William P. Dimitrouleas | |
Office: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
Term Start: | May 22, 1998 |
Appointer: | Bill Clinton |
Predecessor: | Norman Charles Roettger Jr. |
Birth Date: | 28 March 1951 |
Birth Place: | Lynn, Massachusetts |
Education: | Furman University (BA) Fredric G. Levin College of Law (JD) |
William Peter Dimitrouleas[1] (born March 28, 1951)[2] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Dimitrouleas received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman University in 1973 and a Juris Doctor from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida in 1975. He was an assistant public defender for the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida 1976 to 1977, and then n Assistant state attorney of the same circuit from 1977 to 1989. He was a circuit court judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court from 1989 to 1998.
On January 27, 1998, Dimitrouleas was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida vacated by Norman Charles Roettger Jr. Dimitrouleas was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 14, 1998, and received his commission on May 22, 1998.