Gregory A. Presnell
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| Judge on the United States District Court |
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| In office 2000 – Present |
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| Nominated by | Bill Clinton |
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| Born | 1942 Tampa, Florida |
Gregory A. Presnell (born 1942 in Tampa, Florida).
Gregory Presnell is a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida. He was in private practice in Orlando, Florida from 1966 until 2000, serving also for part of that time in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1967 to 1973. In 2000 he was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve as a United States District Judge.
In the 2006 case Avista Management, Inc. v. Waussau Underwriters Insurance Company, Judge Presnell ordered the representatives of the two parties to compete in a game of "Rock, paper, scissors" to determine which party could select the location for a pre-trial deposition, a matter he considered should have been trivially simple to come to agreement on.[1] Presnell's comments on the crack/powder sentencing disparity were also noted by the media in that year.[2]
[edit] Education
Presnell graduated from the College of William and Mary with his Bachelors degree. He received his Law degree from the Levin College of Law at UF in 1966.
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[edit] External links
- Gregory A. Presnell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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