Florida

Allen C. Winsor, United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Nomination

Nominated: April 10, 2018
Renominated: January 23, 2019
Confirmed: June 29, 2019
Age: 41 – 42

Career

Judge, Florida First District Court of Appeal (2016 – present)
Adjunct Professor, Florida State University (2017)
Office of Florida Attorney General (2013 – 2016)
- Florida Solicitor General (2013 – 2016)
- Chief Deputy Solicitor General (2013)
GrayRobinson, P.A. (2005 – 2013)
- Shareholder (2008 – 2013)
- Associate (2005 – 2008)
King & Spalding LLP (2001, 2002, 2003 – 2005)
- Associate (2003 – 2005)
- Summer Associate (2001, 2002)

Education

University of Florida, Levin College of Law, J.D. (2002)
- With high honors
- Order of the Coif
- Florida Law Review, Editor-in-Chief
Auburn University, B.S.B.A. (1997)

Clerkships

Judge Ed Carnes, S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit(2002 – 2003)

Links

T. Kent Wetherell II, United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Nomination

Nominated: April 26, 2018
Renominated: January 23, 2019
Confirmed: July 9, 2019
Age: 47

Career

Judge, Florida First District Court of Appeal (2009 – present)
Administrative Law Judge, Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (2002 – 2009) (approximate)
Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Florida Attorney General (2000 – 2002)
Associate, Hopping Green Sams & Smith (Tallahasee, FL) (1995 – 1999) (approximate)

Education

Florida State University College of Law, J.D., with high honors (1995) (approximate)
- Order of the Coif
- Articles Editor, Florida State University Law Review
Florida State University, B.S., magna cum laude(1992)

Links

John L. Badalamenti, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Nomination
- Nominated: February 4, 2020
Career
- Judge, Florida Second District Court of Appeal [2015-present]
- Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Middle District of Florida [2006-2015]
  - Assistant federal public defender [2008-2015]
  - Research and writing specialist [2006-2008]
- Law clerk to Judge Paul Roney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit [2003-2006]
- Associate, Carlton Fields, P.A. [2001-2002]
- Law clerk and staff attorney to Judge Frank Hull, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit [2000-2001]
- S. Department of Justice honors attorney, United States Attorney General’s Honors Program [1999-2000]
Education
- University of Florida College of Law; J.D [1999]
- University Florida; M.A. [1999]
- University of Florida; B.A. [1995]
Links
- https://ballotpedia.org/John_L._Badalamenti

William F. Jung, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Nomination

Nominated: December 20, 2017
Confirmed: September 6, 2018
Age: 59

Career

Partner, Jung & Sisco, P.A. (Tampa, Florida) (1993 – present)
- James H. Kynes Memorial Award for Tenacious Trial Advocacy (2010) (Hillsborough County Bar Association)
- Member, U.S. Middle District Selection Panel for U.S. Magistrate Judge, (2010 – 2013)
Assistant United States Attorney, Middle District of Florida (1990 – 1993)
Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Florida (1987 – 1990)
Associate, Carlton, Fields, Jorden, & Burt, P.A. (1985 – 1987)

Education

University of Illinois, J.D. (1983)
- Editor in Chief, Illinois Law Review
- Valedictorian
- Order of the Coif
Vanderbilt University, B.A. (1980)
- Magna cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa

Clerkships

Justice William H. Rehnquist, United States Supreme Court (1984–1985)
Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1983–1984)

Links

Wendy Williams Berger, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Nomination

Nominated: April 10, 2018
Renominated: January 23, 2019
Confirmed: July 24, 2019
Age: [unavailable]

Career

District Judge, Fifth District Court of Appeal (2012 – present)
Circuit Court Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit (2005 – 2012)
- Adult Felony Division (2006 – 2012)
- Civil and Probate Divisions (2005 – 2006)
- Johns County Adult Drug Court Program (2005 – 2012)
Assistant General Counsel, Governor Jeb Bush (2001 – 2005)
Assistant State Attorney, Seventh Judicial Circuit (1993 – 2000)

Education

Florida State University College of Law, J.D. (1992)
- Member, Florida State University Law Review
Florida State University, B.S., cum laude(1990)

Links

Thomas P. Barber, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Nomination

Nominated: April 26, 2018
Renominated: January 23, 2019
Age: 51

Career

Circuit Judge, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Criminal Division(2008 – present)
Judge, Hillsborough County Court(2004 – 2008)
Associate, Carlton Fields, P.A. (1992 – 1997, 2000 – 2004)
Assistant Statewide Prosecutor, Florida Attorney General’s Office (1999 – 2000)
Assistant State Attorney, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (1997 – 1999)

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. (1992)
University of Florida, B.A. (1989)
- Phi Beta Kappa

Links

Kathryn Kimball Mizelle

Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Nomination
- Nominated: September 8, 2020
- Confirmed: November 18, 2020
Career
- Attorney, Jones Day [2019 – present]
- S. Department of Justice [2014 – 2018]
  - Counsel to the Associate Attorney General [2017 -2018]
  - Trial Attorney, Tax Division [2014 – 2017]
  - Special Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia [2014 – 2015]
Education
- University of Florida’s Levin College of Law; J.D. [2012]
  - summa cum laude
- Covenant College [2009]
  - summa cum laude
Clerkships
- Justice Clarence Thomas. Supreme Court of the United States
- Judge Gregory Katsas, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Judge William Pryor, United States Court of Appeals for the 11^th Circuit
- Judge James Moody, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Links
- https://ballotpedia.org/Kathryn_Kimball_Mizelle

Roy K. Altman, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Nomination

Nominated: April 26, 2018
Renominated: January 23, 2019
Confirmed: April 04, 2019
Age: 35

Career

Partner, Podhurst Orseck P.A. (2014 – present)
Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida (2008 – 2014)
- Federal Bar Association Young Federal Lawyer Award
- Federal Prosecutor of the Year, Miami-Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police and the Law Enforcement Officers Charitable Foundation

Education

Yale Law School, J.D. (2007)
- Projects editor, Yale Law Journal
Columbia University, B.A., cum laude (2004)

Clerkships

Judge Stanley Marcus, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2007–2008)

Links

Rodney Smith, United States Court of Appeals for the Southern District of Florida

Nomination

Nominated: April 26, 2018
Renominated: January 23, 2019
Age: 42

Career

Circuit Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida (2012 – present)
- Co-chair, Diversity Committee of the Florida Conference of Circuit Judges
Miami-Dade County Court Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida(2008 – 2012)
Senior Assistant City Attorney, Miami Beach Office of the City Attorney (unavailable– 2008)
Insurance Defense Law attorney, various firms (year range unavailable)
Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office (1999 – 2003)

Education

Michigan State University College of Law, J.D. (1999)
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, B.S., cum laude (year unavailable)

Links

Rodolfo “Rudy” Ruiz II, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Nomination

Nominated: April 26, 2018
Renominated: January 23, 2019
Confirmed: May 02, 2019
Age: 38

Career

Circuit Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida(2014 – present)
County Court Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida (2012 – 2014)
Assistant County Attorney, Miami-Dade County Attorney’s Office (2009 – 2012)
Associate, White & Case LLP (Miami, FL) (2006 – 2008)

Education

Georgetown University, J.D. (2005) (approximate)
- Articles Editor, American Criminal Law Review
Duke University, B.S. (unavailable)

Clerkships

Judge Federico A. Moreno, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida(2005 – 2006)

Links

Anuraag Singhal

Anuraag Singhal, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida

Nomination

Nominated: August 14^th 2019
Confirmed: December 12, 2019

Career

Judge, 17^th Judicial Circuit in Broward County, Florida
Private Practice, Fort Lauderdale
Prosecutor, Office of the State Attorney in Florida

Education

Wake Forest University School of Law; J.D.
Rice University; B.A.

Links

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-judicial-nominees-united-states-attorney-nominees-united-states-marshal-nominees/

Aileen Cannon, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Nomination
- Nominated: May 21, 2020
- Confirmed: November 12, 2020
Career
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida
  - Criminal Division of the Appellate Section
  - Major Crimes Division
- Civil Litigation, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
Education
- University of Michigan Law School; J.D.
  - magna cum laude
  - Order of the Coif
- Duke University; B.A.
Clerkships
- Steven Colloton, United States Court of Appeals for the 8^th Circuit
Links
- https://ballotpedia.org/Aileen_Cannon

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