Eugene P. Spellman

Who was Eugene P. Spellman?

Eugene P. Spellman was an American lawyer and judge.

Spellman was born in New York City. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida in 1953 and an LL.B. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1955.

Spellman was in private practice in Florida from 1956 to 1957. He was research assistant to the chief judge of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal from 1957 to 1958 and was assistant attorney general, Criminal Appeals Division in Tallahassee from 1958 to 1959. Spellman was assistant state attorney for Dade County from 1959 to 1961. He resumed private practice in 1961.

President Jimmy Carter nominated Spellman to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on July 21, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. Confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 1979, he received commission the next day. Spellman remained on the court until his death in 1991 in Miami.