Richard Allen Lazzara | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
| Assumed office December 17, 2011 | |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
| In office September 29, 1997 – December 17, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John H. Moore II |
| Succeeded by | Brian J. Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Allen Lazzara (1945-12-17)December 17, 1945 (age 79) |
| Education | Loyola University New Orleans (BA) Fredric G. Levin College of Law (JD) |
Richard Allen Lazzara (born December 17, 1945)[1] is asenior United States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Lazzara was born inTampa,Florida. He received aBachelor of Arts degree fromLoyola University New Orleans in 1967. He received aJuris Doctor from theFredric G. Levin College of Law at theUniversity of Florida in 1970. He was alaw clerk for the Hillsborough County Solicitor Office,Hillsborough County, Florida in 1970. He was an assistant county solicitor, Hillsborough County from 1970 to 1972. He was an assistant state attorney of Hillsborough County in 1973. He was in private practice of law in Tampa from 1974 to 1986. He was a Judge of the Hillsborough County Court in 1987. He was a Circuit Judge, 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida from 1988 to 1993. He was an Appellate Judge, Second District Court of Appeal, from 1993 to 1997.
Lazzara is a United States District Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Lazzara was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton on January 7, 1997, to a seat vacated byJohn H. Moore II. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on September 26, 1997, and received commission on September 29, 1997.
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1997–2011 | Succeeded by |