David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr.
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1969 and confirmed by voice vote, David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1956. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1926–1997
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1969
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Florida State 1950 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1956
- Succeeded
- George Harrold Carswell
- Succeeded by
- William Henry Stafford Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Northern District of Florida succeeded George Harrold Carswell | Nixon (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Florida State University | B.S. | 1950 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | LL.B. | 1956 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Middlebrooks authored 24 published opinions for the court (1970–1974). Most cited: Johnson v. United States Postal Service (25 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Johnson v. United States Postal Service | 364 F. Supp. 37 | 25 |
| 1972 | Owen v. McKesson and Robbins Drug Company | 349 F. Supp. 1327 | 25 |
| 1970 | Hodgson v. Hyatt | 318 F. Supp. 390 | 23 |
| 1970 | McLemore v. United States Treasury Department | 317 F. Supp. 1077 | 15 |
| 1974 | Grimes v. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc. | 392 F. Supp. 1393 | 12 |
| 1970 | Aerojet-General Corporation v. Kirk | 318 F. Supp. 55 | 12 |
| 1972 | Center for Participant Education v. Marshall | 337 F. Supp. 126 | 11 |
| 1974 | Poole v. Endsley | 371 F. Supp. 1379 | 9 |
| 1972 | United States v. Futura, Inc. | 339 F. Supp. 162 | 8 |
| 1973 | Bottcher v. State of Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services | 361 F. Supp. 1123 | 6 |
| 1972 | Merkey v. Board of Regents of State of Florida | 344 F. Supp. 1296 | 6 |
| 1973 | Aerojet-General Corp. v. Askew | 366 F. Supp. 901 | 4 |
| 1973 | United States v. ONE 1973 DODGE MAXIVAN TRUCK, ETC. | 365 F. Supp. 833 | 4 |
| 1973 | Moore v. School Board of Gulf County, Florida | 364 F. Supp. 355 | 4 |
| 1973 | State of Florida v. Richardson | 355 F. Supp. 1027 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 24 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr.?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1969.
- Was David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on December 10, 1969. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. on?
- David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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4 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).