Alto L. Adams
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Alto L. Adams. Adams was a former justice for the Florida Supreme Court
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He was a judge
from the U.S. state
of Florida
. Alto Adams served on the Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1940 - 1951. From 1949 to 1951 Adams served as Chief Justice.http://www.law.ufl.edu/leadership/adams.shtml
Adams graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1921. While at the University of Florida he was member of Alpha Phi Epsilon. He also was named a Designated Distinguished Alumnus in 1974.
Florida Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each...
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He was a judge
Judge
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from the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. Alto Adams served on the Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1940 - 1951. From 1949 to 1951 Adams served as Chief Justice.http://www.law.ufl.edu/leadership/adams.shtml
Adams graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1921. While at the University of Florida he was member of Alpha Phi Epsilon. He also was named a Designated Distinguished Alumnus in 1974.