Education
University of Florida. Florida State University.
University of Florida. Florida State University.
Born in Pensacola, Florida, Middlebrooks was in the United States Navy during World World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Surgery from Florida State University in 1950 and was then in the United States. Air Force from 1950 to 1953. He received an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Florida College of Law in 1956, and was in private practice in Pensacola, Florida from 1956 to 1970.
On October 6, 1969, Middlebrooks was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida vacated by George Harrold Carswell.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1969, and received his commission on December 11, 1969. Middlebrooks served until his resignation on August 1, 1974.
He then returned to private practice in Pensacola.