| Hal P. Dekle | |
| Office: | Justice of the Florida Supreme Court |
| Termstart: | January 5, 1971 |
| Termend: | April 30, 1975 |
| Predecessor: | E. Harris Drew |
| Successor: | Alan C. Sundberg |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Venice, Florida, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Brandon, Florida, U.S. |
Hal Peb Dekle (November 21, 1917 – May 23, 2005) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida from January 5, 1971, to April 30, 1975.[1]
Born in Venice, Florida, Dekle entered the practice of law in 1940, becoming successful in civil practice.[2] He became a trial judge in Miami, and ran for a seat on the Florida Supreme Court in 1968, but lost in the primaries to Vassar B. Carlton.[3] However, Dekle was then elected to in 1970, following the early retirement of Justice E. Harris Drew.[3]
In 1975, Dekle was investigated along with fellow justice David L. McCain regarding "allegations they had intervened in cases to help friends",[2] arising "when a clerk went public with details of a lawyer for a utility writing an opinion for the justices".[4] Both justices resigned rather than face an impeachment investigation in the Florida House of Representatives.[2] [5] [6] [7]
Dekle died in Brandon, Florida.[1]