Augustus Long

Augustus Long

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida

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Education

Bachelor's

Florida Agricultural College

Law

Read law, 1898

Personal

Birthplace

Lake City, Fla.

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Augustus V. Long (1877-1955) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 26, 1934, to replace William Bostwick Sheppard. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 29th, and received commission on June 4th. On October 1, 1947, he assumed senior status and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on May 20, 1955.

Early life and education

• Florida Agricultural College
• Read law, 1898

Professional career

• U.S. Army Lieutenant, Spanish-American War
• Private practice, Starke, Florida, 1898-1910
• Member, Florida House of Representatives, 1903
• State's attorney, Florida, 1907
• State's attorney, Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1910-1921
• Judge, Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1921-1934

Judicial nominations and appointments

Northern District of Florida

Long was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 26, 1934, to replace William Bostwick Sheppard. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 29th, and received commission on June 4th. On October 1, 1947, he assumed senior status and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on May 20, 1955.

External links

 

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: William Bostwick Sheppard	Northern District of Florida 1934–1947 Seat #1	Succeeded by: '