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Harvey Erwin Schlesinger

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Senior status. Born 1940.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Appointed by
George H.W. Bush (Republican)
Nominated
May 23, 1991
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Jun 27, 1991
Commissioned
Jul 2, 1991
Senior status
Jun 5, 2006

Other federal judicial service

  • U.S. Magistrate/U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 1975-1991

Education

  • B.A., The Citadel, 1962
  • J.D., University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law (now University of Richmond School of Law), 1965

Career

  • U.S. Army captain, 1965-1968
  • Instructor, John Marshall Law School, 1967-1968
  • Corporate counsel, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Jacksonville, Florida, 1968-1970
  • Chief assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Florida, 1970-1975
  • Adjunct professor, University of North Florida, 1984-1992

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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