From 1973 to 1974, Middlebrooks was in private practice in Orlando, and was an assistant general counsel, governmental assistant, and general counsel for GovernorReubin Askew from 1974 to 1977. He returned to private practice for the next twenty years in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Electronic Frontier Foundation vs. Shipping & Transit (2016): Middlebrooks dismissed the case against patent troll Martin Kelly Jones (Case No.:16-CV-80855-MIDDLEBROOKS/BRANNON).[3]
Donald J. Trump v. Hillary R. Clinton, et.al (2022): Middlebrooks dismissed the suit brought by Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee, and 26 others, seeking damages for alleged conduct surrounding the 2016 presidential election.[4] Middlebrooks concluded that "most of Plaintiff’s claims are not only unsupported by any legal authority but plainly foreclosed by binding precedent as set forth by the Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit." and that Trump "is not attempting to seek redress for any legal harm; instead, he is seeking to flaunt a two-hundred-page political manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have opposed him, and this Court is not the appropriate forum."[5][4] Two months after he dismissed the case, Middlebrooks assessed Trump's lawyers $50,000 in penalties, plus $16,000 to cover the legal fees paid by one of the defendants.[6] In a later ruling, he imposed additional sanctions of $937,989.39 on Trump and his lead law firm in the litigation for bringing a lawsuit “in bad faith for an improper purpose” that “needlessly harmed” the defendants, “in order to dishonestly advance a political narrative.”[7]
^Impelli, Matthew (2022-09-09). "Judge threatens Trump lawyers with possible sanctions over Clinton lawsuit". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^Savage, Charlie (November 11, 2022). "Judge Fines Trump Lawyers in Clinton Conspiracy Suit Tossed in September" – via NYTimes.com.
^Schmidt, Michael S.; Haberman, Maggie (2023-01-20). "Judge Orders Trump and Lawyer to Pay Nearly $1 Million for Bogus Suit". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
donald, middlebrooks, donald, middlebrooks, redirects, here, american, murderer, murder, kerrick, majors, donald, marsh, middlebrooks, born, december, 1946, united, states, district, judge, united, states, district, court, southern, district, florida, donald, . Donald Middlebrooks redirects here For the American murderer see Murder of Kerrick Majors Donald Marsh Middlebrooks born December 31 1946 is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Donald MiddlebrooksJudge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of FloridaIncumbentAssumed office May 27 1997Appointed byBill ClintonPreceded byJames W KehoePersonal detailsBornDonald Marsh Middlebrooks 1946 12 31 December 31 1946 age 77 Orlando Florida U S EducationUniversity of Florida BS JD Contents 1 Education and career 1 1 Federal judicial service 2 Notable cases 3 References 4 External linksEducation and career editMiddlebrooks was born in Orlando Florida He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Florida in 1968 He received a Juris Doctor from the Fredric G Levin College of Law at the University of Florida in 1972 and had served as student government president during his time in law school 1 From 1973 to 1974 Middlebrooks was in private practice in Orlando and was an assistant general counsel governmental assistant and general counsel for Governor Reubin Askew from 1974 to 1977 He returned to private practice for the next twenty years in West Palm Beach Florida Federal judicial service edit On January 7 1997 President Bill Clinton nominated Midddlebrooks to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge James W Kehoe He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 23 1997 and received his commission on May 27 1997 2 Notable cases editElectronic Frontier Foundation vs Shipping amp Transit 2016 Middlebrooks dismissed the case against patent troll Martin Kelly Jones Case No 16 CV 80855 MIDDLEBROOKS BRANNON 3 Donald J Trump v Hillary R Clinton et al 2022 Middlebrooks dismissed the suit brought by Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton the Democratic National Committee and 26 others seeking damages for alleged conduct surrounding the 2016 presidential election 4 Middlebrooks concluded that most of Plaintiff s claims are not only unsupported by any legal authority but plainly foreclosed by binding precedent as set forth by the Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit and that Trump is not attempting to seek redress for any legal harm instead he is seeking to flaunt a two hundred page political manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have opposed him and this Court is not the appropriate forum 5 4 Two months after he dismissed the case Middlebrooks assessed Trump s lawyers 50 000 in penalties plus 16 000 to cover the legal fees paid by one of the defendants 6 In a later ruling he imposed additional sanctions of 937 989 39 on Trump and his lead law firm in the litigation for bringing a lawsuit in bad faith for an improper purpose that needlessly harmed the defendants in order to dishonestly advance a political narrative 7 References edit History sg ufl edu sg ufl edu Retrieved 2022 06 27 Donald M Middlebrooks at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center Mullin Joe October 31 2016 The man behind the nation s most litigious patent troll has spoken Ars Technica a b Donald J Trump v Hillary R Clinton et al 2022 US District Court for the Southern District of Florida 2 22 cv 14102 DMM Document 267 p 2 p 65 Impelli Matthew 2022 09 09 Judge threatens Trump lawyers with possible sanctions over Clinton lawsuit Newsweek Retrieved 2022 09 09 Savage Charlie November 11 2022 Judge Fines Trump Lawyers in Clinton Conspiracy Suit Tossed in September via NYTimes com Schmidt Michael S Haberman Maggie 2023 01 20 Judge Orders Trump and Lawyer to Pay Nearly 1 Million for Bogus Suit The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 01 20 External links editDonald M Middlebrooks at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center Legal offices Preceded byJames W Kehoe Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida1997 present Incumbent nbsp This biography of a federal judge in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donald M Middlebrooks amp oldid 1219650839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
