Alan R. Schwartz is an American lawyer

Law of the United States

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 and judge

Judge

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 on the Florida Third District Court of Appeal

Florida Third District Court of Appeal

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Background

He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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 on July 14, 1934. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College

Harvard College

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 in 1955 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He subsequently received an LLB cum laude from Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School

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 in 1958.

Judicial Service

He was appointed Circuit Judge by Governor Reubin Askew on April 18, 1973 and served in that capacity until 1978. In November 1978 he was appointed to Third District Court of Appeal by Governor Askew. He retired in 2004. He previously served as Chief Judge of the Third District Court of Appeal.

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