predecessor birth_place office birth_date term_start appointer article_title name alma_mater
'' . '' new seat authorized by 98 stat . 333 fort lauderdale , florida , u.s. judge southern district of florida of the united states district court for the 1944 november 4 , 1985 ronald reagan william j. zloch
 william j. zloch university of notre dame notre dame law school
william j. zloch

william j. `` bill '' zloch -lrb- born 1944 in fort lauderdale , florida -rrb- is an american lawyer and judge , as well as a former american football quarterback and wide receiver for the university of notre dame .
following the departure of heisman trophy winner john huarte in 1965 , notre dame football coach ara parseghian was faced with a wide-open competition for the quarterback position .
he opted to move senior bill zloch from wide receiver to quarterback for the 1965 season .
directing a team that was heavily run-oriented , zloch finished the season completing 36 of 88 passes for 558 yards and three touchdowns .
the team finished 7-2-1 and ranked 8th nationally .
after graduation , zloch spent three years in the u.s. navy , achieving the rank of lieutenant , then returned to notre dame law school , completing a juris doctor in 1974 .
he returned to fort lauderdale to begin a private law practice .
on october 9 , 1985 , president ronald reagan nominated zloch to a newly created seat on the united states district court for the southern district of florida .
he was confirmed by the united states senate on november 1 , 1985 , and received his commission on november 4 , 1985 .
on july 1 , 2000 , he began a seven-year term as chief judge of the district , ending on june 30 , 2007 .
he was succeeded as chief judge by judge federico a. moreno .
