| Ben F. Overton | |
| Office: | Chief Justice for the Florida Supreme Court |
| Termstart: | 1976 |
| Termend: | 1978 |
| Office2: | Justice of the Florida Supreme Court |
| Termstart2: | 1974 |
| Termend2: | 1999 |
| Predecessor2: | Vassar B. Carlton |
| Successor2: | Peggy Quince |
| Birth Date: | 15 December 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
Benjamin Frederick Overton (December 15, 1926 – December 29, 2012) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.
Ben Overton was born December 15, 1926, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1] He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida.
Overton graduated from the University of Florida with his bachelor's degree in 1951, and from the University of Florida College of Law[1] with his law degree in 1952. He received his master of laws degree from the University of Virginia.[2] He was a city attorney for St. Petersburg, Florida from 1954 to 1957, and he became a circuit judge in 1964.[1] Overton served as a Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1974 to 1999. From 1976 to 1978, he served as the Chief Justice of the Court.[1]
Overton, 86, died December 29, 2012, in Gainesville, Florida of complications from heart surgery.[3]