Lenore Carrero Nesbitt
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Lenore Carrero Nesbitt was an American lawyer
and judge
.
Nesbitt was born in 1932 in Miami, Florida
. She received her Associate of Arts degree
from Stephens College
in 1952, her Bachelor of Science
from Northwestern University
in 1954, and her LL.B.
from University of Miami School of Law
in 1957. She graduated first in her law school
class, at a time when there were very few women lawyers.
From 1957 to 1959 Nesbitt was a research assistant
for the Florida First District Court of Appeal
in Tallahassee
, the first woman to hold this position.
She was in private practice
in Miami from 1960 to 1963, and was special assistant state attorney general
from 1961 to 1963. She was research assistant for Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida
(Dade County
) from 1963 to 1965. Nesbitt resumed private practice in Miami in 1969. She was counsel for the special general counsel
for the Florida State Board of Medical Examiners from 1970 to 1971. Nesbitt served as a judge for the Eleventh Circuit
from 1975 to 1982.
President
Ronald Reagan
nominated Nesbitt to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
on October 31, 1983, to the seat vacated by C. Clyde Atkins
. Confirmed
by the Senate
on November 15, 1983, she received commission
the following day.
Nesbitt assumed senior status
on July 19, 1998. She remained on the court until her death from cancer
in 2001 in Coral Gables
.
Nesbitt served on the University of Miami board of trustees. She was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 2001. The Lenore Carrero Nesbitt Public Service Scholarship was established at the University of Miami School of Law in her honor. http://www.law.miami.edu/news.php?article=740
Her husband Joseph Nesbitt was a judge on the Florida Third District Court of Appeal
. http://www.3dca.flcourts.org/Judges/12-Nesbitt.shtml
Law of the United States
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and judge
Judge
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.
Nesbitt was born in 1932 in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. She received her Associate of Arts degree
Academic degree
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from Stephens College
Stephens College
Stephens College is a women's college located in Columbia, Missouri. It is the second oldest female educational establishment that is still a women's college in the United States. It was founded on August 24, 1833 as the Columbia Female Academy. In 1856, David H. Hickman turned it into a college,...
in 1952, her Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in 1954, and her LL.B.
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
from University of Miami School of Law
University of Miami School of Law
The University of Miami School of Law, founded in 1926, is the law school of the University of Miami, located in Coral Gables, Florida, in the United States. The school graduated its first class of 13 students in 1929.- Academics :...
in 1957. She graduated first in her law school
Law school
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class, at a time when there were very few women lawyers.
From 1957 to 1959 Nesbitt was a research assistant
Research assistant
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for the Florida First District Court of Appeal
Florida First District Court of Appeal
The Florida First District Court of Appeal, also known as the First DCA, is headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida. It is unique among the five Florida District Courts of Appeal in that, much like the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at the federal level, it handles most of the appeals in...
in Tallahassee
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
, the first woman to hold this position.
She was in private practice
Practice of law
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in Miami from 1960 to 1963, and was special assistant state attorney general
Florida Attorney General
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from 1961 to 1963. She was research assistant for Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida
Florida Circuit Courts
The Florida Circuit Courts are state courts. They are trial courts of original jurisdiction for most controversies. In Florida, the circuit courts are one of four types of courts created by the Florida Constitution .The Circuit Courts primarily handle civil cases where...
(Dade County
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
) from 1963 to 1965. Nesbitt resumed private practice in Miami in 1969. She was counsel for the special general counsel
General Counsel
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for the Florida State Board of Medical Examiners from 1970 to 1971. Nesbitt served as a judge for the Eleventh Circuit
Florida Circuit Courts
The Florida Circuit Courts are state courts. They are trial courts of original jurisdiction for most controversies. In Florida, the circuit courts are one of four types of courts created by the Florida Constitution .The Circuit Courts primarily handle civil cases where...
from 1975 to 1982.
President
President of the United States
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Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
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nominated Nesbitt to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is the federal United States district court with jurisdiction over the southern part of the state of Florida....
on October 31, 1983, to the seat vacated by C. Clyde Atkins
C. Clyde Atkins
Carl Clyde Atkins was an American lawyer and judge.-Early life:Born in Washington, D.C., Atkins graduated from the University of Florida where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau. He received an LL.B. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1936...
. Confirmed
Advice and consent
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by the Senate
United States Senate
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on November 15, 1983, she received commission
Letters patent
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the following day.
Nesbitt assumed senior status
Senior status
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on July 19, 1998. She remained on the court until her death from cancer
Cancer
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in 2001 in Coral Gables
Coral Gables, Florida
Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Downtown Miami, in the United States. The city is home to the University of Miami....
.
Nesbitt served on the University of Miami board of trustees. She was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 2001. The Lenore Carrero Nesbitt Public Service Scholarship was established at the University of Miami School of Law in her honor. http://www.law.miami.edu/news.php?article=740
Her husband Joseph Nesbitt was a judge on the Florida Third District Court of Appeal
Florida Third District Court of Appeal
The Florida Third District Court of Appeal is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Its ten judges have jurisdiction over cases arising from Miami-Dade Monroe Counties.-History:...
. http://www.3dca.flcourts.org/Judges/12-Nesbitt.shtml
External links
- Profile from the Florida Women's Hall of Fame