Roger Vinson

Roger Vinson
Roger Vinson
Senior District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office
2005
Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
In office
1997–2004
Preceded by Maurice M. Paul
Succeeded by Robert Lewis Hinkle
District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
In office
1983–2005
Appointed by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Lynn Carlton Higby
Personal details
Born February 19, 1940(1940-02-19)
Cadiz, Kentucky
Alma mater United States Naval Academy
Vanderbilt University

Clyde Roger Vinson (born February 19, 1940) is a senior federal judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

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Life and career

Born in Cadiz, Kentucky, Vinson attended the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 1962 with a bachelor's degree in engineering. He served at Naval Air Station Pensacola as a naval aviator from 1962–1968, attaining the rank of lieutenant. After his service, he attended Vanderbilt University and received his J.D. in 1971.

Returning to Pensacola, Florida, Vinson joined the law firm of Beggs & Lane, where he practiced general civil law from 1971–1983. He was nominated to the federal bench by President Ronald Reagan on September 9, 1983 to a seat vacated by Lynn C. Higby, was confirmed by the Senate on October 4, and received his commission a day later. Among the notable cases he has presided over:

Vinson was chief judge from 1997 to 2004. He assumed senior status on March 31, 2005.

He was appointed to serve a seven-year term on the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Court, effective May 4, 2006.[6] In 2009 he was installed as president of the American Camellia Society.[7]

In 2010, Vinson was assigned to hear a case, Florida et al v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, brought by a group of 26 states that was filed with support by 22 attorneys general and four governors challenging the constitutionality of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), specifically its requirement that most individuals obtain medical insurance. The suit is the second of more than 15 lawsuits filed against the act that has advanced to this stage of litigation.[8] On January 31, 2011, Vinson ruled that the individual mandate provision of the PPACA violated the Constitution by regulating economic inactivity, and as the mandate is not severable the entire statute was ruled unconstitutional. Vinson allowed the law to stand while it is being appealed by the Obama administration.[9] [10] Vinson later issued a stay to his January ruling, allowing implementation to proceed while its constitutionality was weighed.[11] [12]

References

  1. ^ Staff report (April 25, 1985). 2 of 4 Are Guilty of Clinic Bombing. New York Times
  2. ^ Associated Press (September 11, 1988). Judge Overturns Ban on Film. New York Times
  3. ^ Staff report (January 28, 1993). Shoney's Bias Suit Settled. New York Times
  4. ^ Smothers, Ronald (October 6, 1994). Protester Is Guilty Under Clinic Access Law. New York Times
  5. ^ Martinez, Edecio (August 21, 2009). Millionaire Who Faked Death Sobs in Court; Gets 4 Years. CBS News
  6. ^ New FISA Court Judge Appointed
  7. ^ American Camellia Society Board of Directors
  8. ^ Sack, Kevin (September 14, 2010). "Suit on Health Care Bill Appears Likely to Advance". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/health/policy/15health.html. 
  9. ^ Sack, Kevin (January 31, 2011). "Federal Judge Rules Health Law Violates Constitution". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/us/01ruling.html. Retrieved January 31, 2011. 
  10. ^ {url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/47905937/Health-Care-Ruling-by-Judge-Vinson |title=full text of Judge Vinson ruling declaring Obama healthcare unconstitutional}
  11. ^ Kendall, Brent (March 4, 2011). Health Overhaul Is Given Reprieve. Wall Street Journal
  12. ^ {http://www.scribd.com/doc/49955133/Judge-Vinson-s-Order-Staying-Health-Care-Reform-Unconstitutional-Ruling |title= full text of Judge Vinson's Order Staying Health Care Reform Unconstitutional Ruling}

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