Gerald Bard Tjoflat
Gerald Tjoflat | |
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Portrait of Tjoflat at the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, GA | |
| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
| Assumed office November 19, 2019 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
| In office October 1, 1989 – September 20, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Hitch Roney |
| Succeeded by | Joseph W. Hatchett |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
| In office October 1, 1981 – November 19, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Operation of law |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. Luck |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| In office November 21, 1975 – October 1, 1981 | |
| Appointed by | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | John Milton Bryan Simpson |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
| In office October 16, 1970 – December 12, 1975 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Howell W. Melton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerald Bard Tjoflat December 6, 1929 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | University of Virginia University of Cincinnati (BA) Duke University (LLB) |
Gerald Bard Tjoflat (born December 6, 1929) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a Senior United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He previously served as Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit and as a United States district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Tjoflat is currently tied with J. Clifford Wallace as the longest serving U.S. federal judge.