Ben Overton

Ben F. Overton
Chief Justice for the Florida Supreme Court
In office 1976–1978
Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
In office 1974–1999
Preceded by	Vassar B. Carlton
Succeeded by	Peggy Quince
Personal details
Born	(1926-12-15)December 15, 1926 Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 29, 2012(2012-12-29) (aged 86) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.

Benjamin Frederick Overton (December 15, 1926 – December 29, 2012) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.

Ben Overton was born December 15, 1926, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1] He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida.

Overton graduated from the University of Florida with his bachelor's degree in 1951, and from the University of Florida College of Law[1] with his law degree in 1952. He received his master of laws degree from the University of Virginia.[2] He was a city attorney for St. Petersburg, Florida from 1954 to 1957, and he became a circuit judge in 1964.[1] Overton served as a Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1974 to 1999. From 1976 to 1978, he served as the Chief Justice of the Court.[1]

Overton, 86, died December 29, 2012, in Gainesville, Florida of complications from heart surgery.[3]

See also

• List of Pi Kappa Phi alumni
• List of Levin College of Law graduates
• List of University of Florida alumni
• List of University of Virginia alumni

References

1. "High Court Rotation Changed, Ben Overton New Chief Justice". Panama City News-Herald. January 15, 1976. p. 3. Retrieved April 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Florida Supreme Court, Ben F. Overton Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
3. "Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Overton dies Archived January 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine," Orlando Sentinel (December 30, 2012). Retrieved December 30, 2012.