Robert L. Shevin (January 19, 1934 – July 11, 2005) was the

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from 1971 until 1979 and a judge on the

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Background

Robert Shevin was born in

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. He received his bachelor's degree from the

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in 1955, and his Juris Doctor from the

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in 1957. He also attended

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School of Law. Shevin was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1964 and the Florida State Senate in 1966. He was elected Attorney General in 1970 and re-elected in 1974. Shevin was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Florida in 1978. He led the first round of the Democratic Primary, but was defeated in the runoff by Bob Graham.

Florida Legislature

He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1964 to 1966 and the

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from 1966 to 1970.

Judicial Service

He served as Judge for the

from 1996 to 2005. He was appointed by

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Lawton Chiles Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United State ...

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