John Antoon

John C. Antoon II (born May 16, 1946) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

John Antoon
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Assumed office
June 3, 2013
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
In office
May 31, 2000 – June 3, 2013
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byG. Kendall Sharp
Succeeded byCarlos E. Mendoza
Personal details
Born
John Antoon II[1]

(1946-05-16) May 16, 1946
Bakersfield, California
EducationFlorida Southern College (BA)
Florida State University
College of Law (JD)
Florida Institute of Technology (MS)
University of Virginia
School of Law (LLM)

Early life and education

Antoon was born on May 16, 1946, in Bakersfield, California.[2] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida Southern College in 1968, his Juris Doctor from Florida State University College of Law in 1971, his Master of Science from Florida Institute of Technology in 1993, and his Master of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2001.

Career

Antoon was a prosecutor for the City of Cocoa, Florida, from 1971 to 1972 and was in private practice from 1971 to 1984. He was an associate with Gleason, Walker, Pearson, and Shreve (1971) and as a partner with Shreve, Antoon, and Clifton (1972–1974), Antoon and Clifton, P.A. (1974–1976), and Stromire, Westman, Lintz, Baugh, McKinley, and Antoon, P.A. (1976–1984). He served as an assistant public defender for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida from 1972 to 1976 and a circuit judge of the Eighteenth Circuit from 1985 to 1995. Antoon served as a judge on the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal from 1995 to 2000.

Federal judicial service

President Bill Clinton nominated Antoon to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on February 9, 2000, to the seat vacated by G. Kendall Sharp. Confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 2000, he received commission on May 31, 2000. He took senior status on June 3, 2013.[3]

References
  1. Justice Teaching Center: Florida Supreme Court Justice R. Fred Lewis To Lead Civic Learning Program
  2. "BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  3. "Antoon, John II - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
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