Background
Bennett, Gerald Thomas was born on June 1, 1937 in Miami, Florida, Bachelor, Saint Bernard"s College, 1958.
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Gerald Thomas Bennett
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Master of Arts, Barry College, 1962. Juris Doctor with high honors, U. Florida, 1966.
Career
Bar: Florida 1967, United States District Court (northern and southern districts) Florida 1967, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1967, United States Tax Court 1967, Supreme Court of the United States Ct.1966-1968. Partner Bennett, Schwartz and Schwartz, Gainesville, Florida, 1968-1971. Assistant professor of law U. Florida, part-time 1968-1971, associate professor, 1971-1974, professor, 1974.
Member Governor"s Task Force for Court Administration, 1970-1971,Special Florida Supreme Court Advisory Committee to Revise Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, 1970.
Consultant Special Counsel on Organized Crime, Office of Governor,1973-1974. Member Citizen Review Board, Alachua County Sheriff"s Department, 1973.
Member capital outlay committee City of Gainesville, 1972-1973. Director advanced trial program National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1978-1985.
Member Governor"s Task Force for Criminal Justice Reform, 1980-1982.
Achievements
Membership
Member 8th Judicial Circuit Bar Association, American Bar Association (commission on psychiatry and criminal law 1975-1977), Florida Bar Association (criminal rules committee 1972), Florida Institute Judiciary.
