Dozier Adolphus DeVane

Judge Dozier Adolphus DeVane

Personal

Birthday:

8/2/1883

Birthplace:

near Lakeland, FL

Date of Death:

12/15/1963

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Tampa, Florida, 1908-1918
County attorney, Hillsboro County, Florida, 1913-1914
Counsel, Florida Railroad Commission, 1918-1920
Rate attorney, AT&T, 1920-1922
Associate/general counsel, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co., 1922-1930
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1930-1933
Solicitor, Federal Power Commission, 1933-1938
Private practice, Orlando, Florida, 1938-1943

Education

Name of School:

Washington and Lee University School of Law

Washington and Lee University's School of Law was one of just 12 of the nation's top 30 law schools to post black enrollment gains over the past decade, and one of four with gains exceeding 15 percent, with an increase of 33% from 1997 to 2006.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1908

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Court Name:

Florida Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

4/22/1943

Termination Date:

10/1/1947

Termination Reason:

Reassignment

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

Court Name - Second:

Florida Northern District Court

Commission Date - Second:

4/22/1943

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

1/31/1958

Termination Date - Second:

12/15/1963

Termination Reason - Second:

Death