predecessor successor birth_place imagesize office termstart termend birth_date article_title name nominator alma_mater
john h. moore ii brian j. davis tampa , florida , u.s. 150 px 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 december 17 , 2011 september 29 , 1997 december 17 , 2011 1945 richard a. lazzara
 richard a. lazzara bill clinton loyola law -lrb- formerly university of florida college of law -rrb- university new orleans fredric g. levin college of
richard a. lazzara

richard allen lazzara -lrb- born 1945 -rrb- is currently a judge for the united states district court for the middle district of florida .
it should also be noted he was in private practice from 1974 - 1986 .
he served on the 13th judicial circuit of florida from 1988 -- 1993 , and appellate judge for the second district court of appeal of florida from 1993 - 1997 .
in 1997 he was appointed by president bill clinton to serve as a united states district judge .
on december 17 , 2011 he assumed senior status .
