Senior U.S. Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit Born: Rochester, New York January 18, 1929 Date of Appointment: September 17, 1976 Entered on Duty: October 8, 1976 Senior Status: January 19, 1994 Education: Rollins College, B.A.; University of Florida, J.D., 1956. Previous Employment: Associate, Patton and Kanner, Miami, Florida, 1956; partner, Nichols, Gaither, Green, Frates and Beckham, Miami, Florida, 1956-1961; Frates, Fay, Floyd and Pearson, Miami, Florida, 1961-1970; U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida, 1970-1976. Committee Appointments/Professional Organizations: Judicial Conference Committee to Implement the Criminal Justice Act, 1975-1981; Ad Hoc Committee on Cameras in the Courtroom, 1983-1984; Advisory Committee on the Codes of Conduct, 1979-1987; Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules, 1987-1989; Eleventh Circuit Standing Education Committee; Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, faculty member, Department of Justice; National Judicial Council of State and Federal Courts, Co-chariman; Executive Committee of the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Council; American Bar Association; Florida Bar Association; and Date County Bar Association; member, Special Panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Independent Counsel, 1994-present.