Joseph Oscar Eaton
1920–2008 · Monticello, FL
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida | Judge | Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) | Jun 12, 1967 | Death, Sep 28, 2008 |
Education
- Presbyterian College, A.B., 1945
- University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law), LL.B., 1948
Professional Career
U.S. Army captain, Air Corps, 1941-1945; Assistant county solicitor, Dade County, Florida, 1949-1951; U.S. Air Force major, 1951-1952; Assistant state attorney, Dade County, Florida, 1953; Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, 1953-1954, 1959-1967; Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1955-1959; State senator, Florida, 1956-1959
Opinions on This Site
22 opinions from 1986 to 1988
- M.W. Braxton v. United States 1988
- United States v. Russell Burke, Terry Michael Butler, Terrance W. Chester, Joyce Greeson, William Frederick Honchell, Michael Evans, George Perez 1988
- William Allen Lathem v. Sentry Insurance, a Mutual Company 1988
- Municipal Leasing Corporation v. Fulton County, Georgia 1988
- Panola Land Buying Ass'n v. Clark 1988
- Municipal Leasing Corporation v. Fulton County, Georgia 1988
- Mercer v. Davis & Berryman International, Inc. 1987
- Sims v. Florida, Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles 1987
- William E. Brock, Secretary of Labor v. Williams Enterprises of Georgia, Inc., and Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 1987
- Dillard v. Crenshaw County, Alabama 1987
- Peners L. Griffin and Henry L. Dejerinett v. Richard L. Dugger, Etc. 1987
- Albert Stratton v. Otis R. Bowen, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States 1987
- Council for Periodical Distributors Ass'n v. Evans 1987
- Smith v. Board of School Commissioners 1987
- Tucker v. Phyfer 1987
- Liberty National Life Insurance Company, Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Cross-Appellee 1987
- Allen v. Alabama State Board of Education 1987
- Hill v. Ogburn 1987
- Glenn W. Turner and Alice A. Turner, Cross-Appellees v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Cross-Appellant 1987
- Zartic, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Afl-Cio, District 442, Intervenor 1987
- Raymond L. Burnett v. William E. Brock, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor 1986
- United States v. James Timothy Johnson 1986