U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida is a United States district court, a federal trial court where most federal civil and criminal cases are first heard. It lies within the Eleventh Circuit, which reviews its decisions on appeal. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former, with who appointed them and whom they succeeded.
| Judge | Appointed by | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr. | Bush (R) | 1991–2003 |
| George Kendall Sharp | Reagan (R) | 1983–2022 |
| John Henry Moore II | Reagan (R) | 1981–2013 |
| Susan Harrell Black | Carter (D) | 1979–1992 |
| William John Castagna | Carter (D) | 1979–2020 |
| George Carter Carr | Carter (D) | 1977–1990 |
| Howell Webster Melton Sr. | Carter (D) | 1977–2015 |
| John Alton Reed Jr. | Nixon (R) | 1973–1984 |
| William Terrell Hodges | Nixon (R) | 1971–2022 |
| Gerald Bard Tjoflat | Nixon (R) | 1970–1975 |
| Isaac Benjamin Krentzman Jr. | Johnson (D) | 1967–1998 |
| Charles Ray Scott | Johnson (D) | 1966–1983 |
| Joseph Patrick Lieb | (reassignment) (N) | 1962–1971 |
| William Allan McRae Jr. | (reassignment) (N) | 1962–1973 |
| John Milton Bryan Simpson | (reassignment) (N) | 1962–1966 |
| George Cressler Young | (assignment) (N) | 1962–2015 |
How a judge gets here. Each judge is nominated by a president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, then holds a numbered seat, for life, until they take senior status, or until they leave the bench. Open any judge to see who appointed them, how the Senate voted, and whom they succeeded, a chain that runs back to 1962.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.