Thomas P. Barber (judge)

Thomas P. Barber
Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
Assumed office
2008
Appointed by Charlie Crist
Judge of the Hillsborough County Court
In office
2004–2008
Appointed by Jeb Bush
Personal details
Born (1966-12-01) December 1, 1966
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education University of Florida (BA)
University of Pennsylvania Law School (JD)

Thomas Patrick Barber (born December 1, 1966) is a Florida Judge and is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Barber was born on December 1, 1966, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1][2] He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. After graduating law school, he practiced for five years in the trial and business litigation department of Carlton Fields, P.A. He then served as an Assistant Statewide Prosecutor in the Office of Statewide Prosecution and as an Assistant State Attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. Upon completion of his service as a prosecutor he returned to Carlton Fields, P.A., where his practice focused on business litigation until his appointment to the bench.[3]

State court service

In 2004, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Barber to the Hillsborough County Court. Barber was elevated to the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida by Charlie Crist in 2008.[2] He was most recently re-elected to a new six-year term in 2016.[4]

Nomination to district court

On April 26, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Barber to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. On May 7, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge James D. Whittemore, who assumed senior status on August 29, 2017. His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5]

References

  1. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Thomas P. Barber
  2. 1 2 "BIOGRAPHIES OF STATE AND COUNTY COURT JUDGES IN FLORIDA" (PDF). June 1, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Thirteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Seventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees, White House, April 26, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ "Candidates and Races". Florida Department of State.
  5. ↑ "Fifteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, May 7, 2018
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