A.G. Gancarski
On Thursday, the White House advanced eight nominees for federal district courts, including three in Florida.
The three Florida nominees: Judge Patricia D. Barksdale, William F. Jung, and Judge Philip R. Lammens.
Barksdale and Jung are nominated to the Middle District of Florida; Lammens, the Northern District.
“Throughout their careers, these nominees have displayed unwavering commitment to justice and integrity,” said President Barack Obama. “Their records are distinguished and impressive, and I am confident that they will serve the American people well from the United States District Court bench. I am honored to nominate them today.”
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Barksdale, a University of Florida Levin School of Law grad with experience as in-house counsel for CSX and as a barrister for Jacksonville firm McGuire Woods, has been a Middle District magistrate judge since 2013.
Prior to that, Barksdale served for eight years as an Assistant State Attorney for the Middle District, including a stint as Senior Litigation Counsel.
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Jung is a partner at the law firm of Jung & Sisco, P.A. in Tampa, which he co-founded in 1993. He specializes in white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation.
Jung, a graduate of the University of Illinois School of Law, was a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist from 1984 to 1985.
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Lammens, a Magistrate Judge in the Northern District since 2012, is another Levin School of Law Graduate who was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Middle District of Florida.
In the 1990s, Lammens worked in the Jacksonville Office of General Counsel.
