Florida Law Review Explained

Florida Law Review
Cover:Florida Law Review (cover).jpg
Formernames:University of Florida Law Review
Abbreviation:Fla. Law Rev.
Bluebook:Fla. L. Rev.
Discipline:Law
Publisher:Fredric G. Levin College of Law
Country:United States
History:1948–present
Frequency:Bimonthly
Issn:1045-4241
Lccn:89656198
Oclc:803170707
Website:http://www.floridalawreview.org/
Link1:http://www.floridalawreview.com/past-issues/
Link1-Name:Online archive
Link2:http://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/flr/
Link2-Name:Alternative archive

The Florida Law Review is a bimonthly law review published by the University of Florida's Fredric G. Levin College of Law. The journal was established in 1948 as the University of Florida Law Review and it assumed its current name in 1989. It is produced by about ninety student editors and a staff editor. The journal publishes articles, essays, and lectures.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in HeinOnline and WestLaw.[1]

Notable alumni

Some notable alumni of the journal include:[1]

Jurists

Name Position
Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Senior United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
Senior United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
Senior United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
Senior United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
Senior United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
Former United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
Chief United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida
United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Florida
Judge on the Florida First District Court of Appeal
Stephen H. GrimesFormer Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
S. Jay PlagerSenior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Robert Trask MannFormer judge for the Florida Second District Court of Appeal and Member of the Florida House of Representatives
Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr.Senior United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
Edward B. DavisFormer United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr.Former United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida
Howard W. BrillFormer chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court and law professor

Politicians

Name Position
Former Governor of Florida
Mayor of Orlando, Florida
Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Former Member of the Florida House of Representatives
George MoraitisFormer Member of the Florida House of Representatives
Founding president of the University of West Florida and second President of Florida International University
Bruce Smathers18th Secretary of State of Florida and former Florida State Senator
Sandy D'AlemberteFormer President of the American Bar Association and Former President of Florida State University
W. Reece Smith Jr.Former President of the American Bar Association and Interim President of the University of South Florida
Michael BilirakisFormer member of the United States House of Representatives

Attorneys

Name Position
Former President of the American Bar Association and founder of Holland & Knight
Former President of the American Bar Association
Noted trial attorney, namesake of the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida
Terry SmiljanichCounsel to the United States Senate during the congressional hearings on the Iran-Contra affair
Andrew McClurgHerbert Herff Chair of Excellence in Law at the University of Memphis School of Law
Thomas E. BakerFounding member of the Florida International University College of Law
Kevin F. O'BrienFormer President of Santa Clara University
Ray F. Ferrero Jr.Fifth President of Nova Southeastern University and President of The Florida Bar
Craig WatersPublic spokesman for the Florida Supreme Court during the 2000 presidential election controversy

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About . 2023-11-02 . Florida Law Review.