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Stephan P. Mickle
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Judge Stephan P. Mickle
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida | |
| In office June 22, 2011 – January 26, 2021 |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida | |
| In office 2009–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Lewis Hinkle |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Catharine Rodgers |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida | |
| In office May 22, 1998 – June 22, 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Maurice M. Paul |
| Succeeded by | Mark E. Walker |
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| Born | June 18, 1944 New York City, New York |
| Died | January 26, 2021 (aged 76) Gainesville, Florida |
| Education | University of Florida (B.A., M.Ed.) Fredric G. Levin College of Law (J.D.) |
Stephan P. Mickle (born June 18, 1944 – died January 26, 2021) was an important federal judge in the United States. He served on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
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Early Life and Education
Stephan Mickle was born in New York City, New York. He went to the University of Florida. In 1965, he earned his first college degree, a Bachelor of Arts in political science.
He made history as the first Black undergraduate student to graduate from the University of Florida. The next year, in 1966, he earned a Master of Education degree from the same university.
He continued his studies at the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida. In 1970, he earned his law degree, called a Juris Doctor. He was the second Black student to graduate from this law school.
Legal Career
After law school, Mickle worked as an attorney. He briefly worked for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Washington, D.C. in 1970. He also worked in private law practice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
In 1971, he moved back to Gainesville, Florida. There, he became an adjunct professor at the University of Florida College of Law. He also started his own private law practice. He was the first Black lawyer in Alachua County, Florida.
Mickle also served as a special assistant public defender in 1974. This role meant he helped people who could not afford a lawyer.
He became a judge on the Alachua County Court from 1979 to 1984. Then, he served as a circuit judge in Florida from 1984 to 1992. From 1993 to 1998, he was a judge for the Florida First District Court of Appeal.
Federal Judge Service
President Bill Clinton chose Stephan Mickle to be a federal judge. He nominated Mickle for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida on January 27, 1998.
The Senate approved his nomination on May 14, 1998. He officially became a judge on May 22, 1998. He served as the Chief Judge of the court from 2009 to 2011.
On June 22, 2011, he took on "senior status." This means he continued to work but with a reduced caseload. He passed away on January 26, 2021.
Honors and Recognition
Stephan Mickle received many honors for his work and achievements. In 1999, he was the first Black man to receive the University of Florida's Distinguished Alumnus Award. This award recognizes outstanding former students.
In January 2022, a courthouse in Alachua County was renamed in his honor. It is now called the Judge Stephen P. Mickle, Sr. Courthouse. This shows how much he was respected and how important his contributions were.
See also
Sources
- Stephan P. Mickle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Stephan Mickle at Ballotpedia
