Dozier DeVane
Dozier Adolphus DeVane (1883-1963) was a federal judge on the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida.
DeVane was nominated simultaneously to both courts by President Dwight Eisenhower on March 26, 1943, to a seat vacated by Curtis Waller; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 14, 1943, and received commission on April 22. He served both courts until October 1, 1947, when his seat on the Southern District was reassigned. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1958, and served the Northern District in that capacity until his death on December 15, 1963. DeVane was succeeded in this position by George Carswell.
Early life and education
- Washington and Lee University, LL.B., 1908
Professional career
- Private practice, Tampa, Florida, 1908-1918
- County attorney, Hillsboro County, Florida, 1913-1914
- Counsel to Florida Railroad Commission, 1918-1920
- Rate attorney, AT&T, 1920-1922
- Associate and general counsel, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co., 1922-1930
- Private practice, Washington, DC, 1930-1933
- Solicitor, Federal Power Commission, Washington, DC, 1933-1938
- Private practice, Orlando, Florida, 1938-1943
Judicial nominations and appointments
Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
DeVane was nominated simultaneously to both courts by President Dwight Eisenhower on March 26, 1943, to a seat vacated by Curtis Waller; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 14, 1943, and received commission on April 22.[1] He served both courts until October 1, 1947, when his seat on the Southern District was reassigned. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1958, and served the Northern District in that capacity until his death on December 15, 1963. DeVane was succeeded in this position by George Carswell.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center website.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center website.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Curtis Waller |
Northern District of Florida 1943–1958 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: George Carswell |
| Preceded by: Curtis Waller |
Southern District of Florida 1943–1947 |
Succeeded by: '
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Mark E. Walker (Federal judge) • Margaret Rodgers • T. Kent Wetherell • Allen Winsor | ||
| Senior judges |
Robert Hinkle • Clyde Roger Vinson • Lacey Collier • William Stafford • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Charles Kahn • Elizabeth Timothy • Martin Fitzpatrick • Hope Cannon • Michael Frank • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George C. Young • Stephan Mickle • John Smoak • Isaac Hopkins Bronson • McQueen McIntosh • Philip Fraser • Thomas Settle • Charles Swayne • William Bostwick Sheppard • Augustus Long • Winston Arnow • George Carswell • Curtis Waller • George Whitehurst • Lynn Higby • David Middlebrooks • Dozier DeVane • Gary Jones (Florida) • Larry Bodiford • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Hinkle • Maurice Paul • Clyde Roger Vinson • William Stafford • Stephan Mickle • Winston Arnow • George Carswell • | ||
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
