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A. Jay Cristol

Judicial Career

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    4/18/1985 – present

Biography

A. Jay Cristol was an American judge, poet, author, pilot, and lecturer on naval warfare. He served as a special assistant attorney general of Florida from 1959 to 1965 and as a trustee in bankruptcy from 1977 to 1985. He was appointed judge to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida in April 1985 and served as the bankruptcy court's chief judge until his retirement in January 2023.

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