Rosemary Barkett

Judge Rosemary Barkett

Personal

Birthday:

1939

Birthplace:

Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Member, Sisters of St. Joseph, 1956-1967
Teacher, elementary and junior high schools, St. Augustine, Florida, 1960-1968
Private practice, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1971-1979
Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, 1979-1984; chief judge, 1983-1984
Judge, Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District, 1984-1985
Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 1985-1994; chief justice, 1992-1994
Judge, Iran-United States Claim Tribunal, The Hague, 2013-

Education

Name of School:

St. Joseph`s College, Jensen Beach, Florida

Degree:

A.A.

Degree Year:

1959

Name of School - Second:

Spring Hill College

Degree - Second:

B.S.

Degree Year - Second:

1967

Name of School - Third:

Levin College of Law - University of Florida

The law school offers courses of study leading to the Juris Doctor degree, including Certificate Programs in Environmental and Land Use Law, Estates and Trusts Practice, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law or International and Comparative Law. Joint J.D./M.A. and J.D./Ph.D. degrees in a variety of disciplines are available, too. The college also offers one of the leading LL.M. in Taxation programs in the United States.

Degree - Third:

J.D.

Degree Year - Third:

1970

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Court Name:

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

4/15/1994

Termination Date:

9/30/2013

Termination Reason:

Retirement