Facts: - profession: attorney - appointer: bill clinton - successor: roy b. dalton , jr. . - predecessor: susan h. black - office: senior the middle district of florida judge of the united states judge district court for the middle district of florida of the united states district court for - term end: april 8 , 2010 - term start: april 8 , 2010 november 24 , 1993 - birth date: 1945 - name: henry lee adams , jr. . - birth place: jacksonville , florida - alma mater: florida of law j.d. a & m university b.s. howard university school Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of henry lee adams , jr. .
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henry lee adams , jr. -lrb- born 1945 -rrb- is a senior united states district judge of the united states district court for the middle district of florida .adams was born in jacksonville , florida and graduated from matthew gilbert high school in jacksonville in 1962 .he received his bachelor of science degree in political science from florida a&m university in 1966 and his juris doctor from howard university school of law in 1969 .adams was awarded reginald heber smith fellow in april 1969 .he completed a consumer rights and poverty law training program at haverford college and was assigned to the duval county legal aid association , a legal aid society in duval county , florida , from 1969 to 1970 .he was an assistant public defender of the fourth judicial circuit of florida -lrb- duval , clay , and nassau counties -rrb- from november 1970 to 1972 .in january 1972 , he entered private practice in jacksonville , first with the firm of sheppard , fletcher , hand & adams and then in 1976 with marshall and adams .in october 1979 , florida governor bob graham appointed adams a judge of the fourth judicial circuit .adams remained a judge on that court until 1993 , when president bill clinton nominated him to the united states district court for the middle district of florida on october 29 , 1993 , to the seat vacated by susan h. black .confirmed by the senate on november 20 , 1993 , and received commission four days later .adams was assigned to the tampa division of the court from december 1993 until april 2000 , when he was reassigned to the jacksonville division .adams assumed senior status on april 8 , 2010 .