Name David Middlebrooks, | ||
Education Florida State University, Fredric G. Levin College of Law | ||
David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. (June 27, 1926 – March 26, 1997) was a United States federal judge. Born in Pensacola, Florida, Middlebrooks was in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He received a B.S. from Florida State University in 1950 and was then in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1953. He received an LL.B. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1956, and was in private practice in Pensacola, Florida from 1956 to 1970.
On October 6, 1969, Middlebrooks was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida vacated by George Harrold Carswell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1969 and received his commission on December 11, 1969. Middlebrooks served until his resignation on August 1, 1974. He then returned to private practice in Pensacola.