •Gershon •Gottschall •Greenaway •Hinkle •Jones •Kahn •Laughrey •Lemmon •Marten •Miller •Molloy •Montgomery •Pregerson •Rakoff •Sargus •Tashima •Thomas •Zapata | ||
| 1997 | Adelman •Bataillon •Breyer •Caputo •Casey •Chambers •Clay •Damrell •Droney •Friedman •Gajarsa •Garland •Gilman •Gold •Gwin •Hall •Hayden •Hull •Ishii •Jenkins •Kauffman •Kennedy •Kimball •Kollar-Kotelly •Lazzara •Marbley •Marcus •Middlebrooks •Miller •Moon •Pratt •Rendell •Sippel •Siragusa •Snyder •Thrash | ||
| 1998 | Aiken •Barbier •Barzilay •Berman •Buttram •Carter •Collins •Dawson •Dimitrouleas •Fletcher •Fogel •Frank •Graber •Hellerstein •Herndon •James •Johnson •Kane •Kelly •G. King •R. King •Lasnik •Lee •Lemelle •Lindsay •Lipez •Manella •Matz •McCuskey •McKeown •McMahon •Mickle •Mollway •Mordue •Moreno •Morrow •Munley •Murphy •Pallmeyer •Pauley •Polster •Pooler •Rawlinson •Ridgway •R. Roberts •V. Roberts •Sack •Scott •Seitz •Seymour •Shea •Silverman •Sleet •Sotomayor •Steeh •Story •Straub •Tagle •Tarnow •Trauger •Traxler •Tyson •Wardlaw •Whelan •Young | ||
| 1999 | Alsup •Barry •Brown •Buchwald •Cooper •Eaton •Ellison •Feess •Fisher •Gould •Guzman •Haynes •Hibbler •Hochberg •Hurd •Huvelle •Jordan •Katzmann •Kennelly •Linn •Lorenz •Lynn •Marrero •Murguia •Pannell •Pechman •Pepper •Phillips •Schreier •Stewart •Underhill •Ward •Williams •Wilson | ||
| 2000 | Ambro •Antoon •Battani •Berzon •Bolton •Brady •Bye •Cavanaugh •Daniels •Darrah •Dawson •Dyk •Fuentes •Garaufis •Garcia-Gregory •Hamilton •Huck •Hunt •Lawson •Lefkow •Lynch •Martin •McLaughlin •Moody •Murguia •Paez •Pisano •Presnell •Rawlinson •Reagan •Schiller •Singal •Steele •Surrick •Swain •Tallman •Teilborg •Tucker •Whittemore | ||
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court:Middle District of Florida,Northern District of Florida,Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court:Middle District of Florida,Northern District of Florida,Southern District of Florida
State courts:
Florida Supreme Court•Florida District Courts of Appeal•Florida Circuit Court•Florida County Court
State resources:
Courts in Florida •Florida judicial elections •Judicial selection in Florida
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- Federal Article III judges
- Federal judiciary nominee, June 2000
- Florida
- Judge on senior status, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Senior federal judge
- Middle District of Florida, Seat 13
- Judge on senior status, Middle District of Florida
- Former magistrate judge, Middle District of Florida
