Lynn Carlton Higby

Lynn Carlton Higby
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
In office October 5, 1979 – January 3, 1983
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded by	Roger Vinson
Personal details
Born	Lynn Carlton Higby (1938-08-06)August 6, 1938 Orlando, Florida
Died	February 10, 1992(1992-02-10) (aged 53) Pensacola, Florida
Education	Emory University (BA) Emory University School of Law (LLB)

Lynn Carlton Higby (August 6, 1938 – February 10, 1992) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

Education and career

Born in Orlando, Florida, Higby received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory University in 1960 and a Bachelor of Laws from Emory University School of Law in 1962. He was in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia in 1962, and was then, in the United States Navy Reserve from 1962 to 1965, returning to private practice in Panama City, Florida from 1965 to 1979.

Federal judicial service

On June 14, 1979, Higby was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 4, 1979, and received his commission on October 5, 1979. Higby served in that capacity until his resignation from the bench on January 3, 1983. Higby died on February 10, 1992, in Pensacola, Florida.

Sources

• Lynn Carlton Higby at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.