Gerald Bard Tjoflat

Gerald Bard Tjoflat
Gerald Bard Tjoflat
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 19, 2019
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
	In office; October 1, 1989 – September 20, 1996
Preceded by	Paul Hitch Roney
Succeeded by	Joseph W. Hatchett
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
	In office; October 1, 1981 – November 19, 2019
Appointed by	operation of law
Preceded by	Seat established by 94 Stat. 1994
Succeeded by	Robert J. Luck
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
	In office; November 21, 1975 – October 1, 1981
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	John Milton Bryan Simpson
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
	In office; October 16, 1970 – December 12, 1975
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Seat established by 84 Stat. 294
Succeeded by	Howell W. Melton
Personal details
Born	Gerald Bard Tjoflat; December 6, 1929 (age 92); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Education	Duke University School of Law (LLB)

Gerald Bard Tjoflat (born December 6, 1929) is an American lawyer and Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.^[1]

Education and career[]

Tjoflat was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955, attaining the rank of corporal. Tjoflat earned his Bachelor of Laws from Duke University School of Law in 1957. He was in private practice in Jacksonville, Florida from 1957 to 1968 and served as a judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida in Jacksonville from 1968 to 1970.^[2]

Federal judicial service[]

President Richard Nixon nominated Tjoflat to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on October 7, 1970, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1970, he received his commission three days later. His service terminated on December 12, 1975, due to his elevation to the Fifth Circuit.^[2]

President Gerald Ford nominated Tjoflat to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on November 3, 1975, to a seat vacated by Judge John Milton Bryan Simpson. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 1975, he received his commission the next day and began serving on the court on December 12, 1975. Tjoflat was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981, when that court was established. He served as Chief Judge from 1989 to 1996.^[2] During the second week of August 2019, Tjoflat informed President Donald Trump that he will take senior status contingent upon the confirmation and appointment of his successor.^[3] He was the last federal judge in active service to have been appointed by President Ford. On November 19, 2019, his successor, Robert J. Luck, was confirmed and received his commission the same day.

Memberships and honor[]

In 1995, the Duke Law Journal at the Duke University School of Law published a tribute to Tjoflat that included articles by then-Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, retired Justices Lewis F. Powell, Jr. and Byron R. White, and Judge Edward R. Becker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, among others.^[4]

References[]

^ Hall, K.; Rise, E.W. (1991). From local courts to national tribunals: the federal district courts of Florida, 1821-1990. Carlson Pub. ISBN 9780926019591. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gerald Bard Tjoflat at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ Bill Rankin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Trump gets another seat to fill on influential Atlanta appeals court". ajc.
^ "Tribute to Gerald Bard Tjoflat - Duke Law Review". scholarship.law.duke.edu. Retrieved 2015-06-03.

Sources[]

Gerald Bard Tjoflat at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Seat established by 84 Stat. 294	Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1970–1975	Succeeded by Howell W. Melton
Preceded by John Milton Bryan Simpson	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1975–1981	Succeeded by Seat abolished
Preceded by Seat established by 94 Stat. 1994	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 1981–2019	Succeeded by Robert J. Luck
Preceded by Paul Hitch Roney	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 1989–1996	Succeeded by Joseph W. Hatchett

[google-1] Hall, K.; Rise, E.W. (1991). From local courts to national tribunals: the federal district courts of Florida, 1821-1990. Carlson Pub. ISBN 9780926019591. Retrieved 2015-06-03.

[auto-2] Gerald Bard Tjoflat at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[3] Bill Rankin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Trump gets another seat to fill on influential Atlanta appeals court". ajc.

[duke-4] "Tribute to Gerald Bard Tjoflat - Duke Law Review". scholarship.law.duke.edu. Retrieved 2015-06-03.

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