Gerald Bard Tjoflat
Appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1975 and confirmed by voice vote, Gerald Bard Tjoflat is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from Duke University School of Law in 1957. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1929 · age 97
- Appointed by
- Gerald Ford, 1975
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Chief judge
- Eleventh Circuit, 1989 to 1996
- Education
- Duke Law 1957
- Succeeded by
- Robert Joshua Luck
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Middle District of Florida | Nixon (R) | Voice vote |
| 1975 | Fifth Circuit succeeded John Milton Bryan Simpson | Ford (R) | Voice vote |
| 1981 | Eleventh Circuit chief judge 1989 to 1996 | Reassigned | – |
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
| Duke University School of Law | LL.B. | 1957 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| U.S. Army corporal | 1953-1955 |
| Private practice, Jacksonville, Florida | 1957-1968 |
| Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Fourth Judicial Circuit | 1968-1970 |
| Member, Judicial Conference of the United States | 1990-1996 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Tjoflat authored 26 published opinions for the court (1971–1976). Most cited: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Container Corp. of America (43 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Container Corp. of America | 352 F. Supp. 262 | 43 |
| 1972 | United States v. Lanza | 349 F. Supp. 929 | 20 |
| 1973 | United States v. Lanza | 356 F. Supp. 27 | 19 |
| 1971 | Mims v. Duval County School Board | 329 F. Supp. 123 | 18 |
| 1975 | Todd v. United States | 384 F. Supp. 1284 | 17 |
| 1972 | Jacksonville Newspaper Printing Pressmen & Assistants' Union No. 57 v. Florida Publishing Co. | 340 F. Supp. 993 | 16 |
| 1972 | Lyle v. Kincaid | 344 F. Supp. 223 | 14 |
| 1975 | United States v. Hartsfield | 387 F. Supp. 16 | 8 |
| 1972 | Austin v. A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. | 349 F. Supp. 615 | 8 |
| 1974 | Argonaut Insurance Co. v. Cotton States Mut. Ins. Co. | 373 F. Supp. 817 | 7 |
| 1973 | Griffin v. United States Postal Service | 385 F. Supp. 274 | 7 |
| 1976 | Johnson v. United States | 409 F. Supp. 1283 | 6 |
| 1974 | Bryan v. Wainwright | 377 F. Supp. 766 | 6 |
| 1973 | United States v. King | 368 F. Supp. 130 | 6 |
| 1973 | United States v. Crowell | 359 F. Supp. 489 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 26 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 Gerald Bard Tjoflat?
- President Gerald Ford appointed Gerald Bard Tjoflat to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1975.
- Was Gerald Bard Tjoflat appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Gerald Bard Tjoflat was appointed by President Gerald Ford, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Gerald Bard Tjoflat's confirmation vote?
- Gerald Bard Tjoflat was confirmed by voice vote on November 20, 1975. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Gerald Bard Tjoflat on?
- Gerald Bard Tjoflat is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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44 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).