Donald L. Graham | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
Assumed office December 15, 2013 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
In office September 16, 1991 – December 15, 2013 | |
Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Sidney Aronovitz |
Succeeded by | Beth Bloom |
Personal details | |
Born | December 15, 1948 Salisbury, North Carolina, U.S. |
Education | West Virginia State College (BA) Ohio State University (JD) |
Donald L. Graham (born December 15, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Graham was born in Salisbury, North Carolina. He received a Bachelor of Arts from West Virginia State College in 1971. He received a Juris Doctor from Ohio State University College of Law in 1974. He was an Adjunct instructor, University of Maryland from 1975 to 1977. He was in the United States Army Major, JAG Corps from 1974 to 1979. He was an assistant United States attorney of the Southern District of Florida from 1979 to 1984. He was in the United States Army Reserve, JAG Corps from 1983 to 1991. He was in private practice of law in Miami, Florida from 1984 to 1991.
Graham was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Graham was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on June 17, 1991, to a seat vacated by Sidney Aronovitz. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1991, and received commission on September 16, 1991.