Ben Overton
Ben F. Overton | |
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| Chief Justice for the Florida Supreme Court | |
| In office 1976–1978 | |
| Justice of the Florida Supreme Court | |
| In office 1974–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Vassar B. Carlton |
| Succeeded by | Peggy Quince |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1926 Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 2012 (aged 86) Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "High Court Rotation Changed, Ben Overton New Chief Justice". Panama City News-Herald. January 15, 1976. p. 3. Retrieved April 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
- ↑ Florida Supreme Court, Ben F. Overton Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Overton dies Archived January 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine," Orlando Sentinel (December 30, 2012). Retrieved December 30, 2012.
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