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Guy Spicola
Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida[1]
In office
January 9, 1980[1] – 1997
Chief Judge: 1985-1988[2]
Appointed byBob Graham[1]
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 22nd district
In office
November 19, 1974 – November 21, 1978
Preceded byLouis A. de la Parte Jr.[3]
Succeeded byMalcolm E. Beard[3]
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
November 15, 1966 – November 19, 1974
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded byGeorge H. Sheldon[4]
ConstituencyHillsborough County (1966-1967)
64th district (1967-1969)
62nd district (1971)
69th district (1973-1974)
City Prosecutor of Temple Terrace, Florida
In office
1963–1965
MayorGeorge W. Fee[5]
Personal details
Born
Guy William Spicola[6][7]

(1938-02-27) February 27, 1938 (age 86)
Tampa, Florida
Political partyRepublican
Democratic (until late 1970s)
SpouseGeorgie
ChildrenBrandon and Courtney
EducationUniversity of Florida (BA, JD)
Occupationlawyer

Guy William "Butch" Spicola (born February 27, 1938) is an American lawyer, former judge and former politician from Florida.

Biography

Spicola was born in Tampa. An attorney, he attended the University of Florida, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1962.[8] From 1963 to 1965 he served as the City Prosecutor for Temple Terrace, Florida under Mayor George Fee.[2]

In 1966, he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives for the 64th district. He was redistricted to the 62nd district in 1971, and the 69th district in 1973.[4] He was elected to the State Senate for the 22nd district in 1974 and served until 1979. He was a member of the Democratic Party until the late 1970s when he switched to the Republican Party.[3][9] He also served for the 36th district where he succeeded John R. Culbreath.[4]

He was appointed a Circuit Judge in 1980[2] and served until 1997[2] when he became a partner in the law firm of Holland & Knight until 2002 when he opened his own practice in Tampa.

He is married to Georgie Blevens and they have two children.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c The American Bench. Reginald Bishop Forster & Associates. 17 March 1997. ISBN 9780931398377. Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d Hubbell, Martindale (March 2001). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Florida (Volume 5 - 2001). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561604395.
  3. ^ a b c "Florida Senators". Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2007.
  4. ^ a b c "House of Representatives". 13 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Fee, who set tone for Temple Terrace as mayor, dead at 93". Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Lawyer Directory – The Florida Bar". Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Guy William Spicola Profile | Tampa, FL Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Florida Senate Handbook (1974-1976)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  9. ^ May, Fredric C. (17 March 1979). Hillsborough County, Florida: Case History of a County Noise Control Program. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Noise Abatement and Control – via Google Books.
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