Howell W. Melton

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Howell W. Melton

Judge on the United States District Court
In office 1977 – Present
Nominated by	Jimmy Carter

Born	1923 Atlanta, Georgia

Howell Webster Melton, Sr. (born 1923 in Atlanta, Georgia).

Howell Melton is currently a judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. It should also be noted he served in the U.S. Army from 1943 - 1946. He was in private practice in St. Augustine, Florida from 1948 until 1961, when he was first appointed a Judgeship. In 1977 he was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to serve as a United States District Judge.

[edit] Education

Melton graduated from the University of Florida in 1943 with his Associates degree. He received his Juris Doctorate from the Levin College of Law at UF in 1948.