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United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

United States federal district court in Florida

Summary

United States federal district court in Florida

Field	Value
court_type	district
court_name	United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
abbreviation	M.D. Fla.
seal_size	150
map_image_width	150
location	Orlando
location1	Fort Myers
courthouse2	Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse
location2	Jacksonville
location3	Ocala
location4	Tampa
appeals_to	Eleventh Circuit
established	July 30, 1962
judges_assigned	15
chief	Marcia Morales Howard
us_attorney	Gregory Kehoe
us_marshal	William B. Berger Sr.
official_site

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (in case citations, M.D. Fla.) is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The District was established on July 30, 1962, with parts of the Northern and Southern Districts transferring into the newly created Middle District.

, the United States attorney for the District is Gregory Kehoe.

Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida is one of three federal judicial districts in Florida. Court for the District is held at Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Ocala, Orlando, and Tampa.

Fort Myers Division comprises the following counties: Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, and Lee.

Jacksonville Division comprises the following counties: Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Flagler, Hamilton, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, and Union.

Ocala Division comprises the following counties: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter.

Orlando Division comprises the following counties: Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia.

Tampa Division comprises the following counties: Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota.

Current judges

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat	Prior judge's duty station	Seat last held by	Vacancy reason	Date of vacancy	Nominee	Date of nomination
15	Jacksonville	Timothy J. Corrigan	Senior status	November 2, 2024

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

Courthouse history

[[United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida|U.S. Attorneys]]

Edward F. Boardman 1961–69
John L. Briggs 1969–78
John J. Daley 1978–79
Gary L. Betz 1979–82
Robert W. Merkle Jr. 1982–88
Robert W. Genzman 1988–93
Douglas N. Frazier 1993
Larry H. Colleton 1994
Donna A. Bucella 1994
Charles R. Wilson 1994–99
Donna A. Bucella 1999–2001
Paul Ignatius Perez 2002?–2007
James R. Klindt 2007
Robert E. O'Neill 2007–2008
A. Brian Albritton 2008–2010
Robert E. O'Neill 2010–2013
A. Lee Bentley III 2014–2017
William S. Muldrow 2017
Maria Chapa Lopez 2018–2021
Karin Hoppmann 2021
Roger B. Handberg 2021–2025

Federal Defenders

Robert W. Knight (1977–1983) (office established)
H. Jay Stevens (1983–1999)
R. Fletcher Peacock (1999–2007)
Donna Lee Elm (2007–2021)
Alec F. Hall (2021–present)

References

"History of the Federal Judiciary - Federal Judicial Center".
(February 18, 2025). "United States Attorney's Office Announces Departure Of Roger B. Handberg As U.S. Attorney". U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida.
{{USCode. 28. 89
"National Registry".
Wade-Bahr, Linda H.. "Official Site of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida".
"Public Law 104-230".
"Donna Bucella {{!}} C-SPAN.org".
(2008-04-08). "The United States Department of Justice – United States Attorney's Office".
"Lawyer goes full circle: From defense to prosecution and back again".
(2017-11-15). "U.S. Attorneys Listing {{!}} USAO {{!}} Department of Justice".

Wikipedia Source

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