Ben F. Overton | |
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Chief Justice for the Florida Supreme Court | |
In office 1976–1978 | |
Justice of the Florida Supreme Court | |
In office 1974–1999 | |
Preceded by | Vassar B. Carlton |
Succeeded by | Peggy Quince |
Personal details | |
Born | Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. | December 15, 1926
Died | December 29, 2012 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | (aged 86)
Benjamin Frederick Overton (December 15, 1926 – December 29, 2012) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.
Ben Overton was born December 15, 1926, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. [1] He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida.
Overton graduated from the University of Florida with his bachelor's degree in 1951, and from the University of Florida College of Law [1] with his law degree in 1952. He received his master of laws degree from the University of Virginia. [2] He was a city attorney for St. Petersburg, Florida from 1954 to 1957, and he became a circuit judge in 1964. [1] Overton served as a Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1974 to 1999. From 1976 to 1978, he served as the Chief Justice of the Court. [1]
Overton, 86, died December 29, 2012, in Gainesville, Florida of complications from heart surgery. [3]
Ben F. Overton | |
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Chief Justice for the Florida Supreme Court | |
In office 1976–1978 | |
Justice of the Florida Supreme Court | |
In office 1974–1999 | |
Preceded by | Vassar B. Carlton |
Succeeded by | Peggy Quince |
Personal details | |
Born | Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. | December 15, 1926
Died | December 29, 2012 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | (aged 86)
Benjamin Frederick Overton (December 15, 1926 – December 29, 2012) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.
Ben Overton was born December 15, 1926, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. [1] He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida.
Overton graduated from the University of Florida with his bachelor's degree in 1951, and from the University of Florida College of Law [1] with his law degree in 1952. He received his master of laws degree from the University of Virginia. [2] He was a city attorney for St. Petersburg, Florida from 1954 to 1957, and he became a circuit judge in 1964. [1] Overton served as a Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1974 to 1999. From 1976 to 1978, he served as the Chief Justice of the Court. [1]
Overton, 86, died December 29, 2012, in Gainesville, Florida of complications from heart surgery. [3]