Allen C. Winsor

Allen C. Winsor
Judge of the Florida First District Court of Appeal
Assumed office
February 5, 2016
Appointed by Rick Scott
Preceded by Robert T. Benton
Solicitor General of Florida
In office
June 7, 2013 – February 5, 2016
Attorney General Pam Bondi
Preceded by Timothy Osterhaus
Succeeded by Amit Agarwal
Personal details
Born 1976 (age 41–42)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Education Auburn University, (B.S.B.A.)
Fredric G. Levin College of Law, (J.D.)

Allen Cothrel Winsor (born 1976)[1] is an American lawyer and judge and is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

Biography

Winsor received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Auburn University, and a Juris Doctor from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif and served as editor-in-chief of the Florida Law Review. After law school, Winsor served as a law clerk to Judge Edward Earl Carnes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. From 2003 to 2005, he was an associate at King and Spalding. He later was a partner in the Tallahassee office of GrayRobinson, where he focused on civil and appellate litigation. He then joined the Florida Attorney General's office and served 3 years as Solicitor General of Florida.[2] Governor Rick Scott appointed him to the Florida First District Court of Appeal, where he still serves today.[3]

Nomination to district court

On April 10, 2018, President Trump nominated Winsor to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He has been nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Robert Lewis Hinkle, who assumed senior status on November 7, 2016.[4] On May 23, 2018 a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On June 14, 2018 his nomination was reported out of committee by a 11–10 vote.[6] His nomination is currently pending before the full United States Senate.

Memberships

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees"
  2. ↑ "Judge Allen Winsor". Florida First District Court of Appeal. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Twelfth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Twelfth Wave of United States Attorneys, and Sixth Wave of United States Marshals". whitehouse.gov. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", The White House, April 10, 2018
  5. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for May 23, 2018
  6. ↑ Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 14, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
Legal offices
Preceded by
Timothy Osterhaus		 Solicitor General of Florida
2013–2016		 Succeeded by
Amit Agarwal
Preceded by
Robert T. Benton		 Judge of the Florida First District Court of Appeal
2016–present		 Incumbent
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