William Julius Barker

Personal

Birthday: 
6/25/1886
Birthplace: 
Marietta, GA
Date of Death: 
4/13/1968
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Jacksonville, Florida, 1916-1925
Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Highlands County, 1925-1940

Education

Name of School: 

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: 
LL.B.
Degree Year: 
1916

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Court Name: 

Florida Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
2/5/1940
Retirement from Active Service: 
4/30/1959
Termination Date: 
4/13/1968
Termination Reason: 
Death