Ben Overton
Ben F. Overton | |
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| Chief Justice for the Florida Supreme Court | |
| In office 1974–1999 | |
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| Born | December 15, 1926 Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Died | December 29, 2012 (aged 86) Gainesville, Florida |
Benjamin Frederick Overton (December 15, 1926 – December 29, 2012) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.
Ben Overton was born December 15, 1926 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1] He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida.
Overton graduated from the University of Florida with his bachelor's degree in 1951, and from the University of Florida College of Law[1] with his law degree in 1952. He received his master of laws degree from the University of Virginia.[2] He was a city attorney for St. Petersburg, Florida from 1954 to 1957, and he became a circuit judge in 1964.[1] Overton served as a Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1974 to 1999. From 1976 to 1978, he served as the Chief Justice of the Court.[1]
Overton, 86, died December 29, 2012 in Gainesville, Florida of complications from heart surgery.[3]
See also[]
- List of Pi Kappa Phi alumni
- List of Levin College of Law graduates
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Virginia alumni
References[]
- ^ a b c d "High Court Rotation Changed, Ben Overton New Chief Justice". Panama City News-Herald. January 15, 1976. p. 3. Retrieved April 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Florida Supreme Court, Ben F. Overton Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ "Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Overton dies Archived January 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine," Orlando Sentinel (December 30, 2012). Retrieved December 30, 2012.
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