David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. (June 27, 1926 – March 26, 1997) was a
United States district judge of the
.
Education and career
Born on June 27, 1926,
in
Pensacola,
Florida, Middlebrooks was in the
United States Navy during
World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He received a
Bachelor of Science degree from
Florida State University
Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...
in 1950 and was then in the
United States Air Force from 1950 to 1953. He received a
Bachelor of Laws from the
Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the
University of Florida in 1956, and was in private practice in Pensacola from 1956 to 1970.
Federal judicial service
On October 6, 1969, Middlebrooks was nominated by President
Richard Nixon to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
G. Harrold Carswell
George Harrold Carswell (December 22, 1919 – July 13, 1992) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern Di ...
. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on December 10, 1969, and received his commission on December 11, 1969. Middlebrooks served until his resignation on August 1, 1974. He then returned to private practice in Pensacola.
He died on March 26, 1997, in Pensacola.
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1926 births
1997 deaths
20th-century American judges
Florida State University alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
United States Air Force airmen
United States district court judges appointed by Richard Nixon
United States Navy sailors
Fredric G. Levin College of Law alumni
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