Fletcher Grey Rush

Background

Rush, Fletcher Grey was born on December 28, 1917 in Orlando, Florida, United States. Son of Fletcher Grey and Elizabeth (Knox) Rush.

Education

University of Florida (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with honors, 1942. Juris Doctor, with honors, 1967, replaced Bachelor of Laws conferred, 1942).

Career

Worked at Rush, Marshall, Reber and Jones, P.A. (Orlando, Florida) specializing in Corporate-General Law, Probate Law, Trusts Law, Estate Planning Law, Real Property Law. Admitted to the bar, 1942, Florida and Federal. Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi.

Member, Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission, 1983-1987. Member: Orange County (President, 1960-1961) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1967-1985. Chairman, Lawyers Title Guaranty Funds Committee, 1979-1983) Bar Associations.

The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1959-1967. President, 1966-1967). American Judicature Society (Member: Board of Directors, 1968—.

Executive Committee, 1972-1981. Treasurer, 1974; Vice President, 1975-1977. President, 1977-1979).

Fellow: The American Bar Foundation. The Florida Bar Foundation. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Military: Lieutenant Colonel, Judge Advocate General's Corps Reserve, active duty, 1942-1946.

Achievements

• Bar: Florida 1942.

Membership

Member Orlando Municipal Planning Board, 1961-1963. Member Orlando Loch HavenPark Board, 1973-1981, vice chairman, 1978-1981. Board regents State Florida Colleges Universities, 1965.

Trustee College Orlando, 1960-1971, Florida House, Inc., Washington, 1974-1976, Florida Supreme Court History Society, 1988-1991. Member president's council U. Florida, since 1970. Vice president, Executive Committee U. Florida Foundation, 1973-1975, board directors, 1971-1975.

Board directors Institute for Study of Trial, Central Florida U., 1978-1980. Member president's council National Methodist Foundation, 1977-1982. Served as officer Field Artillery Army of the United States, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations.

Fellow American Bar Foundation, Florida Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (house of deals 1967-1985, advisory board journal 1968-1971, chairman standing commission on legislation 1973-1975, on lawyers title guaranty funds 1979-1983), Orange County (Florida) Bar Association (president 1960-1961), Florida Bar (Board of Governors 1959-1967, president 1966-1967), American Judicature Society (director since 1968, Executive Committee 1972, treasurer 1973-1975, v.p.1975-1977, president 1977-1979), U. Florida Law Center Association (trustee, Executive Committee, chairman of the board of trustees 1973-1975), Blue Key (president Florida 1941), Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Delta Phi.

Connections

Married Lena Mae Willis, June 6,1942. Children: Patricia Rush White, Richard Fletcher.

Father:

Fletcher Grey Rush

Mother:

Elizabeth (Knox) Rush

Spouse:

Lena Mae Willis

child:

Richard Fletcher Rush

child:

Patricia Rush White Rush