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American judge (born 1965)
Marcia Morales Howard
Howard in 2020
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 3, 2024
Preceded byTimothy J. Corrigan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 20, 2007
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byHarvey E. Schlesinger
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
In office
June 2, 2003 – February 20, 2007
Personal details
BornMarcia Maria Morales
(1965-07-16) July 16, 1965 (age 59)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
EducationVanderbilt University (BS)
University of Florida (JD)

Marcia Morales Howard (born July 16, 1965) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Education and career

Howard was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Vanderbilt University in 1987 and her Juris Doctor with honors from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida in 1990. At UF Law she was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as the Symposium Editor for the Florida Law Review. Howard was in private practice in Jacksonville from 1990 to 2003 as a civil litigator concentrating in labor and employment law, and was a member of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. From 2003 to 2007, she served as a United States magistrate judge in the Middle District of Florida.

Federal judicial service

On January 9, 2007 she was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Her nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 15, 2007. She received her commission on February 20, 2007. She became the chief judge on November 3, 2024.

See also

References

  1. ^ Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session. 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.109-397/ PT.6 (2006) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Marcia Morales Howard at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. "The Middle District Welcomes New Chief Judge". flmd.uscourts.gov (Press release). November 4, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

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Preceded byHarvey E. Schlesinger Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
2007–present 		Incumbent
Preceded byTimothy J. Corrigan Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
2024–present
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