Gerald Bard Tjoflat
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. He previously served as a U.S. district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida from 1970 to 1975 and as a state court judge on the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida from 1968 to 1970.
Gerald Bard Tjoflat | |
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Tjoflat in 2022 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
| 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 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | University of Cincinnati (BA) Duke University (LLB) |
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