Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Senior status. Born 1931.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jul 6, 1978
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jul 26, 1978
- Commissioned
- Jul 28, 1978
- Senior status
- Nov 30, 1996
Education
- B.A., University of Florida, 1952
- J.D., University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law), 1957
Career
- U.S. Army lieutenant, 1952-1954
- U.S. Army Reserve captain, 1954-1960
- Claims representative, State Farm Mutual Life Insurance Co., Lakeland, Florida, 1957-1958
- Private practice, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1958-1964
- Assistant state attorney, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Florida, 1961-1964
- Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, 1964-1978
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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