Ben Overton
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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]
See also
- List of Pi Kappa Phi alumni
- List of Levin College of Law graduates
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Virginia alumni
References
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- ↑ a b c d Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Template:Open access
- ↑ Florida Supreme Court, Ben F. Overton Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Overton dies Script error: No such module "webarchive".," Orlando Sentinel (December 30, 2012). Retrieved December 30, 2012.
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