Background
Bruton, James DeWitt was born on February 2, 1908 in Magazine, Arkansas, United States. Son of James David and Pattie Lee (Bruton) Bruton.
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James DeWitt Bruton
Edit ProfileEducation
Juris Doctor, U. Florida, 1931.
Career
Practiced law, Plant City, 1931-1961; assistant criminal court solicitor, Tampa, 1934-1937; elected to, Florida House of Representatives, 1935-1936; municipal judge, Plant City, 1937-1957; corporation and civil lawyer, 1931-1961; probate judge, Tampa, 1961-1964; circuit judge, 13th Judicial Circuit Florida, 1964-1975. Founder, owner Bruton's Audubon Acres Bird Sanctuary (donated to U. Florida Law College), Plant City, 1952-1995. Director Tampa Abstract and Title Insurance Company, Hillsboro Bank, Plant City, Florida.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Children's Home, Tampa, 1947-1967, Tampa Mental Health Association,1962-1968, Inter-Professional Family Council, Inc., Tampa chapter American Red Cross, 1967-1968. Board directors, life member Tampa Humane Society. Member Florida State Board Law Examiners, 1950-1954.
Chairman of the Board editors Florida Bar Journal, 1950-1952. Fellow American College Probate Counsel (judicial fellow 1961), American Bar Foundation (life fellow 1961). Member Florida Municipal Judges Association (president 1956-1957), Chamber of Commerce (director), Plant City Civic Music Association (president 1939), Tampa Symphony Society (director 1952), Junior Chamber of Commerce (president 1940), Florida County Judges Association (Vice-President 1962), U. Florida Alumni Association (Vice-President 1948), American Bar Association (house of deals 1951-1958), Florida Bar Association (state Chairman of Commission on integration, governor 1949-1950, Chairman of Commission American citizenship 1952-1953, Chairman of Commission on co-operation with American Bar Association 1956-1959, Chairman of Commission on world peace through law 1959-1963), Tampa Bar Association, Florida Bar (delegate to American Bar Association Conference on World Peace 1959, Chairman of Commission on memorials 1962-1972), Seldon Society London, American Judicature Society (director 1953-1958), Audubon Society (life), American Ornithologists Union (life), Florida Cattle Association, Florida History Society (life, director 1967-1968), East Hillsborough County History Society (life patron), Sons of the American Revolution, Sons Confederate Veterans, Blue Key, Chi Phi.
Connections
Married Quintilla Geer, June 11, 1932.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Methodist