Joel Fredrick Dubina

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Joel Fredrick Dubina
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Assumed office
October 26, 2013
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office
June 1, 2009 – July 31, 2013
Preceded byJames Larry Edmondson
Succeeded byEdward E. Carnes
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office
October 1, 1990 – October 26, 2013
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byRobert Smith Vance
Succeeded byKevin Newsom
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
In office
September 15, 1986 – October 5, 1990
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byRobert Edward Varner
Succeeded byHarold Albritton
Personal details
Born (1947-10-26) October 26, 1947 (age 73)
Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.
ChildrenMartha Roby
EducationUniversity of Alabama (BS)
Samford University (JD)

Joel Fredrick Dubina (born October 26, 1947) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.[1][2]

Early life and education[]

Dubina was born in Elkhart, Indiana. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 1970, and a Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1973.[1] He was a law clerk to Judge Robert Edward Varner of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama from 1973 to 1974.

Career[]

Dubina worked in private practice of law in Montgomery, Alabama from 1974 to 1983.[3]

Federal judicial service[]

Dubina was a United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Alabama from 1983 to 1986. He was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 30, 1986, to Varner's seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1986, and received commission on September 15, 1986. His service was terminated on October 5, 1990, following his elevation to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Dubina was nominated to the Eleventh Circuit by President George H. W. Bush on June 7, 1990, to a seat vacated by Judge Robert Smith Vance. Dubina was confirmed by the Senate on September 28, 1990, and received his commission on October 1, 1990. He served as Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit from June 1, 2009 until July 31, 2013.[1][3]

In 2009 Dubina served as member of the three-judge panel which denied an "Application for Leave to File a Second or Successive Habeas Corpus Petition" in the Troy Davis case.[4]

Dubina was on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals panel that reviewed Roger Vinson's decision in Florida v. United States Department of Health and Human Services.[5]

Dubina had announced his intention to take senior status, effective August 1, 2013,[6] but waited until his 66th birthday on October 24, 2013.[7]

Personal life[]

Dubina married. His daughter, Martha Roby, became an attorney and a politician, first serving on the city council.[8] She entered politics and was elected in 2010 to the United States House of Representatives from Alabama (AL-2) defeating incumbent congressman Bobby Bright. She has been re-elected to successive terms.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c 11th circuit directory Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on December 3, 2008.
  2. ^ Biographical Directory of the Federal Judiciary. Bernan Press. 4 June 2017. ISBN 9780890592588 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Joel Fredrick Dubina at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  4. ^ "In re Troy Davis, Application for Leave to File a Second or Successive Habeas Corpus Petition" (PDF). 11th Circuit. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-24.
  5. ^ Kendall, Brent (August 13, 2011). "Health Overhaul Is Dealt Setback". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  6. ^ Rankin, Bill. "Another judicial vacancy to open up on 11th Circuit". ajc.
  7. ^ "Current Judicial Vacancies".
  8. ^ McCutcheon, Michael; Barone, Chuck (2013). 2014 Almanac of American Politics. The University of Chicago Press.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Robert Edward Varner 		Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
1986–1990 		Succeeded by
Harold Albritton
Preceded by
Robert Smith Vance 		Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1990–2013 		Succeeded by
Kevin Newsom
Preceded by
James Larry Edmondson 		Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
2009–2013 		Succeeded by
Edward E. Carnes
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