This week Judge David William Dyer is in the spotlight. President Kennedy appointed him to our district in 1961 and he served until 1966. Why the short stint? In 1966, President Johnson appointed him to what was then the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the Fifth Circuit later split to create the Eleventh Circuit). As a district judge, Judge Dyer issued a decision desegregating restaurants that served travelers on Florida's turnpike.
In 1997, Miami's historic downtown federal courthouse was named after Judge Dyer. A bunch of big trials were held there, including the Noriega trial. It's been closed now for years and it's unclear what they're going to do with it.
Portrait and FBA post below.
Hon. David W. Dyer was nominated by President Kennedy and served on the district court from 1961-1966. In Goldberg v. Saf-T-Clean, Inc., 209 F. Supp. 343 (S.D. Fla. 1962), Judge Dyer found Saf-T-Clean, Inc. and its president violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and granted an injunction to prevent further violations.
2 comments:
In what universe is 5 years as a district court judge before elevation to the circuit court a "short stint.?" I tried doing some amateur research on the average "stint" of a district court judge who was confirmed as a circuit court judge but could not find anything. But 5 years seems quite average.
Pretty sure Judge Rosenbaum went fully from Mag to DJ to CJ in the span of 5 years!
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