Senior United States District Judge Shelby
Highsmith passed away yesterday. Judge Highsmith served in the
United States Army from 1949-1955 before graduating from the University of
Missouri Kansas City School of Law with an LL.B. in 1958. Judge Highsmith
was in private practice in Missouri before relocating to Florida and entering
private practice. Prior to his appointment to the federal bench, Judge
Highsmith served as chief legal advisor to the Governor's War on Crime Program,
Florida, special counsel for the Florida Racing Commission, and served as a
circuit judge for the 11th Judicial Circuit (Dade County) from 1970 to 1975.
Judge Highsmith joined the federal bench in 1991 where he served
with distinction until his retirement on December 31, 2008. On a personal note, I was assigned to his courtroom as a young AFPD and learned a great deal from him. He had a big heart and took great interest in teaching the young lawyers before him how to practice law with dignity.
Could you please plan the visiting hours
ReplyDeleteRIP,Judge. He was a very honorable man who led an incredible life.
ReplyDeleteI had the privilege of sitting next to Shelby Highsmith for a month long trial in Georgia in 1978 and subsequently appearing before him in Miami many times. He set the bar for class and dignity. RIP.
ReplyDeleteThanks ! RIP
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