death_date death_place birth_place image_size nationality birth_date known_for article_title name alma_mater
may 15 , 1996 west palm beach , florida fallon , nevada 150px american may 12 , 1910 being a federal judge charles b. fulton
 charles fulton university of florida
charles b. fulton

charles britton fulton -lrb- may 12 , 1910 -- may 15 , 1996 -rrb- was a lawyer and united states federal judge .
born in fallon , nevada , he worked his way through college at the university of florida and completed his law degree there in 1935 .
he immediately set up his private law practice in west palm beach , florida , and was named florida 's assistant state attorney general in 1942 .
that same year , however , his career was interrupted when he left to serve as an aviator in the united states navy during world war ii .
upon his return to the states in 1946 , he re-established his private practice and made a name for himself as one of the most prominent lawyers in florida .
from 1950 to 1963 he acted as general counsel for the board of commissioners of the port of palm beach district .
fulton served as president , chairman of the board and general counsel of home federal savings and loan association of palm beach , florida from 1958 to 1963 .
in 1961 , he served as president of the florida bar association .
on april 4 , 1963 , president john f. kennedy nominated fulton to fill a new seat on the federal bench .
he was confirmed by the u.s. senate on april 24 , 1963 , and received his commission on april 26 .
he served as the chief judge of the united states district court for the southern district of florida from 1966 to 1977 , and assumed senior status upon his retirement on june 30 , 1978 .
he died on may 15 , 1996 in west palm beach .
