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Susan Harrell Black
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Senior status since February 25, 2011.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush
- Nominated
- March 10, 1992
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- June 4, 1992
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), June 11, 1992
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- August 11, 1992
- Commissioned
- August 12, 1992
- Senior status
- Since February 25, 2011
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1943, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Appointed by Jimmy Carter; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended September 3, 1992: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- High school teacher, Jacksonville, Florida, 1967-1968
- Attorney, U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida, 1968-1969
- Assistant state's attorney, Jacksonville, Florida, 1969-1972
- Assistant general counsel, Jacksonville, Florida, 1972-1973
- Judge, Duval County [Florida] Court, 1973-1975
- Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1975-1979
- Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2008-2012
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