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William Hoeveler

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William Hoeveler
Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Years in office: 1991 - 2017
Years in office: 1977 - 1991
Education
Bachelor's
Bucknell University, 1947
Law
Harvard Law School, 1950


William Marcellin Hoeveler was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He joined the court in 1977 after being nominated by PresidentJimmy Carter.[1]

Early life and education

Born in Paris, France, Hoeveler graduated from Bucknell University with his bachelor's degree in 1947 and from Harvard Law School with hisLL.B. in 1950.[1]

Military service

Hoeveler served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942 to 1946.[1]

Professional career

  • 1991-2017: Senior judge
  • 1977-1991: Judge

Judicial career

Southern District of Florida

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Nominee Information
Name: William Hoeveler
Court:United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Confirmed 20 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: April 5, 1977
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ApprovedAConfirmed: April 25, 1977
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote

Hoeveler was nominated by PresidentJimmy Carter on April 5, 1977, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida vacated byPeter Fay. Hoeveler was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 25, 1977, and he received his commission the next day. Hoeveler elected to takesenior status beginning on January 31, 1991, and served as a senior judge until his death on November 18, 2017. Hoeveler was succeeded in this position by JudgeWilkie Ferguson.[1]

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Political offices
Preceded by:
Peter Fay		Southern District of Florida
1977–1991
Seat #7		Succeeded by:
Wilkie Ferguson


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Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Active judges

Chief Judge: Cecilia Altonaga  •  Jose E. Martinez (Florida)  •  Kevin M. Moore (Florida)  •  Donald Middlebrooks  •  William Dimitrouleas  •  Robin L. Rosenberg  •  Beth Bloom  •  Darrin P. Gayles  •  Kathleen M. Williams  •  Anuraag Singhal  •  Rodolfo Ruiz  •  Rodney Smith (Florida)  •  Edward Artau  •  Roy Altman  •  Aileen Cannon  •  Jacqueline Becerra  •  Melissa Damian  •  David Leibowitz (Florida)

Senior judges

Federico Moreno  •  James L. King  •  Jose Gonzalez (Florida)  •  Donald Graham  •  Daniel Hurley  •  Paul Huck  •  Patricia Seitz  •  William Zloch  •  Joan Lenard  •  Kenneth Marra  •  James Cohn  •  Robert N. Scola, Jr.  •  

Magistrate judgesJohn O'Sullivan (Florida)  •  Edwin Torres  •  Chris McAliley  •  William C. Turnoff  •  Lurana S. Snow  •  Jonathan Goodman  •  Alicia Otazo-Reyes  •  William Matthewman  •  Alicia O. Valle  •  Patrick M. Hunt  •  Bruce Reinhart  •  Lauren Fleischer Louis  •  Jared Strauss  •  Shaniek Maynard  •  Lisette M. Reid  •  
Former Article III judges

George C. Young  •  William Hoeveler  •  Kenneth Ryskamp  •  Alan Gold  •  Adalberto Jordan  •  Ursula Ungaro  •  James Paine (Florida)  •  Stanley Marcus  •  William Marvin  •  Thomas Jefferson Boynton (Florida)  •  Peter Fay  •  David Dyer  •  James William Locke  •  John McKinney (Florida)  •  John Moses Cheney  •  Rhydon Mays Call  •  Alexander Akerman  •  Lake Jones  •  Halsted Lockwood Ritter  •  Louie Willard Strum  •  John Warthen Holland  •  Joseph Lieb  •  William McRae  •  Curtis Waller  •  George Whitehurst  •  Sidney Aronovitz  •  Carl Atkins  •  Ted Cabot  •  Emett Choate  •  Edward Davis (Florida)  •  Dozier DeVane  •  Joseph Eaton  •  Wilkie Ferguson  •  Charles Fulton  •  James Kehoe  •  William Mehrtens  •  Lenore Nesbitt  •  Norman Roettger  •  Thomas Scott (Florida district court judge)  •  Eugene Spellman  •  Robin Rosenbaum  •  John Bryan Simpson  •  William Julius Barker  •  Alcee Hastings  •  

Former Chief judges

Federico Moreno  •  James L. King  •  Kevin M. Moore (Florida)  •  William Zloch  •  David Dyer  •  Louie Willard Strum  •  John Warthen Holland  •  George Whitehurst  •  Carl Atkins  •  Edward Davis (Florida)  •  Joseph Eaton  •  Charles Fulton  •  Norman Roettger  •  John Bryan Simpson  •  William Julius Barker  •  


Jimmy Carter
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Federal judges nominated byJimmy Carter
1977

Ballantine •Bownes •Boyle •Bua •Carr •Clark •Cowan •Daly •Filippine •Higginbotham •Hoeveler •Hug •Johnstone •Kane •Keith •Leval •Logan •MacLaughlin •McKay •Melton •Merritt •Murphy •Nickerson •Oberdorfer •Roszkowski •Roy •Rubin •Sifton •Tang •Vance •Veron

1978

Arnold •Baker •Boyle •Burns •Campos •Claiborne •Collins •Cook •Devine •Diamond •Duplantier •Edenfield •Friedman •Gonzalez •Greene •Jenkins •Lowe •Mazzone •McMillian •O'Brien •Pfaelzer •Phillips •Pollak •Sand •Shapiro •Simmons •Smith •Sweet •Tanner •Wiseman •Ziegler

1979

Ackerman •Alarcon •Anderson •Arceneaux •Arnold •Aspen •Beatty •Beer •Belew •Bertelsman •Bilby •N. Black •S. Black •Bloch •Bowen •Brett •Brooks •Brown •Buchmeyer •Bunton •Burciaga •Cabranes •Carr •Carrigan •Castagna •Cire •Clark •Cohn •Conaboy •Cordova •Crabb •Cudahy •Davis •DeAnda •Debevoise •Edwards •Eginton •Ellison •Enslen •O. Evans •T. Evans •Farris •Ferguson •Fletcher •Frye •Garcia •Garza •B. Gibson •H. Gibson •Gierbolini-Ortiz •Giles •Gilliam •Green •Hall •Hastings •Hatchett •Hatfield •Hatter •Hawkins •Henderson •Higby •Hillman •Houck •Howard •Hudspeth •Hungate •F. Johnson •S. Johnson •N. Jones •S. Jones •Karlton •Kazen •Kearse •Keeton •Kehoe •Kennedy •Kidd •King •Kravitch •Loughlin •Martin •McCurn •McDonald •McNaught •McNichols •Mikva •Mitchell •Moran •Murnaghan •Murphy •D. Nelson •D.W. Nelson •Newblatt •Newman •Overton •Paine •Panner •J. Parker •R. Parker •Penn •Perez-Gimenez •Perry •Politz •Poole •Porter •Pregerson •Price •Rambo •Ramirez •Reavley •Redden •E. Reed •S. Reed •Reinhardt •Renner •Robinson •Rothstein •Sachs •Saffels •Sanders •Sarokin •Schroeder •Schwartz •Seay •Senter •Seymour •Shannon •Shaw •Shoob •Skopil •Sloviter •Sofaer •Spellman •Sprouse •Staker •Tate •Taylor •Thompson •Tidwell •Unthank •Vietor •Vining •Wald •Ward •Weinshienk •West •Wicker •Williams •Winder •Woods •Wright •

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1980

Aguilar •Aldrich •Anderson •Boochever •Breyer •Britt •Cahill •Canby •Carroll •Cerezo •Clemon •S. Ervin •R. Erwin •Getzendanner •Gilmore •Ginsburg •Haltom •Hardy •Henderson •Hobbs •Holschuh •Horton •Howard •Johnson •Keep •Kelly •Kenyon •Kocoras •Marquez •Marshall •Michael •Nixon •Norris •Patel •Polozola •Propst •Quackenbush •Ramsey •Rice •Shadur •Spiegel •Tashima •Thompson •Vela •White •Williams

1981

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