John E. Steele

Personal

Birthday: 
1949
Birthplace: 
Detroit, MI
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Wayne County [Michigan] Prosecutor`s Office, 1972-1977; law clerk, 1972-1974; assistant prosecutor, 1974-1977
Assistant prosecutor, Ingham County, Michigan, 1977-1980
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Michigan, 1980-1981
Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Florida, 1981-1988
Private practice, 1988-1991
Adjunct professor, Florida Coastal School of Law, 1999-2000

Education

Name of School: 
University of Detroit (now University of Detroit Mercy)
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1971
Name of School - Second: 

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

The Mission of the University of Detroit Mercy, a Catholic university in the Jesuit and Mercy traditions, is to provide an education that integrates the intellectual, spiritual, ethical and social development of its students. In that spirit, the University of Detroit Mercy Law Review publishes an annual Law & Religion symposium issue, to provide a forum for discussing the intersection of legal and religious ideas.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1973

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Court Name: 

Florida Middle District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
7/26/2000
Retirement from Active Service: 
6/3/2015
Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services: 

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1991-2000