Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr.

Judge Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

5/11/1938

Birthplace:

Miami, FL

Date of Death:

6/9/2003

Place of Death:

Miami, FL

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army lieutenant, 1960-1964
U.S. Army Reserve captain, 1964-1968
Staff attorney, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Florida, 1968-1970
Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1970-1973
Staff attorney, Dade County [Florida] School Board, 1972-1973
Judge, Industrial Claims Court, 1973-1977
Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 1977-1981
Judge, Florida District Court of Appeal, 1981-1993

Education

Name of School:

Florida A&M University

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1960

Name of School - Second:

Howard University School of Law

Consistent with providing the professional leadership necessary to advocate and defend the rights of all, but particularly of African-Americans and other minorities, it is the Law School's mission to: Educate and enable students to develop their highest capabilities and skills as lawyers; Engage as an institution in the active pursuit of solutions to domestic and international legal, social, economic and political problems that are of particular concern to minority groups; and Imbue its students with dedication to excellence and commitment to the solutions to those problems.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1968

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Court Name:

Florida Southern District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

11/22/1993

Termination Date:

6/9/2003

Termination Reason:

Death