Gerald Bard Tjoflat
 

Hon. Gerald Bard Tjoflat
Firm: United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Address: 56 Forsyth St. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (904) 301-6570
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E-mail:
Web site: http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/
Position Education Honors
Published Works Affiliations
Current Employment Position(s):
U.S. Circuit Judge, since December 12, 1975

Appointed 1975 by President Ford
Education:
Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1957
Bachelor of Law

University of Virginia

University of Cincinnati

Published Works:
A Practical Look at the Sentencing Provisions of 1722, 72 Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, 555, 1981

Honors and Awards:
Honorary Degree, Doctor of Civil Laws, Jacksonville University, 1978

Honorary Life Member, Board of Visitors, Duke University School of Law, 1983 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, 1958 - Present
Member

Florida Bar, 1957 - Present
Member

Jacksonville Bar Association, 1957 - Present
Member

American Law Institute, 1972 - Present
Member

American Judicature Society, 1968 - Present
Member

Judicial Conference, 1973 - 1977
Member, Committee on the Administration of the Probation System

Judicial Conference, 1976
Advisory Corrections Council

Federal Bar Association
Member

Duke University School of Law, 1973 - 1982
Member, Board of Visitors

Jacksonville Marine Institute, 1976 - Present
Member, Board of Trustees

Boy Scouts of America, 1976 - 1985
President, North Florida Council

Boy Scouts of America, 1986 - Present
Chairman, North Florida Council

Greater Jacksonville Families in Action
Member, Advisory Board

Advisory Corrections Council of United States, 1976 - Present
Member

National Center for Innovations in Corrections
Member, Task Force

Sixth & Seventh United Nations Congresses for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders

National Alliance for Safe Schools
Member, Advisory Board

Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Probation System, 1973 - 1987
Chairman

Ad Hoc Committee on Sentencing Guidelines, 1986 - Present
Member

Federal Judicial Center, 1986 - Present
Member, Committee on Sentencing Guidelines Education

Past Employment Positions:
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, United States Circuit Judge, 1975 - 1981

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1970 - 1975

Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Judge, 1968 - 1970

Adams & Tjoflat, Jacksonville, Private Practice, 1958 - 1960

Howell & Kirby, Jacksonville, Associate, 1957 - 1958

United States Army, 1953 - 1955

Botts, Mahoney, Whitehead, Ramsaur & Hadlow, Partner

Chief Judge, October 1, 1989 - September 20, 1996

Birth Information:
1929, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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