William Marcellin Hoeveler (August 23, 1922 – November 18, 2017) was a
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Education and career
Hoeveler was born in 1922 in
Paris,
France. He was a standout athlete in football, basketball, tennis, volleyball and track while attending
Haverford High School in
Havertown,
Pennsylvania from which he graduated in 1941. He then attended
Temple University but left college to enlist in the
United States Marine Corps during
World War II, where he served a
tour of duty in the
Pacific as a
lieutenant from 1942 to 1946. Hoeveler graduated from
Bucknell University, where he was a member of
Sigma Chi, with a
Bachelor of Arts degree
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in 1947. He graduated from
Harvard Law School
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with a
Bachelor of Laws in 1950. Hoeveler conducted private practice in
Miami,
Florida from 1951 to 1977.
Federal judicial service
President Jimmy Carter nominated Hoeveler to the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on April 5, 1977, to the seat vacated by Judge
Peter T. Fay.
Confirmed by the
Senate
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on April 25, 1977, he received
commission on April 26, 1977. He assumed
senior status on January 31, 1991.
Hoeveler gained a reputation as a champion of the
Everglades
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and an opponent of Florida's
sugar
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industry ("Big Sugar") during his time on the bench. He also presided over the trial of deposed
Panamanian ruler
Manuel Noriega and hearings in the
Elián González affair Elian or Elián (Spanish) or Élian (French) can refer to:
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. He died on November 18, 2017, at his home in Coral Gables, aged 95.
Former law clerks
*
Kevin Martin, former
Federal Communications Commission chair
See also
*
List of United States federal judges by longevity of service
This is a list of Article III United States federal judges by longevity of service. The judges on the lists below were presidential appointees who have been confirmed by the Senate, and who served on the federal bench for over 40 years. It includ ...
References
External links
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About Hoevelerfrom the
University of Miami School of Law
Profilefrom the Bucknell Alumni Association
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1922 births
2017 deaths
Temple University alumni
Bucknell University alumni
Harvard Law School alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
United States district court judges appointed by Jimmy Carter
20th-century American judges
Florida Democrats
French emigrants to the United States