Background
Akerman, Alexander was born on October 9, 1869 in Elberton, Georgia, United States. Son of Amos T. and Martha Rebecca (Galloway) Akerman.
Akerman, Alexander was born on October 9, 1869 in Elberton, Georgia, United States. Son of Amos T. and Martha Rebecca (Galloway) Akerman.
Educational public schools.
He read law in 1892 and entered private practice in Cartersville, Georgia the same year. In 1898, Akerman was a Referee in Bankruptcy (a position created by the Bankruptcy Acting of 1898, and the predecessor of modern bankruptcy judges) for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Akerman was Assistant United States. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia from 1901 to 1912 and was United States. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia from 1912 to 1914.
In 1914 Akerman relocated to Florida.
He was in private practice in Kissimmee from 1914 to 1920. In 1920, Akerman moved to Orlando and formed, with John Moses Cheney, a new law firm.
Today the firm is known as Akerman Limited Liability Partnership and is one of the largest firms in Florida. President Calvin Coolidge nominated Akerman to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on January 19, 1929, to a new seat created by 45 Statistics
1081. Confirmed by the Senate on February 15, 1929, he received commission the same day.
Akerman assumed senior status on October 8, 1939. He remained on the court until his death in 1948.
Married Minnie C. Edwards, February 3, 1890. Children: Walter, Margaret (Mistress Albert R. Menard), Amos T., Emory, Eugenia (Mistress Russell B. Carson), Alexander.