How will the district court decide the Schiavo case?

[Margo Schlanger]

The case is in front of Judge James D. Whittemore.  I gather there's a
hearing going on more or less right now.  

Here's what the FJC's bio page says about him:

Born 1952 in Walterboro, SC

Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Nominated by William J. Clinton on October 20, 1999, to a new seat
created by 113 Stat. 1501; Confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 2000, and
received commission on May 25, 2000. 

Education:
University of Florida, B.S.B.A, 1974
Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 1977

Professional Career:
Private practice, FL, 1977
Assistant federal public defender, Office of Federal Public Defender,
1978-1981
Private practice, FL, 1981-1990
Judge, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court, Florida, 1990-2000

Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Male

Additional information from the Judicial Almanac:

Private Practice: Associate, Whittemore & Seybold, Tampa, Fl., 1981-82;
Associate, Whittemore & Campbell, Tampa, Fl., 1982-87; Solo
Practitioner, Tampa, Fl., 1987-90 
Academic Positions: Instructor, Bert Rodgers Schools of Real Estate,
Inc., Sarasota, Fl., 1981-83 
Other Employment: Manager, Broker-Salesperson, Temple Terrace Realty,
Inc., 1981-82 

Professional Associations: Florida Bar Assn., 1977-present; Pinellas
County Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn., 1981-90; Florida Assn. of
Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1981-90; Hillsborough County Criminal Defense
Lawyers Assn., 1988-89; William Glenn Terrell Inn of Court,
1991-present; Assn. of Trial Lawyers of America 

Honors and Awards: Outstanding Jurist Award, Young Lawyers Division,
Hillsborough County Bar Assn., 1997-98; Outstanding Jurist Award, Young
Lawyers Division, Florida Bar, 1998-99 

Publications: Ethical Pitfalls-Retainers? Refundable or Not?, Florida
Defender, Vol. 2 No. 1 (Winter 1990); Domestic Violence---A Continuing
Epidemic, Next Door News (April 1996) 

Lawyers' Evaluation: Too soon to say. 







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>>> "Samuel Bagenstos" <srbagenstos at wulaw.wustl.edu> 3/21/2005 9:10:52
AM >>>
Isn't the real question this:  Does anyone know anything about the
district judge to whom the Schiavo case is or will be assigned?

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>>> <RJLipkin at aol.com> 3/21/2005 7:23:58 AM >>>
Does anyone have any idea  how the district court will decide in the
Schiavo 
case?
 
Bobby
 
Robert Justin  Lipkin
Professor of Law
Widener University School of  Law
Delaware
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