Eugene P. Spellman

Personal

Birthday: 
9/16/1930
Birthplace: 
New York, NY
Date of Death: 
5/4/1991
Place of Death: 
Miami, FL
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Florida, 1956-1957, 1961-1979
Research assistant to chief judge, Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District, 1957-1958
Assistant attorney general, Criminal Appeals Division, State of Florida, 1958-1959
Assistant state attorney, Dade County, Florida, 1959-1961

Education

Name of School: 
University of Florida
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1953
Name of School - Second: 

Levin College of Law - University of Florida

The law school offers courses of study leading to the Juris Doctor degree, including Certificate Programs in Environmental and Land Use Law, Estates and Trusts Practice, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law or International and Comparative Law. Joint J.D./M.A. and J.D./Ph.D. degrees in a variety of disciplines are available, too. The college also offers one of the leading LL.M. in Taxation programs in the United States.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1955

Judicial Career

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

Florida Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
Jimmy Carter
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
10/5/1979
Termination Date: 
5/4/1991
Termination Reason: 
Death