William Dimitrouleas
William P. Dimitrouleas | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
Assumed office May 22, 1998 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Norman Charles Roettger Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | William P. Dimitrouleas March 28, 1951 Lynn, Massachusetts |
Education | Furman University (BA) Fredric G. Levin College of Law (JD) |
William P. Dimitrouleas (born March 28, 1951)[1] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Education and career
Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Dimitrouleas received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman University in 1973 and a Juris Doctor from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida in 1975. He was an assistant public defender for the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida 1976 to 1977, and then an assistant state attorney of the same circuit from 1977 to 1989. He was a circuit court judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court from 1989 to 1998.
Federal judicial service
On January 27, 1998, Dimitrouleas was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida vacated by Norman Charles Roettger Jr. Dimitrouleas was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 14, 1998, and received his commission on May 22, 1998.
References
- ^ "BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
Sources
- William Dimitrouleas at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Furman University alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- Public defenders
- People from Lynn, Massachusetts
- State attorneys
- 20th-century American judges
- 21st-century American judges
- Fredric G. Levin College of Law alumni