Joel Fredrick Dubina

Joel Dubina
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office June 1, 2009
Preceded by	James Edmondson
Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1, 1990
Nominated by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Robert Vance
Judge of the District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
In office September 15, 1986 – October 1, 1990
Nominated by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Robert Varner
Succeeded by	William Albritton
Personal details
Born	1947 (age 64–65) Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Samford University

Joel Fredrick Dubina (born 1947) is the Chief Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.^[1]

Biography

Dubina was born in Elkhart, Indiana. He received a B.S. from the University of Alabama in 1970, and a J.D. from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1973.^[1]

He was a law clerk, to Robert E. Varner, of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama from 1973 to 1974. He was in private practice of law in Montgomery, Alabama from 1974 to 1983.

Dubina's daughter, Martha Roby, was elected in 2010 to the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama (AL-2) defeating incumbent congressman Bobby Bright.

Federal judicial service

Dubina was a United States magistrate judge for the Middle District of Alabama from 1983 to 1986. He was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 30, 1986, to Varner's seat in the Middle District of Alabama. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1986, and received commission on September 15, 1986. His service was terminated on October 5, 1990, following his elevation to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Dubina was nominated to the Eleventh Circuit by President George H.W. Bush on June 7, 1990, to a seat vacated by Robert Smith Vance. Dubina was confirmed by the Senate on September 28, 1990, and received his commission on October 1, 1990. He became Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit on June 1, 2009.^[2]

In 2009 Dubina served as member of the three-judge panel which denied an "Application for Leave to File a Second or Successive Habeas Corpus Petition" in the Troy Davis case.^[3]

Dubina was on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals panel that reviewed Roger Vinson's decision in Florida v. United States Department of Health and Human Services.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b 11th circuit directory. Retrieved on December 3, 2008.
^ Id.
^ "In re Troy Davis, Application for Leave to File a Second or Successive Habeas Corpus Petition". 11th Circuit. 2009-04-16. http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/200816009ord.pdf.
^ Kendall, Brent. "Health Overhaul Is Dealt Setback". Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904006104576504383685080762.html. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

Joel Fredrick Dubina at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Robert Varner	Judge of the District Court for the Middle District of Alabama 1986–1990	Succeeded by William Albritton
Preceded by Robert Vance	Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 1990–present	Incumbent
Preceded by James Edmondson	Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 2009–present	Incumbent

Current active judges of the United States courts of appeals

1st Circuit	Lynch, Torruella, Boudin, Lipez, Howard, Thompson

2nd Circuit	Jacobs, Cabranes, Pooler, Katzmann, Raggi, Wesley, Hall, Livingston, Lynch, Chin, Lohier, Carney, Droney

3rd Circuit	McKee, Sloviter, Scirica, Rendell, Ambro, Fuentes, Smith, Fisher, Chagares, Jordan, Hardiman, Greenaway, Vanaskie, 1 seat vacant

4th Circuit	Traxler, Wilkinson, Niemeyer, Motz, King, Gregory, Shedd, Duncan, Agee, Davis, Keenan, Wynn, Diaz, Floyd, 1 seat vacant

5th Circuit	Jones, King, Jolly, Davis, Smith, Garza, Benavides, Stewart, Dennis, Clement, Prado, Owen, Elrod, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson

6th Circuit	Batchelder, Martin, Boggs, Moore, Cole, Clay, Gibbons, Rogers, Sutton, Cook, McKeague, Griffin, Kethledge, White, Stranch, Donald

7th Circuit	Easterbrook, Posner, Flaum, Kanne, Rovner, Wood, Williams, Sykes, Tinder, Hamilton, 1 seat vacant

8th Circuit	Riley, Wollman, Loken, Murphy, Bye, Melloy, Smith, Colloton, Gruender, Benton, Shepherd

9th Circuit	Kozinski, Pregerson, Reinhardt, O'Scannlain, Thomas, Silverman, Graber, McKeown, Wardlaw, Fletcher, Fisher, Gould, Paez, Berzon, Tallman, Rawlinson, Clifton, Bybee, Callahan, Bea, M Smith, Ikuta, N Smith, Murguia, Christen, 4 seats vacant

10th Circuit	Briscoe, Kelly, Lucero, Murphy, Hartz, O'Brien, Tymkovich, Gorsuch, Holmes, Matheson, 2 seats vacant

11th Circuit	Dubina, Tjoflat, Edmondson, Carnes, Barkett, Hull, Marcus, Wilson, Pryor, Martin, 2 seats vacant

DC Circuit	Sentelle, Henderson, Rogers, Tatel, Garland, Brown, Griffith, Kavanaugh, 3 seats vacant

Federal Circuit	Rader, Newman, Lourie, Bryson, Linn, Dyk, Prost, Moore, O'Malley, Reyna, Wallach, 1 seat vacant

Persondata
Name	Dubina, Joel Fredrick
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	1947
Place of birth	Elkhart, Indiana
Date of death
Place of death