| Ben F. Overton | |
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| Chief Justice for the Florida Supreme Court |
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| In office 1974–1999 |
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| Born | December 15, 1926 Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Benjamin Frederick Overton (born December 15, 1926) is a former justice of the Florida Supreme Court.
Ben Overton was born December 15, 1926 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida. Ben Overton served as the Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1974 to 1999. From 1976 to 1978 he served as Chief Justice.
Overton graduated from the University of Florida with his bachelor's degree in 1951, and from the University of Florida College of Law with his law degree in 1952. He received his master of laws degree from the University of Virginia.[1]