Joel Dubina
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| Joel Dubina | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
| Title: | Chief Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George H.W. Bush |
| Active: | 9/15/1986 - Current |
| Chief: | 2009-Current |
| Preceded by: | Robert Vance |
| Past post: | Middle District of Alabama |
| Past term: | 1986-1990 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1947 |
| Home State: | Elkhart, IN |
| Bachelors: | U. of Alabama, B.S., 1970 |
| Law School: | Samford U. Law, J.D., 1973 |
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Early life and education
A native of Indiana, Dubina graduated from the University of Alabama with his Bachelor's Degree in 1970 and later graduated from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law with his juris doctorate in 1973. [1]
Personal life
Professional career
- Law clerk, Hon. Robert Varner, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama, 1973-1974
- Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1974-1983 [1]
Judicial career
Middle District of Alabama
Dubina began his judicial career with the Middle District of Alabama in 1983 when he was appointed to a full eight year term as a federal magistrate judge. Dubina was nominated to an Article III judgeship by President Ronald Reagan on July 30, 1986 to a seat vacated by Robert Varner. Dubina was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 12, 1986 on a senate vote and received commission on September 15, 1986. Dubina left the Middle District of Alabama on October 5, 1990 as he was elevated to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. [1]
Eleventh Circuit
Dubina was nominated to the Eleventh Circuit by President George H.W. Bush on June 7, 1990 to a seat vacated by Robert Vance as Vance died while in judicial service. Dubina was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 28, 1990 on unanimous consent of the Senate and received commission on October 1, 1990.[2] In 2009, Dubina assumed the role of chief judge for the Eleventh Circuit. [1]
Awards and associations
Notable cases
Judicial philosophy
See also
External links
References
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Terry F. Moorer • Susan Walker • Charles Coody • Wallace Capel, Jr. • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Crawford • John Gayle • William Giles Jones • Richard Busteed • George Washington Lane • John Bruce • Joel Dubina • Thomas Goode Jones • Henry De Lamar Clayton • Charles Brents Kennamer • Ira De Ment • Thomas Pittman • Robert Varner • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Mark Fuller • Truman Hobbs • William Albritton • Myron Thompson • Robert Varner • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Joel Dubina • Adalberto Jordan • Stanley Marcus • Beverly Martin • Gerald Tjoflat • James L. Edmondson • Frank Hull • Charles Wilson • Rosemary Barkett • William Pryor • Edward Carnes | ||
| Senior judges |
Peter Fay • Robert Lanier Anderson • Phyllis Kravitch • Emmett Cox • Susan Black • James Hill • | ||
| Former judges | John Godbold • Joseph Hatchett • Albert Henderson • Paul Roney • David Dyer • Elbert Tuttle • Thomas Clark • Richard Rives • Robert Vance • Lewis Morgan • Stanley Birch • Warren Leroy Jones • John Bryan Simpson • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
John Godbold • Robert Lanier Anderson • Gerald Tjoflat • Joseph Hatchett • James L. Edmondson • Paul Roney • | ||
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
