Gregory A. Presnell

Gregory A. Presnell (born November 10, 1942)[1] is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Gregory A. Presnell
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office April 1, 2012
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
In office July 31, 2000 – April 1, 2012
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Seat established by 113 Stat. 1501
Succeeded by	Sheri Polster Chappell
Personal details
Born	Gregory A. Presnell November 10, 1942 Tampa, Florida
Education	College of William and Mary (B.A.) Fredric G. Levin College of Law (J.D.)

Education

Presnell received his Bachelor of Arts degree (economics) from the College of William & Mary in 1964. He received his Juris Doctor from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida in 1966. He was in private practice in Orlando, Florida from 1966 until 2000, serving also for part of that time in the United States Army Reserve from 1967 to 1973.

District Court service

On June 8, 2000, he was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida established by 113 Stat. 1501. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 21, 2000 and received his commission on July 31, 2000. On April 1, 2012 he assumed senior status. He was succeeded by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell.[2]

Notable cases

In the 2006 case Avista Management, Inc. v. Waussau Underwriters Insurance Company, Judge Presnell ordered the representatives of the two parties to compete in a game of "rock, paper, scissors" to determine which party could select the location for a pre-trial deposition, a matter he considered should have been trivially simple to come to agreement on.[3] Presnell's comments on the crack/powder sentencing disparity were also noted by the media in that year.[4]

In October 2016, he dismissed the H-1B visa lawsuit that two IT workers brought against Disney for outsourcing their jobs.[5]

References

1. "BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
2. "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the US District Court". 25 June 2012.
3. "Judge to lawyers: Play the game - Jun. 7, 2006". money.cnn.com.
4. http://www.sptimes.com/2006/06/07/Tampabay/Rock__paper__scissors.shtml
5. Brinkmann, Paul. "Orlando judge tosses Disney IT outsourcing lawsuit".

External links

• Gregory A. Presnell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.