Jere Tolton (December 9, 1937 – January 24, 2009) was an American judge and politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 6th district of the

Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ...

Life and career

Tolton attended Washington and Lee University School of Law. He was a newspaper reporter. In 1972, Tolton was elected to the 6th district of the

, succeeding Henton D. Elmore. He served until 1976, when he was succeeded by James G. Ward. In the same year, Tolton was appointed by Florida Governor Reubin Askew to serve a circuit court judge for Florida's First Judicial Court, serving until 2007. Tolton died in January 2009, at the age of 71.

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1937 births 2009 deaths Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators Florida state court judges 20th-century American judges Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni {{Florida-politician-stub